(GAME-TIME) @Butler, Tues., Feb. 9, 9p, FS-1 / 570 AM WMCA

[we are sju]

Dunn really needs to stop shooting jumpers 
And Earlington needs to understand he doesn't have to shoot every time

 

[EAkadima15]

This defensive or rebounding or lack thereof is driving me nuts.

 

[Sjugrad13]

This is playing at Butler pace. It's going to be a struggle to get to 60

 

[Delaware]

Last 10 minutes of play has been awful.

 

[paultzman]

Cole out of sync so far, give Greg some time perhaps 

 

[MJDinkins]

This is all about poor positioning and "wanting it." 

 

[Porgyman]

Letting a bad team hang around. Not a recipe for success.

 

[bamafan]

"Paul Bunyan"  hurting us inside


My old HS center at 5'8 would hurt us inside
 

 

[redmaninalbany]

of course it doesn't help if you can't make shots on the other end.
We need a fresh start....the commercial break is a blessing right now.

 

[boo haarvey]

"Paul Bunyan"  hurting us inside

every big man has a career night against us.  Can you imagine if we played Iowa?
 

 

[monte]

Slow it down and pound it inside. Our kryptonite. 

 

[Mullins Revenge]

We need a spark from Posh.  Hes been quiet.  He needs to score some buckets for us this half.

 

[mjmaherjr]

no freaking travel ?

 

[espken]

"Paul Bunyan"  hurting us inside

We get Bunyaned every game

 

[EAkadima15]

I know I'm beating a dead horse but this team truly has no idea at all how to defend the paint. We can't match up agaist a legit big because we don't have the personnel, ok fine I can live with that.  But there is just no understanding at all about how to play post defense, rotate, help, box out.   So now we are getting killed by interior passes backdoor cuts by a lummox, and offensive rebounds.  

Fortunately Butler can't shoot at all (unless the Harris kid gets hot) and we make up for it in other areas of the game.  But it's really frustrating to watch.  No personnel is one thing, but no clue is another thing entirely. 

Paint defense would improve tremendously if Josh Roberts stopped biting on pump fakes and defended more with his feet. 



No offense but blaming Josh is a lazy take.  If you don't stop the ball and he has to rotate to stop the ball that the defenders didn't stop, it creates open layups behind him.  Post defense is not a one man job, it's a team job.  And how many minutes did Josh play in that half?

 

None taken. St. John's post defense is way better when Roberts is on the floor, and he never plays as many minutes as he is fit for due to foul trouble. If Roberts stayed out of foul trouble, his lack of support from other interior defenders like Moore and Toro would be under more scrutiny.

 

[MCNPA]

These guys get every call.  It's absurd.  He took like 15 steps.  Cmon.

 

[bamafan]

foul disparity continues

 

[Delaware]

Fouls mounting again. Not good.

 

[MCNPA]

Let's step it up.   Not playing great right now.  Need to focus and get it done.

 

[mjmaherjr]

we are getting outrebounded 173-2 in the second half