DePaul Game

Blaming the wizard for this loss is ridiculous.  First, give credit to DePaul for hitting crucial 3 pointers and for hitting the boards like men vs. boys.
Credit will not be given to these horrendous Big East refs who missed at least 3 calls and one where Harrison was mugged and all but butt fkd.
As for our redmen, Pointer and Obekpa were boxed out smartly by the Blue Demons rendering both useless in the rebounding department.  The rebounding margin was mostly due to their deficiency. Amar grabbed 5 rebs in limited action and his speed and aggressive play was huge when Obekpa collected his usual knucklehead fouls.
Harrison was banged up liked a waterfront whore. He had his worst game of the season.  One criticism I have for Lavin was not designing some isolation plays for Rysheed against Billy Garrett who played with 4 fouls most of the 2nd half. This loss may hurt come selection Sunday but DePaul is not as bad a club as some think. The refs put Garrett on the line 13 times and the kid shot 100 %.  We do not have a forward with Henry's shooting or aggressive rebounding and with Pointer reverting to being unproductive, our  only advantage in the game was Rysheed and Green. That will never be enough to win in this conference regardless who was coaching St. John's today.  The game was lost in O/T and Lavin is starting to use Amar because Christian Jones is a liability.  As it was last season, the NCAA will come do to the Big East tourney where anything is possible. 
On to Marquette and anyone who sells their Duke tickets is a pussy, plain and simple.
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The refs? The refs weren't jumping at every head fake, opening up the court for those 3 pointers. The refs don't recruit for us, leaving us with such a short roster that Harrison had to play 44 minutes when he probably shouldn't have been playing at all; the same roster that has 1 legitimate consistent offensive creator. Jordan can create but he is not remotely consistent. We got our fair share of calls and shot plenty of foul shots. As someone posted earlier, a glimpse at this team without Harrison; just virtually nothing to go to.
 
Freakin Depaul, we can't beat freakin Depaul? Lavin has to go.
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Lavin coaching Harrison to a 2-10 shooting day is unforgiveable, as was the strategy to get pounded on the boards. I guarantee if Dunlap was coach Harrison goes at least 11-10 and Obekpa/Pointer grab 40 rebounds. Man, this guy just can't coach, period.
 
Freakin Depaul, we can't beat freakin Depaul? Lavin has to go.
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Lavin coaching Harrison to a 2-10 shooting day is unforgiveable, as was the strategy to get pounded on the boards. I guarantee if Dunlap was coach Harrison goes at least 11-10 and Obekpa/Pointer grab 40 rebounds. Man, this guy just can't coach, period.
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Harrison just couldn't elevate on his shot. Every miss seemed to hit the front of the rim. Some looking abnormally short. After a certain point, it was like he just removed himself from the offense and probably should have just sat. He was definitely hurtin'. We simply cannot beat anyone without a big contribution from him.
 
Blaming the wizard for this loss is ridiculous.  First, give credit to DePaul for hitting crucial 3 pointers and for hitting the boards like men vs. boys.
Credit will not be given to these horrendous Big East refs who missed at least 3 calls and one where Harrison was mugged and all but butt fkd.
As for our redmen, Pointer and Obekpa were boxed out smartly by the Blue Demons rendering both useless in the rebounding department.  The rebounding margin was mostly due to their deficiency. Amar grabbed 5 rebs in limited action and his speed and aggressive play was huge when Obekpa collected his usual knucklehead fouls.
Harrison was banged up liked a waterfront whore. He had his worst game of the season.  One criticism I have for Lavin was not designing some isolation plays for Rysheed against Billy Garrett who played with 4 fouls most of the 2nd half. This loss may hurt come selection Sunday but DePaul is not as bad a club as some think. The refs put Garrett on the line 13 times and the kid shot 100 %.  We do not have a forward with Henry's shooting or aggressive rebounding and with Pointer reverting to being unproductive, our  only advantage in the game was Rysheed and Green. That will never be enough to win in this conference regardless who was coaching St. John's today.  The game was lost in O/T and Lavin is starting to use Amar because Christian Jones is a liability.  As it was last season, the NCAA will come do to the Big East tourney where anything is possible. 
On to Marquette and anyone who sells their Duke tickets is a pussy, plain and simple.
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The refs? The refs weren't jumping at every head fake, opening up the court for those 3 pointers. The refs don't recruit for us, leaving us with such a short roster that Harrison had to play 44 minutes when he probably shouldn't have been playing at all; the same roster that has 1 legitimate consistent offensive creator. Jordan can create but he is not remotely consistent. We got our fair share of calls and shot plenty of foul shots. As someone posted earlier, a glimpse at this team without Harrison; just virtually nothing to go to.
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Even the most rose-colored fans know the impact that losing Thomas and ADR has had on the front line but we have been a 6 man team all season and only the Nova game was out of reach. Sure we softened on defending the 3 but DePaul did a great job of protecting Garrett with substitutions. His 13 straight free throws was the major difference and, no, we did not get our share of calls. The refs even had to be asked to go to the monitor when they were giving the ball to DePaul under 2 minutes. On replays there were 2 clear fouls called against us that could be factors in the loss. One was so clear the announcers agreed. I agree about Jordan and that is why players like Obekpa and Jordan need to stay another year. I am glad you see the impact of a bad 2014 recruiting effort but that is not what cost us the game. Two players with bad hands and bad games by Pointer and Obekpa were major factors. You may as well blame Ron Linfonte for a bad tapping job on D'Lo and Branch. 13 straight free throws by Billy! I bet it will not happen again all season. We beat them at our place.
 
Freakin Depaul, we can't beat freakin Depaul? Lavin has to go.
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Lavin coaching Harrison to a 2-10 shooting day is unforgiveable, as was the strategy to get pounded on the boards. I guarantee if Dunlap was coach Harrison goes at least 11-10 and Obekpa/Pointer grab 40 rebounds. Man, this guy just can't coach, period.
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Harrison just couldn't elevate on his shot. Every miss seemed to hit the front of the rim. Some looking abnormally short. After a certain point, it was like he just removed himself from the offense and probably should have just sat. He was definitely hurtin'. We simply cannot beat anyone without a big contribution from him.
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This guy gets pounded and while he doesn't pop back up immediately, gets right back into the game. The way he gets hammered would cause most guys to lose their temper, but he just stays focused.
 
Freakin Depaul, we can't beat freakin Depaul? Lavin has to go.
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Lavin coaching Harrison to a 2-10 shooting day is unforgiveable, as was the strategy to get pounded on the boards. I guarantee if Dunlap was coach Harrison goes at least 11-10 and Obekpa/Pointer grab 40 rebounds. Man, this guy just can't coach, period.
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Harrison just couldn't elevate on his shot. Every miss seemed to hit the front of the rim. Some looking abnormally short. After a certain point, it was like he just removed himself from the offense and probably should have just sat. He was definitely hurtin'. We simply cannot beat anyone without a big contribution from him.
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This guy gets pounded and while he doesn't pop back up immediately, gets right back into the game. The way he gets hammered would cause most guys to lose their temper, but he just stays focused.
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Kid has as much heart as any kid I've ever seen
 
A good team wins this game. Right now, this is not a good team. There is still some time, but things need to change quickly.
 
At a point, not just the season but the program reaches a tipping point. I thought 12/31 onward was going to be that for SJU, and in a good way. Now I feel the opposite may happen. I'm not the best fan in the world, and honestly I started giving up hope prior to the Providence game and didn't have much anticipation (I still watched it from start to finish). Then they won and I got dragged right back in only to see the most disappointing game of the year. They're not out of it yet, but I feel that point is coming soon. I want to see this team win so badly for the seniors, but my excitement for the season is at an all time low after this. Not just because we lost, but because of how we played in the Big East and how I think it will translate to the rest of the season. Sorry for the negative post but I need to vent somewhere. I absolutely cannot stand how every game the last few years in Big East play has been a must win. That's incredibly stressful for everyone involved. We were ranked #15 in the nation 3 weeks ago with 1 loss and 5 games later we've dug a huge hole. Again.
 
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At a point, not just the season but the program reaches a tipping point. I thought 12/31 onward was going to be that for SJU, and in a good way. Now I feel the opposite may happen. I'm not the best fan in the world, and honestly I started giving up hope prior to the Providence game and didn't have much anticipation (I still watched it from start to finish). Then they won and I got dragged right back in only to see the most disappointing game of the year. They're not out of it yet, but I feel that point is coming soon. I want to see this team win so badly for the seniors, but my excitement for the season is at an all time low after this. Not just because we lost, but because of how we played in the Big East and how I think it will translate to the rest of the season. Sorry for the negative post but I need to vent somewhere. I absolutely cannot stand how every game the last few years in Big East play has been a must win. That's incredibly stressful for everyone involved. We were ranked #15 in the nation 3 weeks ago with 1 loss and 5 games later we've dug a huge hole. Again.
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Dedicated my new Avi to you Adam.
 
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At a point, not just the season but the program reaches a tipping point. I thought 12/31 onward was going to be that for SJU, and in a good way. Now I feel the opposite may happen. I'm not the best fan in the world, and honestly I started giving up hope prior to the Providence game and didn't have much anticipation (I still watched it from start to finish). Then they won and I got dragged right back in only to see the most disappointing game of the year. They're not out of it yet, but I feel that point is coming soon. I want to see this team win so badly for the seniors, but my excitement for the season is at an all time low after this. Not just because we lost, but because of how we played in the Big East and how I think it will translate to the rest of the season. Sorry for the negative post but I need to vent somewhere. I absolutely cannot stand how every game the last few years in Big East play has been a must win. That's incredibly stressful for everyone involved. We were ranked #15 in the nation 3 weeks ago with 1 loss and 5 games later we've dug a huge hole. Again.
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Dedicated my new Avi to you Adam.
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Haha well at least I managed to crack a smile after that loss.
 
And one more thing if it hasn't been said: screw DePaul for playing AWFUL in the non conference (losing 6 in a row heading into conference play) and then going all out once Big East play starts. They've damaged resumes of other teams too like Xavier. If Big East gets 5 bids instead of 7 they're the cause.

Yeah I'm salty and obviously we should have won this game regardless. Ultimately it's on us, but either way DePaul is incredibly frustrating this year even before this game. If it was up to me I'd kick them out of the conference.
 
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