G'Town game

So the starting line up for this game is: Jordan-Harrison-Greene-Sampson-Sanchez?

If thats the case I see 3 things. the good news is that there should be more ball movement. When PG IV is in (as the off gaurd) the ball seems to move better. Also we should play faster with 2 shot blockers and 5 players who can handle the rock and go coast to coast. That should up the tempo and help us play our game.

The bad news is Josh smith is 6'10 350lbs. Thank God he's a terrible rebounder but I feel like he may be too much of a load for Sanchez/Sampson. Xaviers widebody Stainbrook is far less talented but he seemed to make a lot of plays against us

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He killed us when UCLA played us.
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Yea your right. he hit 5 shots in a row at one point in that game. I hope Lavin is coming up with a gameplan for him ie ball denial or quick double teams or a packed in zone.
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What we need is to improve our rebounding, especially against a big body. Two years ago at UCLA he got the ball in low and hurt us.
 
So the starting line up for this game is: Jordan-Harrison-Greene-Sampson-Sanchez?

If thats the case I see 3 things. the good news is that there should be more ball movement. When PG IV is in (as the off gaurd) the ball seems to move better. Also we should play faster with 2 shot blockers and 5 players who can handle the rock and go coast to coast. That should up the tempo and help us play our game.

The bad news is Josh smith is 6'10 350lbs. Thank God he's a terrible rebounder but I feel like he may be too much of a load for Sanchez/Sampson. Xaviers widebody Stainbrook is far less talented but he seemed to make a lot of plays against us

In Obekpa we trust!
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He killed us when UCLA played us.
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Yea your right. he hit 5 shots in a row at one point in that game. I hope Lavin is coming up with a gameplan for him ie ball denial or quick double teams or a packed in zone.
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What we need is to improve our rebounding, especially against a big body. Two years ago at UCLA he got the ball in low and hurt us.
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Would be great to have De La Rosa for a game like this... Really hoping he commits to us to help bulk up our front court for next year, especially with Sanchez and gift gone
 
I don't think this team has the mental acumen to win this game on the road.

Georgetown's Princeton offense carved us up last year.

As we're inclined to shoot nothing but jumpers instead of attacking the basket, I don't see a win here.
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We can't say Jordan hasn't attacked the basket. In the Xavier game he was getting a high pick and consistently driving to the hoop, then for some reason Harrison was bringing up the ball and Rysheed hung out in the corner. Obviously Lavin made this questionable decision.
 
Optimistic about tomorrow...this is where the season turns. NCAA's here we come. We put it together for 35 minutes.
 
Optimistic about tomorrow...this is where the season turns. NCAA's here we come. We put it together for 35 minutes.
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Putting it together for 35 minutes against a quality team is a loss.
 
I began my thought process thinking that this game was a very important game to win. As the week has dragged on, I am less inclined to say that. Winning at home in college basketball is a lot like holding serve in tennis. In years past, having only one crack at a Georgetown would make that one shot important if you were the favored team away. Not sure exactly what a home court advantage means in terms of points, but I'd say that if tomorrow's game were at MSG, it would be a must win. For the very reason of home and home schedules throughout the league, we will probably be surprised at how many losses the top teams end up having. One team will likely break from the pack, but the second place team could end up with 6 losses. 7 losses in second would likely result in a two or three way tie. I fully expect this to happen, especially in St. John's case, because we have a chance to run the table at home (or at least win 7 games), whereas I wouldn't be shocked to lose 6 on the road.
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Formula for NIT participation. Sooner than later you have to impress by stealing some credible road wins.
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IMO this team will need to finish in top 5 of BE, win in quarter and semi and win the BE Tourney to get to NCAA. As of now they are an NIT team.
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Top 5 won't cut it.

They need to finish Top 3 or win the BE tourney.
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Actually top 6 will cut it. In the 10 team BE the bottom 4 play to get to the quarters. SJ just needs to win 2 games to get to the Final. I said they also need to win the championship to get in but if, by luck, they have 24 wins AND lose in the BE final, I think they will be last 4 in and a 10-12 seed.
We will know tomorrow if this team (a) is prepared with a game plan to stop the Hoya guards, (b) run past Smith, the slowest center in the NCAA and (c) put together a lineup that will position us for a win. (C) is highly doubtful given Lavin's propensity for not knowing his team's strengths and weaknesses and head scratching substitution patterns.
One thing is for sure and that is if Sanchez, Gift, CO play away from Smith, he will have a field day under the basket.
I am convinced Lav and his assistants have no clue when it comes to big men.
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Can't see 24 wins at this pace.

I said before conference play, we need to win 4 out of 6 games vs. Villanova, GT and Creighton. That means we'd have to hold home court and steal 2 road games against them.

I'd say winning tomorrow would be the easiest of the 3 but GT tends to play very smart/patient against us and we don't respond well to that.

A loss tomorrow isn't crippling. But we can't afford to lose any home games the rest of the way.
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/johnnies-long-road-losing-streak-georgetown-article-1.1565727
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If we lose tomorrow I am sure we will hear - well we will beat them in ny -
truth is we need wins now asap or we will be in the NIT (MAYBE)
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/johnnies-long-road-losing-streak-georgetown-article-1.1565727
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If we lose tomorrow I am sure we will hear - well we will beat them in ny -
truth is we need wins now asap or we will be in the NIT (MAYBE)
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Your right. Maybe Lavin should instead throw each player in front of the bus and callout who cost us the game. That would be better than coach speak.
 
you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
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But, it helps! :)[/quote]

What will be colder tomorrow? A thermometer in NYC, or the Johnnies shooting in DC?

I figure the Johnnies bounce back and make their shots tomorrow on the road.
 
you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
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But, it helps! :)
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What will be colder tomorrow? A thermometer in NYC, or the Johnnies shooting in DC?

I figure the Johnnies bounce back and make their shots tomorrow on the road.[/quote]

From your keyboard to God's ears! ;)
 
The line will be something like StJohn's +7 with 24% chance of winning.

Final score projected to be Georgetown 71 to StJohn's 64.

Lets hope for an upset.
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Agreed, lets pray for the upset.
A loss is not fatal but with each and every loss it becomes that much harder for this talented team to make the big dance.
A lot of ball to be played and lets hope we start to get it right this weekend.

Not sure when the team is scheduled to leave and hopefully they are scheduled to go to DC by bus.
Just found out a little earlier that the women's flight for the Xavier game was cancelled and right now they are uncertain as to how they will get there for Saturday evenings game.
Be careful everyone in the tri-state area.
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St. John's isn't going to make the dance with road wins over Seton Hall and DePaul. Considering our team has lost to every solid opponent (Wisconsin, Penn State, Syracuse, Xavier) thus far, it needs to start winning against better quality teams. Or this is just going to be another year where we watch other teams come March.
 
you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
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But, it helps! :)
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What will be colder tomorrow? A thermometer in NYC, or the Johnnies shooting in DC?

I figure the Johnnies bounce back and make their shots tomorrow on the road.[/quote]

I hope we shoot much better than that. Our shooting % in the Xavier game would beat the temperature today.
 
i think we win this game. Gtown is always overrated and JT3 is the most overrated coach in the NCAA. Lets crush the hoyas!
 
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