Depaul game thread

BTW, did anyone else find the officiating particularly bad this evening or am I just too much of a "homer"?
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Harrison was molested on a couple of plays and the refs sucked big time. Hopefully when the new league is formed only young competent refs are hired.
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I watched Harrison's last foul over and over, it appeared both he and Melvin rebounded the ball together. Thought the call should have been a jump ball (possession out of bounds).
 
I don't know if anyone has noticed this, but when CO stands at the line he is at least half a foot from it. I don't know if he does it all the time, but I think it would be better if he was up on the line and used the same foot placement everytime he shoots.
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He needs a softer foul shot with more arc on the shot. I always taught the shooter to aim for the front of the rim.
 
BTW, did anyone else find the officiating particularly bad this evening or am I just too much of a "homer"?
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They did seem out to get us tonight. Harrison was called for ticky tack's all night, Obekpa was called for a few for no reason, DePaul lost the ball out of bounds several times and it stayed with them, a missed charging call, etc. Harrison made a rebound on one play, and a DePaul player came flying over his back and tackled him and DePaul came up with it after no call, and a 3 pointer resulted. You weren't imagining anything.
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I was watching the game with a friend who is not a big time college B'Ball fan; after a few of the calls on Harrison (and non calls) his comment was "isn't St. Johns the home team"?
 
Thought the guys showed tremendous resiliency tonight. My heart - as I'm sure everyone else's sank too- when D'Lo fouled out with 3+ minutes left. They played the most important minutes in the game without their "go-to" guy. As has been exhibited in the past few close games, the team lacks initiative at the end of close games and just relies on D'Lo. The fact we were able to pull this one out with 8+ minutes without D'Lo is a huge statement and should give the team even more confidence.

Sidenote- Chis going to the foul line is comical now...It is truly a surprise when he makes one
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I was shocked when Branch clanged two in OT as well. Wonder how many pts we've spotted opponents at the line this year. You'd think something could be done but it never changes. Good to see Lavin play Jones and Marco. You never know when they might come in handy. I'd much rather see Garrett on the line than CO. Otherwise the rotation has been good. Kudos to Steve for creating effective chemistry. Happy times.
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The hoop's diameter can get pretty small in big situations.
 
Handled adversity well, No rebounding before OT, Harrison fouling out, Refs being atrocious. Very gutty win. Is there a bigger brick layer Ive seen at the foul line than CO , lol. Even Welsh was saying they should be ready for long rebounds.
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It's absolutely true - someone on the St. John's staff has to tell him to put a little more arc on his foul shot so it drops softer on the rim. It's painful to watch him clank it off the back of the rim 6 out 8 times he takes a free throw...
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CO has a good release but he falls away from the line. Your body needs to lean towards target.

Karr needs to shoot he free throws in one motion, not get ball to set position and bend 3 or 4 times before release. Too much time to think.
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From yrs of playing you find out there is no right way its what works for you
 
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