Silly Donovan
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Depends on if there are enough teams in front of them that lose.
Xavier (MSG), Wed., Jan. 22 , 7p, FS-1
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Silly Donovan
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I thought that Aaron did a great job defensively when he had to switch to guarding Freemantle. Freemantle did very little against Scott and don’t believe he scored on him at all.
Observations with this years team vs the last couple of years. They usually had a decent lead in the past and blew games in the 2nd half. This year they have been down in a couple of games and have come back to win games this year. Watching the game last night and being down, I was not as panicked as in years past because the chances of coming back were slim. Its nice to see the ability to come back.
When RJ and Kadary start clicking together this team can be scary.
Spocky Ramone
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Local guy, representing Strong Island!
Agreed. So far this week there are already teams ahead of us who have losses. Losses by #11 Purdue, #14 Miss St., #16 Ole Miss and #18 Wisconsin.
One of the most underrated parts of our defense- it's practically impossible to switch us into a mismatch. Unless you get like Deivon switched onto Kalkbrenner or something, everyone else can guard 1-5. That has to give other teams nightmares.
Silly Donovan
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I think we all have to admit that this is a team that we have not seen here before. A defense first team that will not give up no matter what the circumstance. I’ve had to redefine in my head what a good team is as I’ve always associated a good team with a good “shooting team”, but here we have the gang that can’t shoot straight and yet they are winning. Just unreal.
Great post. Plus he can guard on the perimiter, which pro scouts won't miss.
One of the benefits of injuries is that it gives some guys a chance to prove themselves.
Just about a week ago, a few people on here said we have no depth, and were highly critical of Vince and Reuben's readiness to be in the rotation.
Before the Xavier game some guys were killing Wilcher.
All three played important roles in our win last night.
If we can get to March at full roster strength, who knows how tough we will be in the dance?
Prey not only is a player but has a great temperament on court. Nothing seems to rattle him.
Larry Wright
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Thought we got whistles for first time since I have been a fan. We were due!
Officiating was spotty. There were bad calls both ways.
Finger in the air… I think we jump any ranked team (10-19) that loses to a non-ranked team…
Ex: #11 loses, we go to #16 they got to #18
Silly Donovan
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Prey and Glover provided great minutes defensively off the bench however neither scored so our total contribution of bench scoring was zero. With Smith out we have zero depth in terms of bench scoring contributions. Need to get Smith back ASAP but again the myth that this team has offensive depth was highlighted in this game.
5 points in 6 minutes from Vince
Vince had 5 in 6 minutes and Ayo had 2
dalydoseofhoops
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Fear of losing, and will to win, fueling Johnnies after latest second-half comeback
Rick Pitino and St. John’s improved to 17-3, and 8-1 in Big East, after overtime win Wednesday against Xavier. Pitino has lauded his players...
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Agree and will add it is clear Prey has been well coached in Europe and has competed w professionals there. He really has good instincts as well and quite disciplined on D.
Silly Donovan
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Oh right, I was mistaken
Only two people think that Ayo is an actual player: Ayo and Marillac.
Ayo's job is to go be an energy and defense guy for a few minutes. And he's wonderful for that. The problem is when he thinks that he should also do anything else (with the possible exception of a layup or dunk). Peter principle in action.