(PRE-GAME) @Villanova, Tues., Feb. 23, 8p, CBSSN / 970 AM WNYM
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The 11.5 spread is terrifying. It screams "take St Johns".redstorm89" post=421434 said:
Vegas thinks we r getting blown out too.
Bad news:
Nova is a better team than us which makes it hard to beat them twice;
They are going to be very motivated as we didn't just beat them but embarrassed them;
Wright's a great coach and has had plenty of time to study Butler & Depaul game tapes.
Good news:
Home court advantage is not what it was pre-pandemic;
We are playing for our post season lives and should be super motivated;
We match up well with Nova as they are not particularly quick and don't really have a traditional big to punish us inside.
I'm not expecting a win but it's certainly not out of the question. Let's go JOHNNIES!
Nova is a better team than us which makes it hard to beat them twice;
They are going to be very motivated as we didn't just beat them but embarrassed them;
Wright's a great coach and has had plenty of time to study Butler & Depaul game tapes.
Good news:
Home court advantage is not what it was pre-pandemic;
We are playing for our post season lives and should be super motivated;
We match up well with Nova as they are not particularly quick and don't really have a traditional big to punish us inside.
I'm not expecting a win but it's certainly not out of the question. Let's go JOHNNIES!
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If this season has taught us anything it is to expect the unexpected.
I did not expect St. John's to be, at this point, 14-9, 8-8 in BE, having won 8 of its last 11 games, and being percentage points behind 4th place in the conference.
For this game, I hope they stay close and pull it out at the end.
I did not expect St. John's to be, at this point, 14-9, 8-8 in BE, having won 8 of its last 11 games, and being percentage points behind 4th place in the conference.
For this game, I hope they stay close and pull it out at the end.
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Both teams come out with a lot of energy and shots fall. Could see us playing even for the first 3/4s of the game before they pull it out. Swider and Gillespie shoot like nova players usually shoot vs us and combined for over 30.
In SJU win over Nova, Wildcats shot from perimiter for most part with less than stellar results. Since Butler and De'Paul abused us with driving and scoring in paint, one could expect to see them employ more dribble penetration and post ups imo, Gillespie in particular. Go Johnnies!
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can't see Nova losing twice this particular season. I subscribe to the thought that we are a year ahead of schedule. This team has shown they have what it takes to play competitively and win some- another year of maturity while hopefully keeping the core together should turn those tough Ls into Ws- top3 BE type season.
i expect Nova to rebound mightily from the loss they took a couple weeks back- Wright having his team ready, and Nova providing a knockout punch to our postseason dreams. 20pt loss (hope im wrong obviously)
CMA has his guys rebound with 2 wins to close out the season- following with a loss in the BE conf semis (just enough to tease us on Selection Sunday)
i expect Nova to rebound mightily from the loss they took a couple weeks back- Wright having his team ready, and Nova providing a knockout punch to our postseason dreams. 20pt loss (hope im wrong obviously)
CMA has his guys rebound with 2 wins to close out the season- following with a loss in the BE conf semis (just enough to tease us on Selection Sunday)
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Tough to see Nova shooting as poorly from deep as they did the first game. Gillespie will try to back into the paint, pump draw a foul, or high soft fade shot. We gotta get our D in order.
Our backs are firmly against the wall. Have to show that we belong at this point. I think we are still in the hunt for a bud, but we have some tough games ahead. It's been a solid season regardless at this point but I don't want to see us roll over just yet.
Don't think it will be a case of us rolling over- more so Nova working it inside-out, getting buckets around the rim to start and then lighting it up from 3, which we all know they can.MCNPA" post=421478 said:
My expectation is that SJU will come ready to play. However, it is also my expectation that Nova will come ready to play - they've seen us before so they will be better prepared, they're home, and of course there's a revenge factor.
With both teams coming ready to play, the edge goes to Nova because they are the better team. Think SJU will do well to beat the Vegas line.
With both teams coming ready to play, the edge goes to Nova because they are the better team. Think SJU will do well to beat the Vegas line.
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In honor of today's road game, a program from 1969 at the Villanova Field House. I was all of 14, taken there by my brother on a Tuesday night no less.: [attachment=1943]DDC70626-E7C4-4E65-B376-C916761614BB.jpeg[/attachment]
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