To beat Jim Burr like this at the garden...I'm obviously thrilled.
4 turnovers in an entire game. Are you kidding me? Probably the lowest SJU total since the shot clock era. Probably the lowest total in any BE game this season league wide. 3 to 1 TEAM assist to TO ratio? All with a 2 playing the 1 for 40 mins? Amazing!
I hate to nitpick following such a thrilling win but I must digress and hope that Hollywood takes note. We handled the end of the 1st half very poorly and it nearly cost us the game. We got the ball back with 1:07 left. You HAVE to play the 2 for 1 there. The shot MUST go up with about 50 secs left even if it's a bad shot. 1 rushed shot + 1 good shot> 1 good shot.
Then, GT hits the 3 with 11.5 secs. The clock is running. We allow the ball to go into the corner, somehow nobody is in a rush to get the ball or use a TO, by the time Lavs takes the TO there is only 3.5 secs left. Too late to get a good look. (At least our staff has learned something from the St. Bonnie game and had the appropriate player, Prez, trying to take it coast to coast with 3.5 secs instead of Malik III trying to take it with 5.2 secs. left) End result...what should have been an 8, 9 or 11 point halftime lead was 6.
Some great clutch play down the stretch from the usual suspects. Hilton flying in from the other side of the floor to get the offensive rebound and once again moving those puppies in taking the charge from another star guard were my favorites.
I'm looking forward to each and every game with great anticipation now and I won't soon forget the 2010 "lingerie" game I wish I could have been there tonight.