Section3 post=457528 said:We win both with PoshBeast of the East post=457511 said:I bet that very few of you in a manic depressive state have stopped to consider that we are playing without Posh who had been our best player most of the season.
Injuries are part of the game for certain but Posh at 100% gets us at least 1 win vs UCONN or Nova IMO.
It is what it is.
St. John's has played 3 or 4 games where the opponent was missing a key player, or had some players playing hurt. Especially during the pandemic, you have to be able to win, especially at home, with an important piece missing. I'm plain out of excuses for this team. The refs, the injuries, the full moon, whatever. Some teams find a way through clutch play and execution. Some find a way to lose. The effort is there, but the smart and timely play is missing. No other way to put it.
Let me qualify, we should have won without Posh. I believe we definitely win with Posh. No excuses. I am not all that impressed with UCONN. Good team, play hard not a juggernaut.Ray Morgan post=457537 said:Section3 post=457528 said:We win both with PoshBeast of the East post=457511 said:I bet that very few of you in a manic depressive state have stopped to consider that we are playing without Posh who had been our best player most of the season.
Injuries are part of the game for certain but Posh at 100% gets us at least 1 win vs UCONN or Nova IMO.
It is what it is.
St. John's has played 3 or 4 games where the opponent was missing a key player, or had some players playing hurt. Especially during the pandemic, you have to be able to win, especially at home, with an important piece missing. I'm plain out of excuses for this team. The refs, the injuries, the full moon, whatever. Some teams find a way through clutch play and execution. Some find a way to lose. The effort is there, but the smart and timely play is missing. No other way to put it.
Ray Morgan post=457537 said:Section3 post=457528 said:We win both with PoshBeast of the East post=457511 said:I bet that very few of you in a manic depressive state have stopped to consider that we are playing without Posh who had been our best player most of the season.
Injuries are part of the game for certain but Posh at 100% gets us at least 1 win vs UCONN or Nova IMO.
It is what it is.
St. John's has played 3 or 4 games where the opponent was missing a key player, or had some players playing hurt. Especially during the pandemic, you have to be able to win, especially at home, with an important piece missing. I'm plain out of excuses for this team. The refs, the injuries, the full moon, whatever. Some teams find a way through clutch play and execution. Some find a way to lose. The effort is there, but the smart and timely play is missing. No other way to put it.
That was absolutely the correct strategy. Just the wrong guys taking it to the hoop. Actually was working but we didn’t take advantage. When Sanogo went out, we should have gone to Soriano down low. Let them have to work. He’s not Jabaar but bigger than anyone they had especially with Sanogo out. We opted for small ball with a team that does not shoot well nor make layups. Play inside out and maybe we foul someone out or get some open looks on the perimeter.AlBovino post=457540 said:A poster on here said before the game that we should take it to the basket and try to get their bigs in foul trouble. How did that work out? UConn had at least 14 blocks today. We tried that the first time we played them with the same results. What is it they say (and I paraphrase). The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over expecting different results.
otis post=457551 said:On a positive note: Soriano Has progressed well.
You must have especially liked the move where at 6'11 and right under the basket he put the ball on the floor and bounced it over his head. /media/kunena/emoticons/wink.pngotis post=457551 said:On a positive note: Soriano Has progressed well.
Knight post=457514 said:It’s on the coach to have an effective 3-point defense.
Not his fault on the missed bunnies.
Missed free throws are something that can and should have been fixed at this point in the season.
I’ve been critical of coach Anderson’s in-game coaching, but I think he has been more effective of late.
These guys look so close, but for a few pieces.
Enright post=457550 said:The plan at the end of the game is the same plan as the first Anderson game. Work the ball around and whoever feels they have an open shot take it. Nothing has changed in three years.
And at the same time, he was underutilized today. As we (you, I and many others) have said, he should not be switching on perimeter (unreasonable expectation). He should have been in the game when Sanogo was in FT as an inside out focal point.Amaseinyourface post=457552 said:otis post=457551 said:On a positive note: Soriano Has progressed well.
Now I can’t tell if this is sarcastic. Cause 1, I think he definitely has progressed, but 2, today he killed us. Martin hit 2 of those 3s in his face. Fumbled a pass for a layup. Didn’t come up with the rebounds we needed late.