It is the best roster we have had in a LONG time. Enjoy the season. Everything else will work itself out. This is the closest to a program we have had since Franny (and it was short lived)? Anderson's style of play can be frustrating at times, but I would take him over the past 4 coaches.
DePaul, Wed., Dec. 7, 6:30p, FS-1
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I went to the first home game, at only $10 a ticket, and got a nice SJ hoodie. Great deal.
Has there been any explanation given for why 2 key players didn't play in our first real test of the season? If not, while CMA doesn't owe anyone an explanation, fans are also entitled to speculate. That's how things work.
Queens_Ball
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I think Johnnies win this by 10+. Still not sold on this team but I think a number of the key guys performed poorly on a big stage and they’ll be eager to put it behind them. Kiss of death.
DePaul and Georgetown are one thing but we’ll need shooters to beat the better teams in the league and right now we don’t have them. I think if this team is going to excel it may have more to do with some combination of Wusu, Pinzon & Storr over performing expectations than the bigger names. How quickly can the Harrison Reede kid they offered today graduate hs and enroll? He’s the type of deadeye sniper we need. We deserve one. Been long enough.
DePaul and Georgetown are one thing but we’ll need shooters to beat the better teams in the league and right now we don’t have them. I think if this team is going to excel it may have more to do with some combination of Wusu, Pinzon & Storr over performing expectations than the bigger names. How quickly can the Harrison Reede kid they offered today graduate hs and enroll? He’s the type of deadeye sniper we need. We deserve one. Been long enough.
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O'Mar Stanley has a foot injury and will be a game-time decision. Dylan Addae-Wusu will be dressed tomorrow apparently.
Always can use Stanley's hustle and he has been improving every game, but if he has to sit another game loss may be felt a little less given Depaul's lack of height. Having said that, hoping he is healthy and can play.
O'Mar Stanley has a foot injury and will be a game-time decision. Dylan Addae-Wusu will be dressed tomorrow apparently.
Always can use Stanley's hustle and he has been improving every game, but if he has to sit another game loss may be felt a little less given Depaul's lack of height. Having said that, hoping he is healthy and can play.
Dan V
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Next man up, Nyiwe/Keita/Traore or they can go small with Pinzon/Storr/King getting more minutes. I trust Mike will figure it out. The past few years I’ve penciled in DePaul as 2 Ws and they always split, can’t take them lightly.
Not sure what you mean by a LONG time, since every single one of Lavin's teams had more talent, and I'd argue that a few of Mullin's teams did too. This team has some talent, not an abundance of talent. So if they're going to make some noise in the Big East and be dancing come March, they(players and staff) still have a lot of work to do.
Boo Harvey
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While there’s clearly talent, the talent is not evenly distributed. Based on my observations of the early season, the fears that some had about Posh and Belo playing together have been borne out. Posh’s game has clearly suffered. I predict by season’s end that one of the two (likely Belo) won’t be starting but we shall see.
That was Lavins issue too. He had top end talent but couldn’t balance a team. The one year where he had a full and complete roster (dlos junior year) we missed the NCAAs and I personally thought was the most disappointing and frustrating the season last 15 years. I thought that was a sure fire ncaa tourney team. Full roster, DLo an upperclassmen, Jakarr a sophomore, 5 star freshmen guard Rysheed and a bunch of returners. Too many bodies maybe but he couldn’t get them to mesh.
Last years let down was extremely disappointing as well but I didn’t think it was a definite tourney team before the year started.
Edit: Beat DePaul!
The two transfers intoxicated fans, but so far there is nothing I see to indicate there will be much team chemistry. Early, but I think this group will produce a rather chaotic product with a lot of ups and downs this season.
I think DePaul is equally chaotic, so a SJ win, which I expect, will not convince me of anything. Games against the well coached, ball sharing teams also dedicated to defense will. Jury out I guess.
I think DePaul is equally chaotic, so a SJ win, which I expect, will not convince me of anything. Games against the well coached, ball sharing teams also dedicated to defense will. Jury out I guess.
Boo Harvey
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I think I’m probably Captain Obvious here, but what’s particularly concerning to me about this team is how much they’re turning the ball over. As chaotic as our prior teams coached by CMA played, I’ve always been impressed that for the most part we limited our turnovers.
This was particularly true of CMA’s first team who I think was the least talented, and incidentally, I think was CMA’s best coaching job here.
With Soriano’s emergence, this team is rebounding better than we have in a long time ,but the turnovers are killing us. Obviously our shooting issues have been well documented as well as the holes in our gambling defense, but the turnovers are maddening. Unfortunately, I think they’re a product of the transfers and lack of chemistry. Posh’s confidence is clearly diminished, Belo has been turnover prone his whole career, and Jones tends to be a black hole when he’s out on the perimeter playing “hero ball.”
Some of the deficiencies are a product of our roster and are likely not fixable, but others can be addressed with a particular style of coaching. Unfortunately, I don’t CMA’s style of letting these kids play free is working.
In the end I agree with Paultz that this is likely to be a chaotic team throughout the season. We will see glimpses in games and perhaps even larger stretches where we look incredible, but overall the style and core deficiencies are such that I think we’ll be exposed by good teams and will be a middle of the pack Big East team at best.
It’s very early and I really hope I’m wrong, but I’ve seen very little so far (save for the play of Soriano who has really been a pleasant surprise) that gives me much room for optimism.
Fyi.....I have a single ticket for tonight's game and I am unable to attend.
It's a mobile ticket, so I can transfer it via email. It is a decent seat -7th row from the court in an original seat back section.
Direct message me if interested. No charge, just don't want it to go to waste.
It's a mobile ticket, so I can transfer it via email. It is a decent seat -7th row from the court in an original seat back section.
Direct message me if interested. No charge, just don't want it to go to waste.
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