Marquette, Sat. Feb. 10, Noon, YES (FOX SN) / 970AM

Ponds is playing his way into the first round of the 2018 draft.
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Not quite.
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Love Ponds and not sure there is any player in division 1 playing better than him the last 2 weeks but he did have 8 turnovers today. Kid can score with the best of them but there is room for a lot of improvement in certain areas of his game. This is not meant to be a criticism in any way but rather just pointing out he may not be NBA ready.
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Good point North, that’s a 1/4 assists/turnover ratio. Not exactly what scouts are looking fir especially since he will have to be a primary ball handler at the next level as a PG.
 
Delaware posted:
SJU player's IQs are terrible. Don't know how to set a legal screen.
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Hey Delaware..... Coach K and Jay Wright would likely disagree with your opinion that “SJU player's IQs are terrible” (your phrase).

Enjoy the win.
 
Great Win . As much as I like Simon , neither he nor Ahmed should have the ball when it’s a must foul situation for the opponent . Their free throw percentages are problematic in close games . I agree Clark and Ponds should only have the ball in those situations . Another poster said the same thing . Owens a 3 rd option . Simon had another big game . If he could shoot better , he’s in the NBA . Needs work on his stroke . If Richmond and Mullin can’t fix that, it’s not fixable . Shooting may be a gifted talent , not a developed talent . We’ll see next season if he improves . Still great win ! Keep it going .
 
Ponds is playing his way into the first round of the 2018 draft.
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Not quite.
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Love Ponds and not sure there is any player in division 1 playing better than him the last 2 weeks but he did have 8 turnovers today. Kid can score with the best of them but there is room for a lot of improvement in certain areas of his game. This is not meant to be a criticism in any way but rather just pointing out he may not be NBA ready.
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Good point North, that’s a 1/4 assists/turnover ratio. Not exactly what scouts are looking fir especially since he will have to be a primary ball handler at the next level as a PG.
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I would love to emphasize all of Ponds’ weaknesses to keep him here another year. But, honestly, the turnovers today were an aberration. Ponds generally does not turn it over and the kid is being triple teamed on a regular basis.
 
This may be the worst reffed game of the year. Thank God they could not rob us on this one.
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Knight, you stole my thunder! I was thinking about the same exact thing while watching this game. For example:
1- Phantom foul on SP when Marquette kid fell down without being touched.
2- First half, Marvin Clark is pushed out of bounds on the baseline, calls Clark out of bounds
3- Marquette player falls down with SJU in possession, Ref blows play dead. Player safety was not an issue. Player doesn't even leave game??? Free time-out?
4- Multiple off the ball fouls for screens impacting nothing.
I could go on, but yes it was really bad.

Anyway, congrats to Shamorie tremendous offensive effort.
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sjc88-I would have typed all that but my fingers got tongue-tied. ;)
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I can't stop. It was that bad. Marquette player chicken wings Bashir in the chops. Foul on Bashir! Even BA laughed at that call. I get there are missed calls and bad calls in every game but today was comically bad. Both coaches showed tremendous restraint.
 
This is a run that has been long coming, but what a joy to watch. There is no quit in them. They are scrappy and exemplify NEW YORK CITY BALL. They are the hottest team in college right now. N O B O D Y WANTS to play them now unless they have a death wish.
 
This may be the worst reffed game of the year. Thank God they could not rob us on this one.
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Knight, you stole my thunder! I was thinking about the same exact thing while watching this game. For example:
1- Phantom foul on SP when Marquette kid fell down without being touched.
2- First half, Marvin Clark is pushed out of bounds on the baseline, calls Clark out of bounds
3- Marquette player falls down with SJU in possession, Ref blows play dead. Player safety was not an issue. Player doesn't even leave game??? Free time-out?
4- Multiple off the ball fouls for screens impacting nothing.
I could go on, but yes it was really bad.

Anyway, congrats to Shamorie tremendous offensive effort.
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sjc88-I would have typed all that but my fingers got tongue-tied. ;)
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I can't stop. It was that bad. Marquette player chicken wings Bashir in the chops. Foul on Bashir! Even BA laughed at that call. I get there are missed calls and bad calls in every game but today was comically bad. Both coaches showed tremendous restraint.
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How about the push offs by Howard and Rowsey as they drove to the basket.
 
Don't worry I'm ready to get slammed for another unpopular opinion but here we go:

This was our best game of the season!

and here is why:

a) Marq on paper is a tough match up for us. (Lots of tall guys that can stretch the floor)
b) We over came questionable refs (BA got popped in the chops and TO's 3rd and 4th were questionable at best)
c) Our guys had to be dog tired and on emotional overload (I think our it was most evident on our all arm FTs) and did
d) We were coached to attack mismatches (Simon, BA, and Clark exploiting people off the dribble)
e) I don't what the stats say, we defended the 3pt line better than we did all season.
f) Justin Simon picked up the slack when Ponds banged his hip.
g) We pulled away late.
h) Ponds is the greatest player to touch a basketball :D

3 in a row!

 
Thought both teams played terrible defense against drives to the basket.

As far as Ponds being ready for the NBA I have to disagree due to his poor defense. Not withstanding his excellent steals he has to start beating his man to the spot.

Our switching on defense left Owens and Clark guarding Howard and Rowsey. Have to work on this before our visit to Marquette.

Yelling at the TV in the closing minutes - don't pass the ball inbounds to Simon or Ahmed

Playing with confidence, just look at our comebacks after Marquette fought back. It's called maturity.

Wonder how many teams now our questioning themselves about not recruiting Ponds.

Congratulations guys making this a worthwhile and enjoyable season
 
I can’t believe we shot 76% in the 2nd half!! Great win....was worried about an emotional letdown....started off slow but got it together.....Ponds is unreal!!!

Let’s win the next 5 so we can be on the bubble going into the BET!!! ??
 
Ponds cant shoot:p
Ponds not best player on team :)
Ponds not a first team BE player ;)
Ponds not a pro :D

4 lies said by sju fans this season
 
Thought both teams played terrible defense against drives to the basket.

As far as Ponds being ready for the NBA I have to disagree due to his poor defense. Not withstanding his excellent steals he has to start beating his man to the spot.

Our switching on defense left Owens and Clark guarding Howard and Rowsey. Have to work on this before our visit to Marquette.

Yelling at the TV in the closing minutes - don't pass the ball inbounds to Simon or Ahmed

Playing with confidence, just look at our comebacks after Marquette fought back. It's called maturity.

Wonder how many teams now our questioning themselves about not recruiting Ponds.

Congratulations guys making this a worthwhile and enjoyable season
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Ponds guarded Howard. The BE leading scorer, who shot 6/19 for the game.
 
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