BET: 1st Round Nova Game Discussion

I thought Phil played a good half. That said, he's gotta learn how to throw a lob. Had jones available for one that would have been huge going into the half.

Lavin has a better chance at selling me Snake Oil than selling me playing unused walk-ons in the BE tourney.

"Not getting any younger with this crew"

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Or play the cards you dealt yourself

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

I think at this point, it's a canned expression that he uses until he collects his thoughts when he is publicly speaking - basically just filler words.  Next season it'll go away.

Quote from: paultzman on March 13, 2013, 07:58:26 PM

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Or play the cards you dealt yourself

Yeah, he definitely made sure Norm recruited 10 guys in one class 6 years ago. Scheming so he could have an excuse for a few years when he made his glorious return to coaching.

11 Nova TOs keeping us in this mess

Also they aren't going the line at all.  That's huge.  Our defensive presence under the rim makes them alter many of those shots.

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Its smart marketing and publicity

Quote from: Marco Baldi on March 13, 2013, 07:59:18 PM

Quote from: paultzman on March 13, 2013, 07:58:26 PM

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Or play the cards you dealt yourself

Yeah, he definitely made sure Norm recruited 10 guys in one class 6 years ago. Scheming so he could have an excuse for a few years when he made his glorious return to coaching.

Yup and he made the tourney with Norms guys. Not so much since. Half the guys he recruited are gone or should be gone

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Agreed...there are many young teams that still get the job done. It's almost like he's expecting losses saying that stuff. These are the kids from our top 10 recruiting class. They have 2 full years of experience. Sampson is the ROY. Obekpa is the best shot blocker in the country. Enough with the youth excuse...win games or go home.

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Don't want to get into this argument again, but it's a freaking fact that we are young. He IS playing the cards that are dealt to him, that doesn't mean he can't state a fact about the team when he's asked a question. Announcers mention every game how young we are and they are right. It's sort of like being upset in 2010-11 when he always mentioned how we were an experienced team. It's just a fact about the age of the team.

Wonder if Lipscomb even had a jock on.  Second game he played all year. Nothing is a surprise anymore with SJU.

Quote from: paultzman on March 13, 2013, 07:58:26 PM

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

Don't want to get into this argument again, but it's a freaking fact that we are young. He IS playing the cards that are dealt to him, that doesn't mean he can't state a fact about the team when he's asked a question. Announcers mention every game how young we are and they are right. It's sort of like being upset in 2010-11 when he always mentioned how we were an experienced team. It's just a fact about the age of the team.

The necessity to state it over and over is ridiculous. Everyone knows, especially the media.  Mission accomplished! Now coach this team!

11 Nova TOs keeping us in this mess

We allowed to have something going for us. Our open misses keeping Nova in game. This ain't Frazier vs. Monroe. 

“@STJ_Basketball: Johnnies forced 10 Nova TOs. But have turned the ball over 9 times themselves and are -7 on the boards. Need to improve in 2nd. #stjbb”

Quote from: redstorm212 on March 13, 2013, 08:03:18 PM

Quote from: paultzman on March 13, 2013, 07:58:26 PM

I have no further tolerance for Lavin's references to young, young and youngest! Embarrassing to talk about it all the time! Enough, we know. Play the cards dealt to you. Can do without the triple metaphors too!

In 2 years when we are full of Juniors and Seniors is he allowed to say we are an experienced team? 

Don't want to get into this argument again, but it's a freaking fact that we are young. He IS playing the cards that are dealt to him, that doesn't mean he can't state a fact about the team when he's asked a question. Announcers mention every game how young we are and they are right. It's sort of like being upset in 2010-11 when he always mentioned how we were an experienced team. It's just a fact about the age of the team.

The necessity to state it over and over is ridiculous. Everyone knows, especially the media.  Mission accomplished! Now coach this team!

In 2 years when we are full of Juniors and Seniors is he allowed to say we are an experienced team? 

Lavin has a better chance at selling me Snake Oil than selling me playing unused walk-ons in the BE tourney.

It looks like a gimmick. Why play a walk on March? You play a walk on in March when you're up 30 w 2 minutes to go.

Quote from: 0404 on March 13, 2013, 07:57:28 PM

Lavin has a better chance at selling me Snake Oil than selling me playing unused walk-ons in the BE tourney.

It looks like a gimmick. Why play a walk on March? You play a walk on in March when you're up 30 w 2 minutes to go.

Yep

Do we even practice 3 pointers? I mean seriously...this team is probably the worst pure shooting team I've ever seen in my life. By now one would think we get hot and shoot at least 40% from behind the arc under a good day from Marco, Branch, and Greene shooting. Please, can we have some luck shooting wise?