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

Jack Williams said:
To me it wasn’t even about the Fg%, it was about his engagement out there on the court. He was locked in last night. I think Dixon and him have a little rivalry and want to outplay each other.

I’ve never had a problem with Soriano this year except for the games where he looks disinterested. which had been going on the last couple games. So last night was nice to see
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As much as I hate playing against Dixon; he can play for me anytime. Does he have any eligibility left after this season? 😁
 
bucketshardy said:
Got there after Half once the kids were down... wasn't gonna miss a Sweep of Nova.
Takeaways:
-What a response when Nova cut it to 5... their fans got Loud... (would by lying if I didn't think "Here we go again..."
-Defense... HOUNDING- they play like that- they will be in Every game regardless of Offense
-Dingle got After a couple Rebounds- good to see that hustle from him
-Brady... he looks like he wants to get off that Foul Line as quick as possible... doesn't look comfortable there
-Moore looks like a shell of himself- sad- was a special player prior to his original injury.

People might not like hearing it... but what i assume was the Nova fans leaving early... MSG looked as packed as it mid-CMA era... was surprised by the sparseness of SJU fans at the end... who I would expect to stay till the end of a 20 pt win and first sweep in 30 yrs of Nova...

Got to meet Maher and the rest of sec114 North... you guys got a nice lil lounge area up there... they may let you guys do Bottle service lol.

Can't wait for Feb 3rd! gonna be 50/50 fan support- rest your vocals fellas...
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Yeah we love it up there. We basically control most of the last 3 rows and just sit wherever we want with tons of leg room :)
 
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cbruno said:
We could have hired Jay Wright but the powers that be(including Louie) insisted on
Hiring Jarvis
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Hindsight is 20-20, and when we hired Jarvis he looked like an excellent choice. He coached GW to winning seasons and was snubbed by the Tournament Committee his last year there. I remember when questioned by the media about GW not getting in he took the high road and made a classy response. And let's not forget, he coached SJU to within a couple points of going to the Final Four.
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Soriano had a great game and Team Defense was stifling to the Cats . Taylor is a relentless Defender and disrupted Nova getting the ball inbounds on numerous trips .
The Press just seemed to wear them down and took away any swagger that Novs typically has .


Dixon is under sized to be playing Center in the BE. They list him as 6’8” but , I’m doubtful about that . He’s more a PF , a nice player .

BE Centers need be 7’ or near . Clingan , Kalkenbrenner , Igodaro , Soriano , etc .

Joel needs to play against those guys like he played last night .

Alleyne was missed but , Dingle stepped up with 12 points . We benefitted from him playing again .

Marillac didn’t comment on his 0-5 3 point shooting but , that’s not unexpected .

Getting Alleyne back for X is a big plus . Hopefully he can go 100 percent .. Wilcher played well and seemed more comfortable than he has been.

Dunlap didn’t get a lot of looks and seemed nervous at the foul line . He’s missed more than a few in recent games . As a team , we are barely mediocre at the line .
In close games , we can’t afford not hitting 75 percent or more . Especially down the stretch of the BE season .

I would be happy beating Creighton and SH at home and winning 4 against the Hoyas and DePaul . X on the road is pick ‘em game .

It would be a bonus to beat Butler and / or PC on the Road . Winning at Marquette and beating UCONN at the Garden would be miracle stuff .
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You are right, Dixon is more of a PF. Even in this new age game he has enough outside ability to play the 4. The fact that he can play the 5 is a testament to how tough and strong he is.

There was only one shot Dingle took that I didn’t like. I don’t care if he (or Soriano) shoots 20 shots a game. He’s a better scorer than Jenkins will ever be. He needs to stop doubting himself. Maybe that doesn’t happen this year? You can literally see him hesitating on his jumpers. He may not be a better point guard, but I think he’s better for the team on the ball for at least 1/3 of the game. Being the best PG on this team is like being the best at fractions in a remedial math class.

Limit Jenkins to 9 shots like last night and I literally don’t care how dumb half his shots are. When he’s shooting 15-18 shots we are doing the other team a huge favor.

He’s just not good enough to be responsible for so much of our ball-handling, creating, passing, and shooting. Last night was a much better split and he took 4 of the dumbest shots a player could take.

Soriano is almost literally not missing (8-9 from field) and Jenkins is dribbling behind his back and shooting bombs from way past the NBA line when he’s 30.4% on the year and 0-4 for the night? WTF😂 Be honest, have you ever seen that kind of false confidence in your life?

I mean, we are talking about a guy that has effectively played 3 seasons above the MAAC now and is shooting 24.6%, 23.3%, and 30.1% in those 3 seasons. And that guy is shooting 5 threes a game?
 
gregbodkin said:
He has to do a Mullin and don't leave the gym until he makes 100 in a row.
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Feels like he has been struggling in general with his shot. Anything “off the dribble” seems off. That doesn’t explain his FT shooting. I almost wonder if we just don’t tell him to pretend he’s shooting a 3 when he’s taking a FT. Of course, I’m kidding.
 
Marillac2 said:
You are right, Dixon is more of a PF. Even in this new age game he has enough outside ability to play the 4. The fact that he can play the 5 is a testament to how tough and strong he is.

There was only one shot Dingle took that I didn’t like. I don’t care if he (or Soriano) shoots 20 shots a game. He’s a better scorer than Jenkins will ever be. He needs to stop doubting himself. Maybe that doesn’t happen this year? You can literally see him hesitating on his jumpers. He may not be a better point guard, but I think he’s better for the team on the ball for at least 1/3 of the game. Being the best PG on this team is like being the best at fractions in a remedial math class.

Limit Jenkins to 9 shots like last night and I literally don’t care how dumb half his shots are. When he’s shooting 15-18 shots we are doing the other team a huge favor.

He’s just not good enough to be responsible for so much of our ball-handling, creating, passing, and shooting. Last night was a much better split and he took 4 of the dumbest shots a player could take.

Soriano is almost literally not missing (8-9 from field) and Jenkins is dribbling behind his back and shooting bombs from way past the NBA line when he’s 30.4% on the year and 0-4 for the night? WTF😂 Be honest, have you ever seen that kind of false confidence in your life?

I mean, we are talking about a guy that has effectively played 3 seasons above the MAAC now and is shooting 24.6%, 23.3%, and 30.1% in those 3 seasons. And that guy is shooting 5 threes a game?
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You keep saying he was 0-4 from 3 on the night. He was 1-5 (still not good) which was 1 better than Dingle's 0-5. And by the way, for his college career Jordan has 207 assists and 250 turnovers. That's who you want with the ball? He hasn't learned not to turn it over yet and won't start now.
 
Marillac2 said:
Jenkins gave up the ball in the closing seconds for the second time that I’ve noticed to avoid the charged turnover. Zuby was man enough to take it on his behalf. Not a good look. Ledlum took one earlier in the year for him.
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Man, your fascination with Jenkins is beyond pathetic, don't know how he has enough space in his jock strap with you taking permanent residence there!!
 
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The idea here is to stretch the defense and make them pay for overplaying the Soriano catch. Still would prefer Jenkins takes a step or two closer here. But understand he was trying to make it so Dixon couldn’t close out. Which may have been necessary cause even with the xtra space Dixon still gets a decent close out
 
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