Really need all three. Said in an earlier post that we elevated play to SJU's level for most of the game. Never would have lost to Butler if they played like that. Now concerned we get the flat less focused team against DePaul. We may see some more Godswill minutes starting with this game. Moment of truth has arrived for Pirate season in next 8 days.
I don't disagree but as always we seem to go as our PG Clark goes. He had an awful game against St Johns. 2 assists, didn't look like the same guy (injury?), very little penetration, turned the ball over. If he can get our guys good shots it certainly helps and Parker (even though its not his natural position) had a really bad game at the point for us too. Have to give some credit to St Johns D and efforts in the second half.
Also, lesson learned that you must have a capable backup PG. Just a must for next season. Hines is the key for next season. How about a 5 that can actually hit a shot jump shot for a change?? So work with Hines on developing his versatility next Summer. Anyway, the front court players need to play pissed off and finish plays against DePaul.
That's kind of a skewed way of looking at it. Pitino didn't zone us, Butler did. We're comfortable playing the style we played at MSG. It's easy to play to a higher level when you're playing confident. We're not confident against a zone. If these teams go zone against us don't expect a high level of play.
Major assumption. Some might call it a stretch. Others would say sayonara.
Gotta get today's. DePaul has been better, but their wins are also against Xavier, Georgetown, and Marquette, all at home.. The only lost at Villanova by 5 and at Butler by 7, those are good comps.
They have the worst 3-point defense in the league? Guess who they are playing...a team that is the worse 3-point shooting team in the league. It will be interesting.
Today's game will set the tone for the trio of games. Should the team get all three and Seton Hall will be sitting on 17 wins by February 1. That's more than any of us could have asked for. They've already played the Big Boys on this year's schedule at least once. Both the UConn and SJU games came down to the last minute. The Butler game was not good, but the team has never been trounced this year as of yet. After last season's debacle this has been quite a leap forward. Obviously, the offensives woes have kept SHU from maintaining a top 25 position. Hopefully, some lessons learned for the program's future recruiting. What we do know is that at this point in the season all the good and bad of this year's team have been on full display. Our hope has to be that they can keep playing defense at a higher level than most schools and can get incrementally better on the offensive end. The coaching staff have really done a good job of having the team prepared to play defense in just about every game. The use of the roster during the games can be questioned in my opinion. The other blemish has been not winning the phycological war with the players as the season has advanced. They are nervous on the offensive end. They miss shots, they are failing at the free throw line in crucial spots, can't make short put backs and of course the silly turnovers. They are not having fun plain and simple. Not the same look as those early games. The coach is too rigid, and it has transitioned to the players. So, today starts the push comes to shove part of the season.
