@Xavier, Wed., Jan. 31, 6:30p, FS-1
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Mullins Revenge
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This is going to be a very tough game tonight. I think it is going to come down to the last possesion. St Johns has not been able to finish in this scenario this year. Will that change tonight?
See you at 6:30lm fellas.
See you at 6:30lm fellas.
Didn't have Luis in the first game vs X... so hopefully his presence makes up for the potential loss of Dingle/Alleyne.
Cintas, like most road venues in the BE, has not been kind to us. Let's flip that script tonight
For all the back and forth with what games we need, what are wins, what are losses, etc., etc. Me, regardless of who is available, I will be focusing on the first 5 or so Xavier possessions; is the team that D’d up against Nova the “new” Johnnie's or was that an aberration due to the desperation as a result of the 3 game losing streak. This team has not yet shown the consistency on defense for me to feel ANY game is a sure thing; IMO it is more than time for them to do so.
Shamorie Ponds walking through that door .
Would make a lot of difference . Tonight and Saturday .
One of the great ones .
Greed is good.
sju2000alum
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I don’t honestly see this game being that close I feel we are a far better team then they are we handled them very easily at home. I know it’s a tough road venue to play at but I think we will win by double digits tonight.
MugCostanza
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Money on X pushing them up to -2
X has got some good guards that are more than capable from 3... Olivari / McKnight / Green - 44/39/34% on the season.
Claude is a force and they have, what I think is a solid rotation of big guys.
@Cintas, coming off a humiliating loss - will be very impressed if we win here.
Claude is a force and they have, what I think is a solid rotation of big guys.
@Cintas, coming off a humiliating loss - will be very impressed if we win here.
Absolutely agree. Just hard to win on the road in this league against teams that you're better than, unless you're MUCH better than they are. I'm not as sold on the "MUCH" part is all.
I knew 3 guys now in their 70's who suffered through those awful years and the Yankee League days and Perno, (but they loved Corky Calhoun good player no relation to Jim) so when they finally got good and won in Tampa that first naty, I was invited, all expenses paid, dinners and golf included (business thing for one of them) I DIDN'T GO!, As a JOHNNY Fan I just couldn't. I heard each of them had tears in their eyes.
They weren't sure it would happen again.
It happened again, and again, damn why can't it happen similarly to us suffering johnny fans, I'll take one and I will go to the Nat even if I have to take out a loan.
SORRY GUYS THIS IS THE WRONG THREAD. I WAS RESPONDING TO THE UCONN "UNBEARABILITY".
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Trust me. If we didn't have Pitino, I would not have made half of these optimistic posts.
Those games have downside only for NET, that's why they won't help us get "better"
I feel it in my bones, J. O. E. L. is going to have a monster game tonight, I just know it.
Favorable matchup and he is out to prove Nova was the real him, not that bad stretch.
At this point in the season, the breather he gets from having a much improved Zuby, keeps him fresh.
Favorable matchup and he is out to prove Nova was the real him, not that bad stretch.
At this point in the season, the breather he gets from having a much improved Zuby, keeps him fresh.
I will go out on a limb and say it's not asking too much. Our KenPom is very solid and more importantly evenly matched on O and D. If it a) stays like that even where we are right now we should easily win an 8/9 game and b) if both get into the 20s sweet sixteen is possible for sure unless we get PurdueWe should sweep Xavier & Butler imo if we are as good as many think are. I don’t want to squeak into Dance, but be seeded 8 or so to steal a game one and roll dice on an upset after that. Also, would like to see some momentum down the stretch resulting in semi finals of BE Tourney.
Too much to ask?