Game Thread: St. Peter’s
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Hines is going to be a force inside on D. 2 blocks already--
Payne and Hines are going to keep us in a lot of games. Legitimate big men.
I had more fun watching the last 20 minutes than I did at any point last year (except for the UConn game)
My halftime take (only a half against a crap opponent, so I don't want to get too crazy).
I almost shed tears with us going 18/23 from the line in the first half.
Love we are pressing. No clue if it will hold up against high majors, but we need to do this against every low major or mid major. Foul trouble will be the concern as SPU was in the double bonus with just under 5 minutes left. But this team still needs to do it.
What Dan said about the pace seems to be holding up. Again, a positive sign.
Clark is already far better offensively at PG than anything we had last year. He might be half the defender Dual was, so jury out there.
Fisher at the 4 against these low majors works. Against high majors -- jury far from out. I think we might have to play Hines and Payne together in the league, but that will depend on matchup.
My man Hines, who I broke coming here last February/March, is a man amongst boys against the SPUs of the world, and we are actually smart enough to feed him (another positive sign compared to last year). He is going to cause a lot of angst this offseason.
I almost shed tears with us going 18/23 from the line in the first half.
Love we are pressing. No clue if it will hold up against high majors, but we need to do this against every low major or mid major. Foul trouble will be the concern as SPU was in the double bonus with just under 5 minutes left. But this team still needs to do it.
What Dan said about the pace seems to be holding up. Again, a positive sign.
Clark is already far better offensively at PG than anything we had last year. He might be half the defender Dual was, so jury out there.
Fisher at the 4 against these low majors works. Against high majors -- jury far from out. I think we might have to play Hines and Payne together in the league, but that will depend on matchup.
My man Hines, who I broke coming here last February/March, is a man amongst boys against the SPUs of the world, and we are actually smart enough to feed him (another positive sign compared to last year). He is going to cause a lot of angst this offseason.
Don't forget the VCU miracle (still don't know how that happened).
i thought our defense was supposed to be iffy. either sha got them on board or spu is all time bad this year .
30pt beat down yes please. doesn't even feel like they're playing their best
30pt beat down yes please. doesn't even feel like they're playing their best
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The bottom line is they are playing at a pace that we haven't seen around these parts in a long time. They also have played from the opening whistle with a sense of urgency, albeit against a bad team Many bright spots and not boring.
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Really happy with the outcome tonight and frankly some of the glaring differences from last year.
You can only beat who’s on your schedule and we did what we were supposed to. Box checked.
For those pondering about the opponent, St Peter’s was picked preseason 11 out of 13 in the MAAC. As a comparison, the preseason MAAC favorite Quinnipiac lost by about 40 to St John’s tonight and based on the box score Pitino played his second unit almost as many minutes as the starters.
You can only beat who’s on your schedule and we did what we were supposed to. Box checked.
For those pondering about the opponent, St Peter’s was picked preseason 11 out of 13 in the MAAC. As a comparison, the preseason MAAC favorite Quinnipiac lost by about 40 to St John’s tonight and based on the box score Pitino played his second unit almost as many minutes as the starters.
It’s not just the better skills that are out there, this team’s IQ is all around better. They seem to understand spacing, help defense, recognize how to attack a zone and move without the ball.
That alone is incredible after last year.
Add in the fact they seem to be able to protect the ball and shoot free throws.
How simple fundamental play just makes watching them so much better.
That alone is incredible after last year.
Add in the fact they seem to be able to protect the ball and shoot free throws.
How simple fundamental play just makes watching them so much better.
So what? No one is saying SHU is looking at Top 25 votes next week, but it felt like I was watching real basketball again.
Agreed. I'm not trying to get too crazy for my own sake, but everything just looked better. Like actual basketball. Only 8 TOs too. Having Clark helps, but not too much out of control stuff by the others tonight. And give me one Hines over 7,000 "Baby Jokic's" and "Baby Mamu's".
Ok. Enjoy it while you can. Some major programs & BE schedule may change your mind. Predict it will be a very long season. Hope I’m wrong.
Did you watch the game or just look at a box score? Again, no kidding that there will be plenty of losses. But the team was actually watchable last night. After the debacle of last season, that’s what people are reacting to. Not looking ahead to a game where they might get blown out in January.
Great game and every "W" is a great one. There are many more games that need to be played before we can judge if this season will be better. It looks promising after the first game.
Oh and finally seeing Mbaye get in a game was a plus for me. Although I thought he should have gone in at the 5 minute mark!
Oh and finally seeing Mbaye get in a game was a plus for me. Although I thought he should have gone in at the 5 minute mark!
