@Providence, Wed. Jan. 25, 6:30pm, FS1/570AM
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One of the best wins this season in my book because they showed toughness, and stepped up during final minutes, on the road no less. Also thought one of the best coached games by Mullin so far. Loved his subs and distribution of mins to players. Wins like this go a long way! Again with the transfer talk??? enough about that and concentrate on now. Kids played great tonight! congrats to team! Go johnnies
JackofVirginia
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And we should beat G'town, Providence and Seton Hall next time out. You never know. at least we're not waiting for the season to end. Let's add to our 4 wins in the B.E.
Class of 72
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Too soon to tell. Richard is very young at 18 but at 6'9 he moves the ball well. I think his shooting will get better as he adjusts to the college game. I think this kid grows to 6'10 and gains muscle and will be a contributor by his sophomore year.
JackofVirginia
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Better still stay on the bench. Who in God's name scouted this kid?
MarkRedman
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It's a miracle you are still living
I needed oxygen after tonight's game
JackofVirginia
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How about Lavin's comment after the game, "No one's going to want to play St. John's in the Big East Tournament at MSG."
JackofVirginia
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The majority of their 62% shooting were layups on our olay defense.
He had a good game tonight, and can never question his effort. But, how can you possibly make that mistake if you have ANY sense of time and score. There is absolutely no way you are being told to foul in that situation 80 feet from the basket.
Great team effort, but Marcus gets the game ball tonight. He had the eye of the tiger from the opening tip, and he never let up. He wanted this win so badly, and he his will to win became infectious. He was not only the leading scorer, but he was the leader...on both ends of the court. Can't say enough good things about him tonight.
1. I think that Mullin playing his bench bigger minutes tonight (especially in the first half) was a message to the team about the no-show effort in the first half against the Hall. Good for him.
2. Outside of Williams, we play absolutely no defense. For the love of God, stop the damn ball just once, I'm begging you.
3. I would love to know what our plus/minus is with Williams in the game. Because it always seems as though we play more consistently when he's in there.
4. I suppose I can't complain when the "drive and circus shot" and "contested 3-ball" land in the basket. I just wonder what Plan B is. Setting aside that I personally prefer a plan to streetball, the lack of a plan really bit us in the rear end at the end of the shot clock a few times. Just saying.
5. Gotta love Lovett's heart, toughness, skill set.
Overall, it's great to have the win (not to mention it keeps the LMF Season Goal of 7 conference wins well within reach). Would love to see the team come out and compete for 40 minutes with Xavier on Sunday. Would be great to see them in a "revenge game" mindset and show up looking for a win. Of course that will require 40 minutes of complete effort, which we haven't quite worked ourselves up to. Still, tonight's game was an improvement over the game at the Hall (though still far too much standing around in spots), and we can hope that Sunday will be an improvement over tonight.
The baby steps forward continue ...
2. Outside of Williams, we play absolutely no defense. For the love of God, stop the damn ball just once, I'm begging you.
3. I would love to know what our plus/minus is with Williams in the game. Because it always seems as though we play more consistently when he's in there.
4. I suppose I can't complain when the "drive and circus shot" and "contested 3-ball" land in the basket. I just wonder what Plan B is. Setting aside that I personally prefer a plan to streetball, the lack of a plan really bit us in the rear end at the end of the shot clock a few times. Just saying.
5. Gotta love Lovett's heart, toughness, skill set.
Overall, it's great to have the win (not to mention it keeps the LMF Season Goal of 7 conference wins well within reach). Would love to see the team come out and compete for 40 minutes with Xavier on Sunday. Would be great to see them in a "revenge game" mindset and show up looking for a win. Of course that will require 40 minutes of complete effort, which we haven't quite worked ourselves up to. Still, tonight's game was an improvement over the game at the Hall (though still far too much standing around in spots), and we can hope that Sunday will be an improvement over tonight.
The baby steps forward continue ...
we are sju
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prjohnnies
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Agree. Also, re: your earlier post on Yawke, he continues to be the biggest enigma after what we saw last year. It just doesn't make any sense. Perhaps playing with Sima helped him for whatever reason (not having to guard the biggest guy on the court), but I recall him playing 5's last year and it still shouldn't impact his ability to use his athleticism to be a disruptor on the boards and on defense. Early in the game, Yawke didn't hustle for a loose ball, and Coach yanked him right out of the game. And he deserved it. Not giving up on the kid by any stretch, but someone needs to reach him.