Bryant, Wed., Dec. 11, 7p, CBSSN

dk423 said:
I dunno. If I were them playing in an empty arena with *zero* energy, favored by 21+ points, rainy day, and Big East season has just started, I think I'd also be a little low energy/look over this game. It's human nature and especially expected for guys in college. It is what it is.
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Agree...but if scoring margin & efficiencies etc matter for metrics then it all matters.
 
I was wondering if Bryant is just better than I thought. Maybe they had a really tough schedule but doesn't look as such. Up 4 at home with their best player out is not what we would have hoped. Last game was the same, but we came out like gangbusters in the second half. Hope for the same tonight, but really bad first half of basketball for the home team.

Smith and Lewis should get back into it in the 2nd half; they spent a considerable amount of time on the bench with the fouls. Rick will have to reevaluate this 2 foul and sit rule in Big East play. I don't think we can rely on Brady for big minutes when the competition picks up. Seems like a great kid and great teammate who tries really hard and hustles as much as anyone, but he shouldn't be out there.

I wish I could figure out what was going on with Kadary. This is not the guy that dominated the Big East last year and carried Seton Hall to what should have been a NCAA tournament seeding. I just don't get it right now. Is he unhappy with his role? He looks like a different player.
 
dk423 said:
I dunno. If I were them playing in an empty arena with *zero* energy, favored by 21+ points, rainy day, and Big East season has just started, I think I'd also be a little low energy/look over this game. It's human nature and especially expected for guys in college. It is what it is.
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Those are all just excuses dk. High quality teams come out focused and ready.
 
Let's see which team comes out for the second half. We've been a second half team this year.
 
Bryant doing lots of what Hofstra did against us last year. Completely spreading us out and beating our guys off the dribble for baskets/fouls or drawing help and kicking. Our guys just need to move their feet better and play like their NIL checks depend on staying in front of their man
 
Mean Gene said:
Because they think they’re better than they are and they don’t believe they have to work for it. Very surprising for a Pitino coached team. He has to take hit here also for how this team comes out in these games.
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He put in Ayo and Lefty in the first half. So maybe you are right. That seems very cocky against a game Bryant team.
 
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