Game 7: UCF

To be flying back at 2-1 was the goal

In what world was that the goal? We are St. John's not St. Peter's.

Our guys were exhausted. So were their guys.

If 18-22 year olds were exhausted by playing 3 games in 4 days we need a new conditioning coach

Was a complete chore of a Sunday morning but 6-1 feels nice, 3rd place is ok, safe flight to all down in Florida.

Quote from: QuanMan on November 26, 2017, 02:56:32 PM

To be flying back at 2-1 was the goal

In what world was that the goal? We are St. John's not St. Peter's.

Simon wants to know when your celery & water diet is over.

NIT

With a glass half-full view on this, we are 6-1 and had a good shot to be 7-0 primarily because our defense is much improved this season.   Our offense is what has been atrocious and to tell the truth. That is really our strength.  We aren't showing it right now, and when we do start hitting it our stride, we are gonna be pretty good.  Very happy to get a win here and keep building our resume'.  We are certainly going to get a lot better by season's end...

With a glass half-full view on this, we are 6-1 and had a good shot to be 7-0 primarily because our defense is much improved this season.   Our offense is what has been atrocious and to tell the truth. That is really our strength.  We aren't showing it right now, and when we do start hitting it our stride, we are gonna be pretty good.  Very happy to get a win here and keep building our resume'.  We are certainly going to get a lot better by season's end...

The only good thing about today's game was the team who finished with the most points.  Everything else was terrible.  And no they are not that close to being 7-0 since if they somehow managed to win the Mizzou game they wouldn't have played UCF but rather WVU.  And WVU would have hung a 25 point loss on them today...

Quote from: Marillac on November 26, 2017, 03:07:59 PM

Quote from: QuanMan on November 26, 2017, 02:56:32 PM

To be flying back at 2-1 was the goal

In what world was that the goal? We are St. John's not St. Peter's.

Simon wants to know when your celery & water diet is over.

Ha!

NIT

How’s Iona doing this year? 😂😂😂😂

Didn't Yakwe face up and get by guys at will as a freshman? Why is that off the table?

No, he didn't regularly. If it did happen. It was rare.

One thing I have been disappointed with is Clark's play. Sure, he can step out and hit some 3's but I was expecting more from him off the dribble and in the paint (thinking Brownlee). Against a zone like today, you get the ball to him in the gap and he should go to work. Ahmed will be key against zones going forward because he can hit from mid-range or take it to the hoop.

Overall, offense needs a lot of work. They are playing way too reckless and fast.

Post  game quotes

http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112617aac.html

Quote from: Poison on November 26, 2017, 02:49:02 PM

Our guys were exhausted. So were their guys.

If 18-22 year olds were exhausted by playing 3 games in 4 days we need a new conditioning coach

Maybe we do, but both teams looked to me like they were playing tired.

A little surprised that Trimble didn’t play a minute. He ok?

A little surprised that Trimble didn’t play a minute. He ok?

Flu

Quote from: MCNPA on November 26, 2017, 04:02:11 PM

With a glass half-full view on this, we are 6-1 and had a good shot to be 7-0 primarily because our defense is much improved this season.   Our offense is what has been atrocious and to tell the truth. That is really our strength.  We aren't showing it right now, and when we do start hitting it our stride, we are gonna be pretty good.  Very happy to get a win here and keep building our resume'.  We are certainly going to get a lot better by season's end...

The only good thing about today's game was the team who finished with the most points.  Everything else was terrible.  And no they are not that close to being 7-0 since if they somehow managed to win the Mizzou game they wouldn't have played UCF but rather WVU.  And WVU would have hung a 25 point loss on them today...

The only good thing to me was that I did not have to pay to watch this game.


Only "positive" is that this is the first SJU team to win 6 games in November.

Quote from: fordham96 on November 26, 2017, 04:26:20 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on November 26, 2017, 04:02:11 PM

With a glass half-full view on this, we are 6-1 and had a good shot to be 7-0 primarily because our defense is much improved this season.   Our offense is what has been atrocious and to tell the truth. That is really our strength.  We aren't showing it right now, and when we do start hitting it our stride, we are gonna be pretty good.  Very happy to get a win here and keep building our resume'.  We are certainly going to get a lot better by season's end...

The only good thing about today's game was the team who finished with the most points.  Everything else was terrible.  And no they are not that close to being 7-0 since if they somehow managed to win the Mizzou game they wouldn't have played UCF but rather WVU.  And WVU would have hung a 25 point loss on them today...

The only good thing to me was that I did not have to pay to watch this game.


Only "positive" is that this is the first SJU team to win 6 games in November.

That's quite a big positive for us. 

I only followed this game online because I wasn't in front of a TV.  While we obviously did not play well, winning games matters, to state the obvious.  We've had some bad losses in the non-con the last few years, and to avoid that thus far is a good sign.  Teams get better, and I think this group will improve.  We've had plenty of years - see Lavin's first year as an example - where we played poorly during the early season non-con and eeked out games against mediocre or subpar opponents (like today).  But learning to win, ugly or otherwise, is a good thing.

 

NIT

The baldi man is back!   

Quote from: QuanMan on November 26, 2017, 02:56:32 PM

To be flying back at 2-1 was the goal

In what world was that the goal? We are St. John's not St. Peter's.

It was a rough game. 6-1. I’ll take it.