Ray Morgan
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I heard it first from Lavin on the post game show. Thinks we are catching Syracuse at the right time. That's what worries me.
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I heard it first from Lavin on the post game show. Thinks we are catching Syracuse at the right time. That's what worries me.
Really? Niagara stunk, they stunk a little more than we did in as ugly and poorly played game by both teams as there can be. Casey did nothing to distinguish himself, neither did Mullin because pretty much every player on the court stunk except for maybe Balamou's 1st half but he got in the spirit snd stunk in the 2nd half.
Ray Morgan
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It's like Sodom and Gomorrah. You watch the replay and you turn into a pillar of salt, or something like that.
No it is not and personally I think you make a great deal of sense. Durand , Ron M and Felix are all gone after this season, Jones has one more season to play if he sticks around, Amar got Lavin nice trips to Europe but has exhibited zero on the court and Williams is injured. Let the freshmen play and bring the others off the bench. It would be a good sell for recruiting purposes too showing that the staff is prepared to experiment and play freshmen. I like it.
Ray Morgan
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I'm actually enjoying this season. Instead of watching great athletes underachieve like the past 2 years, I am watching OK athletes eke out wins against mediocre opponents. Mullin and staff had little time, but recruited some nice floor tiles and window treatments. Next year, the foundation gets built and the roof and walls go up, and the year after the finishes are done and we go dancing. That may be a backwards way to build a house, but when you had a contractor that quit on the job just after digging the hole, somebody had to clean up his mess. And it's not always pretty.
tom in salem
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that took longer than i expected.
tried to think of "nice" things to say about this game. It was tough other than the three obvious: 1) W ... 2) Yakwe got some more game experience 3) ...No injuries?
It was a stinker and under some past regimes we would have found a way to lose. I'm thinking that this young crew completely fell into the trap game looking ahead to Syracuse at MSG. It is not logical for this team and they were probably told repeatedly not to look past Niagara, but it is natural. We are fortunate to just move forward and take the W that we should have gotten, and most likely take the L that everyone (Except Steve Lavin) had penciled in for Sunday. A win would be fantastic but not getting embarrassed would be a good sign.
It was a stinker and under some past regimes we would have found a way to lose. I'm thinking that this young crew completely fell into the trap game looking ahead to Syracuse at MSG. It is not logical for this team and they were probably told repeatedly not to look past Niagara, but it is natural. We are fortunate to just move forward and take the W that we should have gotten, and most likely take the L that everyone (Except Steve Lavin) had penciled in for Sunday. A win would be fantastic but not getting embarrassed would be a good sign.
tom in salem
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Few things about Mullin tonight.
Right around the first TV timeout, Rohrssen said something to him ( I think it was regarding Johnson's lack of hustle getting back on a break). Chris yanked him like whiplash.
Camera on him during in bounds play or free throw at Niagara's end, not sure which.
My lips read, "Dave, What the Fuck?"
Near the end, as the team walked toward him during a time out when they couldn't in bound the ball, he got in M'Vouika's face and asked "What did I just tell you?"
As M'Vouika remained silent, Chris again yelled "What did I just tell you?"
After the handshake, he looked over toward where the team files out and gave somebody some shit.
It's fun watching my idol evolve into a college basketball coach.
Right around the first TV timeout, Rohrssen said something to him ( I think it was regarding Johnson's lack of hustle getting back on a break). Chris yanked him like whiplash.
Camera on him during in bounds play or free throw at Niagara's end, not sure which.
My lips read, "Dave, What the Fuck?"
Near the end, as the team walked toward him during a time out when they couldn't in bound the ball, he got in M'Vouika's face and asked "What did I just tell you?"
As M'Vouika remained silent, Chris again yelled "What did I just tell you?"
After the handshake, he looked over toward where the team files out and gave somebody some shit.
It's fun watching my idol evolve into a college basketball coach.
It would be very hard to believe that this team to look past ANY team, they are horrible. Have no expectations so it doesn't bother me so much. It will be nice to get Lovett, but still won't expect much of a difference. Lets be patient and hopefully they will grow together as the season progresses.
redfanO10101ll
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Excited to see the 30 For 30 about this game in few years.
This is an interesting point you raise about the international players.
I am going to the Syracuse game on Sunday and will be in a suite filled with Syracuse fans, I am way into deep with the amount of pre game smack talking that I have done. Not sure how I will show face again if we are no competitive which is all I ask for most of the times
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I am going to the Syracuse game on Sunday and will be in a suite filled with Syracuse fans, I am way into deep with the amount of pre game smack talking that I have done. Not sure how I will show face again if we are no competitive which is all I ask for most of the times
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This is an interesting point you raise about the international players.
I am going to the Syracuse game on Sunday and will be in a suite filled with Syracuse fans, I am way into deep with the amount of pre game smack talking that I have done. Not sure how I will show face again if we are no competitive which is all I ask for most of the times
hope the suite includes a lot of free alcohol