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Larry Wright said:
Different player but kind of reminds me of how Reggie Jessie fell apart his last year
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Posh is a leader and a warrior at heart. . .I have to believe that the Posh/Curbelo issue is foremost on CMA’s mind whether he admits it or not. . .Posh needs to be in charge - period. . . Get him back in the driver’s seat and he will revert to form. . .
 
Year after year, we have a common theme with repeating posts. The only thing that matters is what part of the season the post is written.

Pre-season: Most talent we have had in a while and we should be dancing.

During OOC schedule: The games against John Robert Powers Finishing School and Clown College were close, but never in doubt. We played down to the level of the competition. We will step it up when conference play begins.

First month of conference play: This team is full of holes and the coach is out of touch.

Middle of conference schedule, after a 4 game win streak: The guys are finally meshing and no one will want to play us in the conference tournament.

After early exist from conference tournament and no NCAA invite: Not enough talent, no shooters, and time for a new coach. Call Pitino. Call Porter Moser. Call Cole Porter. Call anyone.

Maybe this season is different. A few bad losses on the road do not make or break a season. No bad losses so far. Right the ship and break the trend. It would be great to have positive and happy posts based on improved play and a few lucky bounces. Who is with me? Let's channel our inner Blutarsky.
 
It's almost Christmas Eve and I've almost forgotten about the Villanova game. I am still hopeful, if a bit less so now than 3 weeks ago. Just win 2 of the next 3 and things will look up a lot. But coach needs to make that happen with some coaching. I agree with all who have said Posh needs to be point guard and Curbelo & Jones need to get a message quickly that quick shots and hero ball won't cut it.
 
Ray Morgan said:
Year after year, we have a common theme with repeating posts. The only thing that matters is what part of the season the post is written.

Pre-season: Most talent we have had in a while and we should be dancing.

During OOC schedule: The games against John Robert Powers Finishing School and Clown College were close, but never in doubt. We played down to the level of the competition. We will step it up when conference play begins.

First month of conference play: This team is full of holes and the coach is out of touch.

Middle of conference schedule, after a 4 game win streak: The guys are finally meshing and no one will want to play us in the conference tournament.

After early exist from conference tournament and no NCAA invite: Not enough talent, no shooters, and time for a new coach. Call Pitino. Call Porter Moser. Call Cole Porter. Call anyone.

Maybe this season is different. A few bad losses on the road do not make or break a season. No bad losses so far. Right the ship and break the trend. It would be great to have positive and happy posts based on improved play and a few lucky bounces. Who is with me? Let's channel our inner Blutarsky.
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Number of times we've appeared in the post season under CMA
 
fuchsia said:
There is an approach in family therapy known as "paradoxical intervention". At its core it tries to organize resistance to change in to an effort to make things worse, with the paradoxical effect of uniting people in working together and creating change. Two family members are always arguing, and the paradoxical intervention is to get them to work on techniques to win arguments, the result being that they are learning more about cooperating than winning arguments.

Both Posh and Andre are gifted guards at scoring inside, Posh with surprising physical strength and Andre with almost serpent-like capacity to get through small defensive gaps to score. Villanova packed its defense inside so densely that not only was Soriano burdened but there was less room for Posh and Andre to do their respective things on offense. My two cents are to pack things inside even more, but with a St. John's player whose main job is moving defenders out of the way, cutting through the lane again and again to make space for Soriano and our guards, and an occasional drive by Jones.

The two players on our roster who seem most suited for this role are Stanley and Assae Wusu (playing power forward). If Soriano and Posh and Andre know the direction the tanks are moving, they can use them as cover to get off good shots.
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Some consistent outside shooting would solve that problem in a snap but that is not an option with this roster unless Pinzon and Storr step it up on defense, so, all things considered, your plan might be a good one.
 
RedStormNC said:
Driving up to NY now for holidays..

I'm not expecting much when I attend game but will hope for the best on two fronts

1) they play decently

2) the tickets i got w/ the new quasi-seatbacks won't be as crappy as they appear

Which do has a better chance of happening?
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Don't want you to be uncomfortable in your seats my fellow North Carolinian and buddy, but I gotta hope it's #1. Anyway, enjoy the holidays with family and the game!
 
Rocket said:
That is the most disappointing thing about the New York City representative in the Big East. Only one post season appearance in 8 years!
Seton Hall has been to the dance the past 5 years in row.
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We are not New York's team. We might not even be Queens' team.
 
paultzman said:
Nova is weak at PG and hopefully pressure breaks their rhythm. With Slater, Daniels, Whitmore and Dixon they certainly still have some pieces to be a challenge. To me, a BE road game is an opportunity to get over the hump with a quality win. We came up short at ISU, but let’s come focused, value the ball and play smart to grab this one. Key game early Imo.
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Unfortunately…….same old same ol! Posh looks lost out there. If he does not turn it around, say good night nurse!
 
Rocket said:
That is the most disappointing thing about the New York City representative in the Big East. Only one post season appearance in 8 years!
Seton Hall has been to the dance the past 5 years in row.
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Sadly and inexplicably, the Hall has been the better program for the past decade and as of this posting, there is currently nothing to suggest that trend is changing.
 
Johnny Rapper said:
Sadly and inexplicably, the Hall has been the better program for the past decade and as of this posting, there is currently nothing to suggest that trend is changing.
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Sadly it would not surprise me at all if we lost the next three games to X, the Hall and Marquette. Not to be a Debby Downer but I have not seen anything that leads me to believe we can beat these teams. Obviously i hope I am dead wrong.
 
redmannorth said:
Sadly it would not surprise me at all if we lost the next three games to X, the Hall and Marquette. Not to be a Debby Downer but I have not seen anything that leads me to believe we can beat these teams. Obviously i hope I am dead wrong.
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RMN, can't blame you and don't totally disagree. IMHO, we need to win 2 of those games for the season not to spin out of control pretty fast. Can we do that? I believe the answer is yes, but it will require much better preparation, coaching & player discipline than we saw against Nova & Iowa State. Also, Posh needs to play like he's our leader and best player. Hoping for the best, but....
 
NCJohnnie said:
RMN, can't blame you and don't totally disagree. IMHO, we need to win 2 of those games for the season not to spin out of control pretty fast. Can we do that? I believe the answer is yes, but it will require much better preparation, coaching & player discipline than we saw against Nova & Iowa State. Also, Posh needs to play like he's our leader and best player. Hoping for the best, but....
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Agree NCJ, just don't see Posh taking the reigns, and playing like we all know he is capable of, unless Curbelo is coming off the bench or unless CMA puts the ball in Posh's hands and makes Curbelo the 2.
 
redmannorth said:
Sadly it would not surprise me at all if we lost the next three games to X, the Hall and Marquette. Not to be a Debby Downer but I have not seen anything that leads me to believe we can beat these teams. Obviously i hope I am dead wrong.
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I actually think we match up better against SH and Marquette than we do against Xavier. If we could ever steal this one on Wednesday, I would become more optimistic.
 
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