It definitely is. For some reason it seems they try harder in the 2nd half. I’ll just say that the overall quality of our team effort has changed since the start of the season.
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It definitely is. For some reason it seems they try harder in the 2nd half. I’ll just say that the overall quality of our team effort has changed since the start of the season.
BS ON THE GIVING UP
Then how come the Big East is a top five conference in the country? Maybe the answer is that SHU and the Big East are better than you think.
To think anyone has given up or gives up is insulting.
So you’re seeing the same effort we had in Maui and against Rutgers. Against UConn? Absolutely not. You’re BS’ing yourself
I think you're confusing results with performance.
Yes, the team was playing better earlier in the season. But it has nothing to do with not working hard on the court and giving up.
Teams as the season progresses have much better scouting info. Meaning pure talent will trump just effort. Much of what worked for our overachieving players is not working now. We are continuing to win some game on just effort outworking our opponents.
That formula will only take you so far and that's why our average Big East talent is at .500. Certainly not because we are giving up.
Geez, we have a mid tier budget at best for player payments and… we are at .500 in conference! Wow, maybe there is a connection there? It’s not lack of effort.
A bunch of these losses have been close, missed ft, bonehead mistakes. Its executing.
Cause cats so clueless about hoops but since they scream at the tv thinking someone hears them they know all.
Nah I don’t scream at the TV. I scream at my CYO coaches for teaching me basketball the right way so when I’m around the game nowadays I’m backwards like cool cats.
Really it’s because we got 2 heavyweights carrying the conference. Very similar to how the WCC is always up there because a team like Gonzaga carry’s it. There’s a lot of conferences that don’t have that big dog. We have 2. The big east by default should be top 5. In a good year we should be right there with the big 12, big 10 and sec.
2 teams in the top 25 rankings is a terrible year for the big east. Only 4 teams within the top 75 NET is a terrible year for the big east. We all get it that would be an amazing year for most conferences, for example the MAAC. We don’t have MAAC expectations. 70% of our conference road games as of today are not quad 1 games. Which means 70% of our conference home games are quad 3 games. What the big east is this year vs what the big east should be is not good. expectations should be most of your road games are quad 1 games. Expectations are most games are a chance to bolster your resume. That’s just not where we’re at. By big east standards, having the 5 the place team having a NET of 80 is bad.
I am at all home games and i see hard work.
On pop a shot at dirty Dave n busters or on Jorden vs Bird on commador 64. Mad Chester Muslims this am Tyreke Evans
Payne did a few things good in the final 3 minutes but he did a lot of bad. I would never ever have him in the game in the last 3 minutes:
He can't make free throws so he is an obvious candidate to foul in a close game.
He has butter fingers and will not hold on to the ball as evidence of numerous times the ball went off his hand and out of bounds.
He can be all alone under the basket and has the ball just fly out of his buterfingers as he is going up for the decisive score.
23 minutes last night= 0 points, 0 free throws and 0 assists and 1 turnover (although he butterfingered the ball about 6 times that could have been called turnovers! Yes 7 boards and 3 blocks but really folks who was he up against? Godswill could have played in his place and gotten the same results given the competition.
Yes he can block shots and rebound but so can Hines and Godswill. I would rather either of them be in the game with 3 minutes to go.
He can't make free throws so he is an obvious candidate to foul in a close game.
He has butter fingers and will not hold on to the ball as evidence of numerous times the ball went off his hand and out of bounds.
He can be all alone under the basket and has the ball just fly out of his buterfingers as he is going up for the decisive score.
23 minutes last night= 0 points, 0 free throws and 0 assists and 1 turnover (although he butterfingered the ball about 6 times that could have been called turnovers! Yes 7 boards and 3 blocks but really folks who was he up against? Godswill could have played in his place and gotten the same results given the competition.
Yes he can block shots and rebound but so can Hines and Godswill. I would rather either of them be in the game with 3 minutes to go.