Mullins Revenge
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Yup. Exactly why I stated id take marquette +8.5. All the joe blows on the johnnies. Vegas aint dumb.
Marquette at 6.5 is a layup.
@Marquette, Sat., Feb. 10, 6p, FS-1
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Marquette at 6.5 is a layup.
Mullins Revenge
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If we lose this game, it further cements that we are the 4th worst team in the big east. Time for us to accept who we are until proven otherwise.
carmineabbatiello
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I don't have a timeline. I didnt expect to make the tournament before the season begins and I still don't. But I do know what a successful season for us looks like. A tournament bid followed by a first game loss.
A collective situation is entirely different than an individual one, just sociology 101. I think pining for last years players has reached the point of absurdity and so has my commenting. I guess what I observed in body language on court and in huddles were just aberrations or entirely the fault of Anderson and Curbelo. And the infamous “Dr. Shanley“ practice lies exclusively at their doorstep also. What do he and Pitino know?
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Redenbacher
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Providence and Seton Hall are the games that will determine our fate, not this one. Beating #7 Marquette on the road would be fantastic but hardly to be expected and not necessary either.
Zach says that it ain't over until it's over.
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St. John’s controls NCAA Tournament destiny but needs to thrive in key stretch
You can twist yourself into a pretzel agonizing over the close losses. Wondering what might have been had St. John’s found a way to steal one of those close games against No. 1 Connecticut, No. 7 M…
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Rothstein:
Grab one of two v M’Q & PC Johnnies & enough w backing in formula! Show us something.
“St. John’s starts a pivotal 80-minute stretch
Two games and two Quad 1 opportunities. That’s what lies ahead for the Red Storm over the next four days starting with today’s game at Marquette, which will be followed by a trip to Providence on Tuesday. Win both and Rick Pitino’s team puts itself in prime position to make the NCAA Tournament. Win one and it’s a major step in the right direction for a team that was among the “First Four Out” in Friday’s BRACKET BREAKDOWN. Remember: Three of St. John’s final five regular season games are against Georgetown and DePaul, which means there’s not going to be as many opportunities for the Red Storm to move the needle down the stretch as other teams that they’re currently competing with on the bubble. There’s no time like the present for St. John’s.”
Grab one of two v M’Q & PC Johnnies & enough w backing in formula! Show us something.
“St. John’s starts a pivotal 80-minute stretch
Two games and two Quad 1 opportunities. That’s what lies ahead for the Red Storm over the next four days starting with today’s game at Marquette, which will be followed by a trip to Providence on Tuesday. Win both and Rick Pitino’s team puts itself in prime position to make the NCAA Tournament. Win one and it’s a major step in the right direction for a team that was among the “First Four Out” in Friday’s BRACKET BREAKDOWN. Remember: Three of St. John’s final five regular season games are against Georgetown and DePaul, which means there’s not going to be as many opportunities for the Red Storm to move the needle down the stretch as other teams that they’re currently competing with on the bubble. There’s no time like the present for St. John’s.”
From your lips to Our Lord's ears!
In a rout
We may be the 4th worst team, but losing this game doesn’t make us so.
This team is horribly overdue to win one game that they shouldn’t. I just decided to check the kenpom “luck” ranking and right now sju is 302 in the country in luck. Which basically means we should have more wins based on how good our offense/defense play. Hopefully that starts turning around now
passitback
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We are 100% due for some "luck" in close games. Hoping today is the day.
It's odd, I'm not disappointed at all. But maybe that's because I had no expectation of the program being a top-25 team overnight. I suppose it's all about the expectations game.
As for the second point, considering that Pitino brought in every player on the roster except for two he chose to keep, if you're disappointed with the players then by definition you are disappointed with Pitino. You don't blame the groceries for the shopper who chose them. That's why you thump melons before you buy them.
Then let Alleyne shoot it.
Keep thinking how different things would be at this point if they would have won say two of those close games
Other than the Seton Hall game there was an opportunity to win the others