Villanova (MSG), Wed., Jan. 24, 8:30p, FS-1

Why should Nova’s 1 point loss be any more motivating than our 1 point loss? In fact, if tough losses are motivating, we’ve lost three in a row, two of them excruciating and one an ass kicking.

We will be ready for Wednesday. Let’s see if Dingle makes it back.
It matters because Nova is the more talented team and they have Justin Moore playing well now. They also shot 6-28 from three the last game against us and that will not happen again. We better be on our game.
 
If we win all three of our next three….. we are dancin, If we don’t win 2 out of next 3 we are in trouble. If we lose all three we’re done baring a tourney miracle. I say we take 2 out of next 3 but not the games you would think.
We need to win three of our next four. If we don’t , I think we’ll be in a position where we have to win the Big East Tournament to get a bid. The only saving grace and the difference from past seasons is that we have Pitino now. If the team gels late and we finally have a full healthy roster at that time, I actually think Pitino might be able to pull it off. I never had any faith in an Anderson coached team being able to accomplish that feat.
 
Do you see a pattern ?

Winning is a skill that must be acquired through focus, and mental toughness.

Hopefully our beloved Johnnies will acquire that skill before the end of the season.
Amen Otis!!!
 
It matters because Nova is the more talented team and they have Justin Moore playing well now. They also shot 6-28 from three the last game against us and that will not happen again. We better be on our game.
Not sure that Nova is more talented than we are. They don’t match up well with us, and Soriano has a decided edge inside. Yes, they shot poorly from 3 against us, but they’ve had many poor shooting games from 3. They’re just not well built for the style they play.

They’ve lost all the games they’ve lost because they are not Jay Wright’s Villanova anymore.
 
I like our chances against Nova even with Moore back.
We should have beaten Uconn. We should have beaten Creighton and we had 3 chances to beat Marquette in the final minute.
This team was THIS CLOSE to being 15-4 and nationally ranked.
Dingle will be back and Joel will be super motivated.
Let's go Johnnies!

What you wrote is what gives me hope. We have a lot of shortcomings. Defensive intensity comes and goes. We don't shoot well or consistently on shots off the dribble. We take a lot of shots off the dribble. We've had a ton of injury issues. Yet, despite all of this, we are right there. This team has a run in it when the commitment to high intensity defense becomes more pervasive and we stop settling for low percentage long jump shots off the dribble.
 
What you wrote is what gives me hope. We have a lot of shortcomings. Defensive intensity comes and goes. We don't shoot well or consistently on shots off the dribble. We take a lot of shots off the dribble. We've had a ton of injury issues. Yet, despite all of this, we are right there. This team has a run in it when the commitment to high intensity defense becomes more pervasive and we stop settling for low percentage long jump shots off the dribble.
We certainly have the talent to get better.
Then again, we also did last year but CMA lost control of a very talented team of individuals.
I'm currently watching two former Johnnies, Kolby King and David Jones, playing for Tulane and nationally ranked Memphis. Jones was a big loss. King would have been a great pg backup.
AJ Storr is starring for nationally ranked Wisconsin. A huge loss for us in the portal.
Stanley is doing great at Boise State as are Wusu and Posh at their respective schools.
Hopefully, this current group stays better focused as a team and Soriano doesn't let his Latino temper get the best of him and returns hungrier and focused.
 
Three game crash and an annoyed Rick Pitino. I like our chances.
 
I like our chances against Nova even with Moore back.
We should have beaten Uconn. We should have beaten Creighton and we had 3 chances to beat Marquette in the final minute.
This team was THIS CLOSE to being 15-4 and nationally ranked.
Dingle will be back and Joel will be super motivated.
Let's go Johnnies!
“Yeah, but a quarter of an inch the other way and you would have missed completely.” - Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks

We are also THIS CLOSE to being 9-10.
 
“Yeah, but a quarter of an inch the other way and you would have missed completely.” - Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks

We are also THIS CLOSE to being 9-10.
And if we didn't lose any games we would be undefeated and ranked #1 in the country and Marillac2 would still complain about Jenkins not averaging 8 assists per game.
 
We certainly have the talent to get better.
Then again, we also did last year but CMA lost control of a very talented team of individuals.
I'm currently watching two former Johnnies, Kolby King and David Jones, playing for Tulane and nationally ranked Memphis. Jones was a big loss. King would have been a great pg backup.
AJ Storr is starring for nationally ranked Wisconsin. A huge loss for us in the portal.
Stanley is doing great at Boise State as are Wusu and Posh at their respective schools.
Hopefully, this current group stays better focused as a team and Soriano doesn't let his Latino temper get the best of him and returns hungrier and focused.
well wusu we couldnt keep if we wanted. you dont get to allegedly assault a strength and conditioning coach and be welcomed back. posh was offered he declined the others rick showed them the door. So that means their character wasnt ones he wanted. anyway i like our group this year they play as a team and are well coached. CMA never lost control he never HAD control. I still think cuerbelo sneaking into a press conference was hysterical as it shows how much lack of respect our players had for Anderson. Question: I forgot his name but what ever happened to that kid that was supposed to be an all star whose mom promised he would honor his commitment and then next day poof? Nova game I expect us to win as Rick is probably ticked off losing 3 in a row. However i do like the garden's new court design for St. John's and love the throw back uni's
 
well wusu we couldnt keep if we wanted. you dont get to allegedly assault a strength and conditioning coach and be welcomed back. posh was offered he declined the others rick showed them the door. So that means their character wasnt ones he wanted. anyway i like our group this year they play as a team and are well coached. CMA never lost control he never HAD control. I still think cuerbelo sneaking into a press conference was hysterical as it shows how much lack of respect our players had for Anderson. Question: I forgot his name but what ever happened to that kid that was supposed to be an all star whose mom promised he would honor his commitment and then next day poof? Nova game I expect us to win as Rick is probably ticked off losing 3 in a row. However i do like the garden's new court design for St. John's and love the throw back uni's
Madison Square Gardner?
 
We need to win three of our next four. If we don’t , I think we’ll be in a position where we have to win the Big East Tournament to get a bid. The only saving grace and the difference from past seasons is that we have Pitino now. If the team gels late and we finally have a full healthy roster at that time, I actually think Pitino might be able to pull it off. I never had any faith in an Anderson coached team being able to accomplish that feat.
If we have to rely on winning the Big East tourney to make the Dance, Pitino or not the odds will be stacked against us. We may have to win 4 games in 4 days.
 
Just my belief, but if we lose Wednesday then our only chance to make the NCAA Tourny is to win the B.E. Tournament.
Need this game in the worst way.
I am in agreement with you on this SJUwillRockNYC. I said before the Seton Hall game that a loss there could change the entire trajectory of our season. A loss on Wednesday and that would seem to be true. If we lose this game, we look to the Big East Tournament. That will be our only hope.
 
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