Good to get a win in a game where Lovett was mostly quiet. Mussini proving he does have some worth when he's hitting shots like he did today.I'm not expecting us to be all the competitive @ Creighton because of how terrible we've been on the road. The game next Saturday vs Providence should be interesting as that is going to be a really really big game for Providence.Waiting for Dave's "Ellison was brutal today but he'll be a good player eventually" post. Seems to be an every game occurrence now.
Quote from: carmineabbatiello on February 26, 2017, 11:03:56 AMQuote from: Marillac on February 26, 2017, 09:39:24 AMQuote from: carmineabbatiello on February 25, 2017, 09:33:13 PM- Had one or two or five of those Bronx Pale ales for the first time that Mj always touts. Quite refreshing!- Ellison has misplaced his stroke and his confidence and was clearly playing better earlier in the year. But he's lean, long, our best defensive guard and all our other guards are shetland ponies. He was a vital piece against a Georgetown team that's typically bigger than us 1 thru 5. Coach is smarter than youse guys and is using him appropriately. He needs to play the 30+ he gets. Frustrating as it may be at times.- Da Ali B had a great 4 pt. 0 rebound 20 minute outing. Hit a nice ever rare for him off the dribble J and had that huge steal breakaway dunk. Be honest - anybody else anticipated a travel on that play? Some of the best D without fouling he's ever shown. His inside play, plus Darien's return, helped neutralize the Hoya's inside advantage without To. Was lucky he didn't get called for an intentional foul twice. - Bash's belief system is unique. In his mind he's a cross between George Gervin and Earl Monroe. - The not a Be player who shouldn't be on the court that needs to transfer and can't guard a lamppost Italian sparked the win. Oh yeah...he's a sophmore. - Sham is in range of the third all-time leading scorer 3'lo's St. John's freshmen scoring record. An even bigger accomplishment is that he could pass the great Avery "single game 3pt record holder" Patterson's 72 threes and move into 2nd place on the all-time list. - Have you guys been watching the press conferences? It has been made crystal clear, many times, by multiple players, that it is we the fans who are directly responsible for all of these home wins. So the onus is upon us. You want to have a winning basketball team? Get your a$$ to the games!!!I stopped reading when I saw Ellison was our best defensive guard. The next screen he goes over will be his first--pure laziness. He couldn't cover Baldi or any of his old St. Francis Prep teammates off the bounce. He may be the worst defensive "guard" I've ever seen at St. John's, and I put guard in quotes because he can't defend the position two years into his career. Who's better?Everyone. He has no ability to stop anyone's dribble. Don't be fooled by him getting a deflection or steal here and there. He's a lousy defender and he has absolutely no desire to rebound.
Quote from: Marillac on February 26, 2017, 09:39:24 AMQuote from: carmineabbatiello on February 25, 2017, 09:33:13 PM- Had one or two or five of those Bronx Pale ales for the first time that Mj always touts. Quite refreshing!- Ellison has misplaced his stroke and his confidence and was clearly playing better earlier in the year. But he's lean, long, our best defensive guard and all our other guards are shetland ponies. He was a vital piece against a Georgetown team that's typically bigger than us 1 thru 5. Coach is smarter than youse guys and is using him appropriately. He needs to play the 30+ he gets. Frustrating as it may be at times.- Da Ali B had a great 4 pt. 0 rebound 20 minute outing. Hit a nice ever rare for him off the dribble J and had that huge steal breakaway dunk. Be honest - anybody else anticipated a travel on that play? Some of the best D without fouling he's ever shown. His inside play, plus Darien's return, helped neutralize the Hoya's inside advantage without To. Was lucky he didn't get called for an intentional foul twice. - Bash's belief system is unique. In his mind he's a cross between George Gervin and Earl Monroe. - The not a Be player who shouldn't be on the court that needs to transfer and can't guard a lamppost Italian sparked the win. Oh yeah...he's a sophmore. - Sham is in range of the third all-time leading scorer 3'lo's St. John's freshmen scoring record. An even bigger accomplishment is that he could pass the great Avery "single game 3pt record holder" Patterson's 72 threes and move into 2nd place on the all-time list. - Have you guys been watching the press conferences? It has been made crystal clear, many times, by multiple players, that it is we the fans who are directly responsible for all of these home wins. So the onus is upon us. You want to have a winning basketball team? Get your a$$ to the games!!!I stopped reading when I saw Ellison was our best defensive guard. The next screen he goes over will be his first--pure laziness. He couldn't cover Baldi or any of his old St. Francis Prep teammates off the bounce. He may be the worst defensive "guard" I've ever seen at St. John's, and I put guard in quotes because he can't defend the position two years into his career. Who's better?
Quote from: carmineabbatiello on February 25, 2017, 09:33:13 PM- Had one or two or five of those Bronx Pale ales for the first time that Mj always touts. Quite refreshing!- Ellison has misplaced his stroke and his confidence and was clearly playing better earlier in the year. But he's lean, long, our best defensive guard and all our other guards are shetland ponies. He was a vital piece against a Georgetown team that's typically bigger than us 1 thru 5. Coach is smarter than youse guys and is using him appropriately. He needs to play the 30+ he gets. Frustrating as it may be at times.- Da Ali B had a great 4 pt. 0 rebound 20 minute outing. Hit a nice ever rare for him off the dribble J and had that huge steal breakaway dunk. Be honest - anybody else anticipated a travel on that play? Some of the best D without fouling he's ever shown. His inside play, plus Darien's return, helped neutralize the Hoya's inside advantage without To. Was lucky he didn't get called for an intentional foul twice. - Bash's belief system is unique. In his mind he's a cross between George Gervin and Earl Monroe. - The not a Be player who shouldn't be on the court that needs to transfer and can't guard a lamppost Italian sparked the win. Oh yeah...he's a sophmore. - Sham is in range of the third all-time leading scorer 3'lo's St. John's freshmen scoring record. An even bigger accomplishment is that he could pass the great Avery "single game 3pt record holder" Patterson's 72 threes and move into 2nd place on the all-time list. - Have you guys been watching the press conferences? It has been made crystal clear, many times, by multiple players, that it is we the fans who are directly responsible for all of these home wins. So the onus is upon us. You want to have a winning basketball team? Get your a$$ to the games!!!I stopped reading when I saw Ellison was our best defensive guard. The next screen he goes over will be his first--pure laziness. He couldn't cover Baldi or any of his old St. Francis Prep teammates off the bounce. He may be the worst defensive "guard" I've ever seen at St. John's, and I put guard in quotes because he can't defend the position two years into his career.
- Had one or two or five of those Bronx Pale ales for the first time that Mj always touts. Quite refreshing!- Ellison has misplaced his stroke and his confidence and was clearly playing better earlier in the year. But he's lean, long, our best defensive guard and all our other guards are shetland ponies. He was a vital piece against a Georgetown team that's typically bigger than us 1 thru 5. Coach is smarter than youse guys and is using him appropriately. He needs to play the 30+ he gets. Frustrating as it may be at times.- Da Ali B had a great 4 pt. 0 rebound 20 minute outing. Hit a nice ever rare for him off the dribble J and had that huge steal breakaway dunk. Be honest - anybody else anticipated a travel on that play? Some of the best D without fouling he's ever shown. His inside play, plus Darien's return, helped neutralize the Hoya's inside advantage without To. Was lucky he didn't get called for an intentional foul twice. - Bash's belief system is unique. In his mind he's a cross between George Gervin and Earl Monroe. - The not a Be player who shouldn't be on the court that needs to transfer and can't guard a lamppost Italian sparked the win. Oh yeah...he's a sophmore. - Sham is in range of the third all-time leading scorer 3'lo's St. John's freshmen scoring record. An even bigger accomplishment is that he could pass the great Avery "single game 3pt record holder" Patterson's 72 threes and move into 2nd place on the all-time list. - Have you guys been watching the press conferences? It has been made crystal clear, many times, by multiple players, that it is we the fans who are directly responsible for all of these home wins. So the onus is upon us. You want to have a winning basketball team? Get your a$$ to the games!!!
Quote from: Marillac on February 26, 2017, 11:25:13 AMQuote from: carmineabbatiello on February 26, 2017, 11:03:56 AMQuote from: Marillac on February 26, 2017, 09:39:24 AMQuote from: carmineabbatiello on February 25, 2017, 09:33:13 PM- Had one or two or five of those Bronx Pale ales for the first time that Mj always touts. Quite refreshing!- Ellison has misplaced his stroke and his confidence and was clearly playing better earlier in the year. But he's lean, long, our best defensive guard and all our other guards are shetland ponies. He was a vital piece against a Georgetown team that's typically bigger than us 1 thru 5. Coach is smarter than youse guys and is using him appropriately. He needs to play the 30+ he gets. Frustrating as it may be at times.- Da Ali B had a great 4 pt. 0 rebound 20 minute outing. Hit a nice ever rare for him off the dribble J and had that huge steal breakaway dunk. Be honest - anybody else anticipated a travel on that play? Some of the best D without fouling he's ever shown. His inside play, plus Darien's return, helped neutralize the Hoya's inside advantage without To. Was lucky he didn't get called for an intentional foul twice. - Bash's belief system is unique. In his mind he's a cross between George Gervin and Earl Monroe. - The not a Be player who shouldn't be on the court that needs to transfer and can't guard a lamppost Italian sparked the win. Oh yeah...he's a sophmore. - Sham is in range of the third all-time leading scorer 3'lo's St. John's freshmen scoring record. An even bigger accomplishment is that he could pass the great Avery "single game 3pt record holder" Patterson's 72 threes and move into 2nd place on the all-time list. - Have you guys been watching the press conferences? It has been made crystal clear, many times, by multiple players, that it is we the fans who are directly responsible for all of these home wins. So the onus is upon us. You want to have a winning basketball team? Get your a$$ to the games!!!I stopped reading when I saw Ellison was our best defensive guard. The next screen he goes over will be his first--pure laziness. He couldn't cover Baldi or any of his old St. Francis Prep teammates off the bounce. He may be the worst defensive "guard" I've ever seen at St. John's, and I put guard in quotes because he can't defend the position two years into his career. Who's better?Everyone. He has no ability to stop anyone's dribble. Don't be fooled by him getting a deflection or steal here and there. He's a lousy defender and he has absolutely no desire to rebound. So let's ignore deflections and steals? Also grabbed a huge rebound at end of game to seal it. All players have their shortcomings but some guys are too quick to dismiss guys.
Malik Ellison has failed to get a single offensive rebound 10 times in the last 12 games. That is the the greatest hustle stat out there. Case closed.
Mussini has come in to spark a run. Maybe, he woke up the team. Again, Georgetown is begging to be blown out. If we go up by 15, then I believe this game will be over.
Quote from: Marillac on February 25, 2017, 02:59:51 PMMussini was big time today. He keyed the 17-0 run and then Amar and Ellison playing together keyed Georgetown's 17-0 run. Is Mussini our best defender outside of Owens? Sure seems like it some games. It's all about the effort on d. The other guards could care less
Mussini was big time today. He keyed the 17-0 run and then Amar and Ellison playing together keyed Georgetown's 17-0 run. Is Mussini our best defender outside of Owens? Sure seems like it some games.
- Have you guys been watching the press conferences? It has been made crystal clear, many times, by multiple players, that it is we the fans who are directly responsible for all of these home wins. So the onus is upon us. You want to have a winning basketball team? Get your a$$ to the games!!!
Quote from: goredmen on February 25, 2017, 07:29:08 PMGood to get a win in a game where Lovett was mostly quiet. Mussini proving he does have some worth when he's hitting shots like he did today.I'm not expecting us to be all the competitive @ Creighton because of how terrible we've been on the road. The game next Saturday vs Providence should be interesting as that is going to be a really really big game for Providence.Waiting for Dave's "Ellison was brutal today but he'll be a good player eventually" post. Seems to be an every game occurrence now.Yea got nothing for you. Has the tools but he's been playing brutal.
Always fun to beat Georgetown . But they are bad. Amar played well for Amar . Mussini really competed and had a good game. But he is still the same guy. He isn't getting taller or faster. He absolutely tries hard on defense. Sadly he is playing better defense then our quicker guards. Ellison has had a rough few games . He wouldn't play so much if we had a sub for him. Mussini is not taking the big east by storm.
Quote from: Dave on February 26, 2017, 02:08:59 PMQuote from: goredmen on February 25, 2017, 07:29:08 PMGood to get a win in a game where Lovett was mostly quiet. Mussini proving he does have some worth when he's hitting shots like he did today.I'm not expecting us to be all the competitive @ Creighton because of how terrible we've been on the road. The game next Saturday vs Providence should be interesting as that is going to be a really really big game for Providence.Waiting for Dave's "Ellison was brutal today but he'll be a good player eventually" post. Seems to be an every game occurrence now.Yea got nothing for you. Has the tools but he's been playing brutal.Frustrating because he does have physical advantages and good skills. Problem is he thinks he has great skills and feels compelled to "be the man" instead of playing within the flow of the game, When he does the latter he is very valuable.The game against Marquette was particularly bad. He looked out of it.
Ellison was 4 for 4 from the FT line in crunch time though. SEALED THE GAME. Now THAT was unexpected.
Quote from: Celtics11 [quote author=TONYD3 link=topic=10412.msg270800#msg270800 date=1488051516Quote from: Celtics11 on February 25, 2017, 02:35:27 PMQuote from: redstorm89 on February 25, 2017, 02:27:03 PMgood win in front of some key recruits. +1I noticed ML on the bench in crunch time also. What gives? Despite Freddys great game Marcus has to finish every game that's in doubt.Always great to beat Georgetown, but a weird game. Crazy that Amar came in for defensive reasons . Thought the game was over when Owens got hurt. Was watching without sound, why was Lovett sitting with like 3 minutes left?link=topic=10412.msg270799#msg270799 date=1488051327]Quote from: redstorm89 on February 25, 2017, 02:27:03 PMgood win in front of some key recruits. [/quote+1Always great to beat Georgetown, but a weird game. Crazy that Amar came in for defensive reasons . Thought the game was over when Owens got hurt. Was watching without sound, why was Lovett sitting with like 3 minutes left?
Quote from: Celtics11 on February 25, 2017, 02:35:27 PMQuote from: redstorm89 on February 25, 2017, 02:27:03 PMgood win in front of some key recruits. +1I noticed ML on the bench in crunch time also. What gives? Despite Freddys great game Marcus has to finish every game that's in doubt.Always great to beat Georgetown, but a weird game. Crazy that Amar came in for defensive reasons . Thought the game was over when Owens got hurt. Was watching without sound, why was Lovett sitting with like 3 minutes left?
Quote from: redstorm89 on February 25, 2017, 02:27:03 PMgood win in front of some key recruits. +1I noticed ML on the bench in crunch time also. What gives? Despite Freddys great game Marcus has to finish every game that's in doubt.
good win in front of some key recruits.
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Quote from: Marillac on February 26, 2017, 04:02:15 PMMalik Ellison has failed to get a single offensive rebound 10 times in the last 12 games. That is the the greatest hustle stat out there. Case closed.He stays in front of who he is guarding, forces steals and deflections, and on most nights he is on their number one player.