Carnephobia: The irrational fear of playing in Carnesecca Arena.
Symptoms: The inability to control the urge to complain about games played in this bandbox instead of the Garden.
Diagnosed cases: Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez and his Pirates.
"It's so small," lamented Seton Hall forward Herb Pope after a 79-71 win over DePaul on Sunday. "And you can't get caught up. They're going to shoot the lights out. They're going to play well. They're going to have the crowd behind them.
"They don't like us," Pope continued. "So everything's in their favor. You know it's the one time we play them this year, so they're looking to get the tiebreaker."
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