St John's - Villanova

[STJClass_2013]

Well? Did the T cost them the game or not? Kids like Branch are a cancer. Stinks on defense, looks completely lost. On offense he is dribbling like he's at Rucker park, and then he's acting like a punk tossing the white pizza faced kid after the play.

No it was a bad play in the first game did not cost us the game. Two games in. You don't know how he'll play. You are an idiot looking for one person to blame then saying it was a tough hard fought game. No one player lost this game. They battled left it on the floor. You can't say some bs that happened early cost us. It doesn't matter.

 

[true 3 blue]

Moving forward, not gonna be pretty when teams start doing what James Bell did to Harrison late in this game.

Face guarding him and basically killing whatever offense we did have.

 

[MJDinkins]

This team is pathetic. 8-7 almost guaranteed now. All you rose colored shades guys WAKE UP. This team sucks. I don't care how close you come...it's a big fat L against a lower level Nova team with half the talent we have. No way we even sniff the tourney or NIT, and get ready for 20 pt beatdowns at the hands of Cincy and G'Town. Call me negative, but I'm just dead realistic. Maybe next year.

What's with some of you clown posters who get off on calling out other posters who feel optimistic about their team?

Since it'll be next year, then I hope not to see you post on here 'til next year.

 

[FranWho?]

Garrett's foul on the 3 point shot at the end of regulation was the difference.

 

[SJUhoopNUT]

This site has turned into a bunch of whiners who just blame refs after every loss. It's getting old.

 

[sirvoo]

You have to watch the game intently then. Look at branch's plus minus. Look at where he's at on defense. He is clueless I saw enough to know that he sucks.

 

[STJClass_2013]

Well? Did the T cost them the game or not? Kids like Branch are a cancer. Stinks on defense, looks completely lost. On offense he is dribbling like he's at Rucker park, and then he's acting like a punk tossing the white pizza faced kid after the play.

Branch didnt cost us the game...Greene running point in OT cost us the game

Hard fought battle. Great game even if we don't get the W.

 

[LetLooieCoach]

Branch is horrendous. Poor shot selection. Poor ball handling.

 

[doodyny33]

Was it a poorly officiated game? Yes

However, this team can't play defense. And until starts playing defense, they will continue to lose games. It's that simple.

 

[guinness77]

We haven't had a halfcourt offense for 10 years. We ran the same bullshit weave 35 feet from the basket with Dunlap as the head coach last year.

To a certain extent, you're right. But, we were running constant screens and even the occassional pick-and-roll last year. We're running the same play every time down the court.

You guys want to blame Garrett's foul or Branch's momentary lapse of stupidity....I'll blame Lavin for not even giving Harrison the chance to touch the ball off that timeout with 9 secs on the shot clock. Unfathomable that your hottest shooter and best player doesn't even get a LOOK, let alone a touch. Inexcusable.

 

[westchesterjoe]

Lavin's x's and o's very lacking in OT.. Why have Branch in the game if you're going to let Greene play one on one BB? Sampson did not show up all game.

Branch has too much mookie in his game. HE needs to be more in control as a BE PG

Once again Lavin's zone frankly, STINKS.

 

[plandome4]

If they show that slam one more time...I will pke

 

[LetLooieCoach]

Well? Did the T cost them the game or not? Kids like Branch are a cancer. Stinks on defense, looks completely lost. On offense he is dribbling like he's at Rucker park, and then he's acting like a punk tossing the white pizza faced kid after the play.

Branch didnt cost us the game...Greene running point in OT cost us the game

Hard fought battle. Great game even if we don't get the W.

If???? More like "when".

 

[MJDinkins]

Well? Did the T cost them the game or not? Kids like Branch are a cancer. Stinks on defense, looks completely lost. On offense he is dribbling like he's at Rucker park, and then he's acting like a punk tossing the white pizza faced kid after the play.

It's hard to say a stupid play in the first half "cost" us the game.
Branch actually looked pretty good at times tonight, I thought.

Branch had his moments (good and bad). I'll give him the remainder of the season before calling out his game (good or bad).

 

[redstorm89]

greene. you can't run the point anymore.

 

[Section3]

You have to watch the game intently then. Look at branch's plus minus. Look at where he's at on defense. He is clueless I saw enough to know that he sucks.

I watched intently...if you think Greene should be running point, I suggest you watch it again

 

[doodyny33]

Considering Villanova is not even that good of a team, this is going to be a long year for St. John's

Probably a 14 or 15 win season for them

 

[MJDinkins]

I'll blame Lavin for not even giving Harrison the chance to touch the ball off that timeout with 9 secs on the shot clock. Unfathomable that your hottest shooter and best player doesn't even get a LOOK, let alone a touch. Inexcusable.

That was my issue, as well.

 

[SJUhoopNUT]

Garrett's foul on the 3 point shot at the end of regulation was the difference.

Exactly. We had them. Amir made a terrible play. Also, Nova just killed us inside. They play a physical power brand of ball. Like a Big East team should. We play a soft, west coast style. which doesn't translate well. In the Pac-10 we would have won tonight.

 

[sirvoo]

Has anyone ever seen Greene take the ball to the hoop? I'm not talking about his east-west bullshit that he does on every play with the dribble. Him and branch are garbage. Harrison should bounce after this year. Sampson is not ready. Garrett has a lot of heart. But branch and Greene are not big east caliber players.