Wagner, Wed., Nov. 13, 6:30p, FS-2

[Mean Gene]

Hate to tell you guys, but this team has been much better with Luis on the floor, lack of passing or not.

He just can’t hit his FTs. SMH

Brady , Luis and Wilcher need to be on the floor. Luis is our best player and Wilcher and Brady seem to be our only shooters. This team needs a lot of work.

 

[Marillac2]

Disgusting half.

 

[Silly Donovan]

Another slow start offensively. Poor foul shooting, poor rebounding, where’s Kadary? It’s nice to experiment with starting line ups in the exhibition season but the real season arrives next week and a slow start could be a disaster.

 

[vegasman2000]

Yuck. At least the defensive effort is always there.

 

[gregbodkin]

Not a good half.

 

[SJU61982]

Kadary pretty invisible tonight.

He gives you nothing, when off the ball, IMO. He should be the 1 (primarily), and Smith and Wilcher should play more off the ball, especially Smith, since he doesn't look to pass.

 

[ptc666]

Ugly first half. Bad free throw shooting, not much rhythm on offense and abysmal on the glass. Defense looks strong at least. Need to come up better in the second half

 

[MJDinkins]

Kadary pretty invisible tonight.

I hope he and Zuby are waiting for a "quality" opponent and play like they both played against Rutgers.

 

[sjc88]

SJU will win but that was a terrible first half. Not much to like. You have to call them as you see them. Didn’t like much about that effort.

 

[Silly Donovan]

Kadary pretty invisible tonight.

Once again.

 

[Mean Gene]

Disgusting half.

Team looks like no one knows what they’re doing offensively. Foul shooting is abysmal and our rebounding is not good. Rebounding is all about positioning and effort. No reason not be rebounding more effectively.

 

[Jack Williams]

I understand it may be tough to get all fired up for a game against a team you’re supposed to crush.

But some of the body language of this team is bothering me. Particularly some of the new comers like Smith and Richmond.

 

[queenstocali]

Kadary seems completely lost. Zero rebounds, zero assists. Just not in this game right now.

 

[gregbodkin]

13 of 22 from the stripe. Awful!

 

[Marillac2]

We need to go to a small lineup…take out Zuby and Vince.

 

[Mean Gene]

I don’t think I have seen our full court pressure be effective since Pitino has been here. It’s not speeding up our opponent and it’s not causing turnovers. This team was supposed to be built for that.

 

[dk423]

I’ll put it this way. We’re up by 9, won the turnover battle, only down 1 on rebound difference, and held them to 22% shooting & numerous possessions that resulted in a shot clock violation or desperation heave with 1sec left — but no ones happy.

I’m not happy either but it shows how much better this team is compared to other years.

 

[Silly Donovan]

I understand it may be tough to get all fired up for a game against a team you’re supposed to crush.

But some of the body language of this team is bothering me. Particularly some of the new comers like Smith and Richmond.

I noticed the same but I wonder if it’s from the rotating starting line ups. At this point, going into a tough stretch of the schedule, roles should be established and players should feel confident in their roles. I see none of that with this team and can see why Kadary would be miffed.

 

[Eric]

Can’t wait to read this thread after we win by more than 30.

 

[NCJohnnie]

13 of 22 from the stripe. Awful!

Also only 16 field goal attempts and 2 offensive rebounds - pretty bad. I wouldn't want to be one of our guys during Pitino's halftime rant.