SJU thoughts

[real chili 83]

A poorly timed car fire will do that.  Citizenry is so inconsiderate.

Got a guy who works for me had a car fire last Sunday. Driving in the middle of nowhere Kansas, and the wiring under he passenger seat starts a fire.  Scary

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the first half. Early foul trouble for Luke, early foul trouble for Hank, JJJ out with possible concussion, Duane missing everything, SJU hitting everything.

We still won. It was against a crappy team but good to know we can recover when everything seems to be going the other teams way.

[brandx]

Some additional thoughts:

A) From Section 214, this looked like one of the worst officiated games in a long time. It wasn't that the refs were bad, it was that they were inconsistent and at times looked like they were waiting for a peer to blow a whistle.

I agree. Luckily they were equally bad for both teams.

[PGsHeroes32]

B) I felt like it was Luke's 3rd (or 4th?) foul was especially unwise, when he stepped out from behind a pick way out beyond the 3-pt line. He needed to play smarter.

G) I think Wednesday's game is AT Villanova, right? There's no way this team is good enough to look beyond even St. John's at home to going on the road at Villanova. Have we ever won in Philly?

Ever won in philly? Yes. Lol.

The game OX got hurt with DJO snd Jae

[TSmith34, Inc.]

It was nice to hit our free throws at the end of the game, again.

3P shooting was the only way SJU could stay in the game.  Once 3P% started to even out MU pulled ahead.

The old Buzzism -- Make more free throws than your opponent takes-- true once again.

Must fix the TO problem.

[tower912]

10 straight down the stretch?    Well done, young men.

[mu-rara]

Some additional thoughts:

E) Beginning to see Wojo's fingerprints on this team. Love the hustle and willingness to get dirty chasing and diving for loose balls. These guys are scrappy and I really liked Traci Carter's defense.

I don't think he gets enough credit for this, and could be the reason why he gets the minutes he gets.

[tower912]

I don't think he gets enough credit for this, and could be the reason why he gets the minutes he gets.

Must...not...make....Derrick....comment... Fighting.....so....hard.....

[nyg]

On another note, anyone else think St. John's uniforms were pretty awesome?  Nice change up for them. 

[jsheim]

Reality checks:
DP and STJ are better than we think...they just wilt at the end...sure their records will be bad...but they can scare anyone.

We are freshmen young and need a year to consistently show our potential...given that, its going to be a roller coaster this year...enjoy the ride!

We "can" compete with anyone on their typical day...so not even wednesdays away game with nova will i chalk up a loss. All are possible and X at home saturday im looking for a win.

BE final standings will be more compressed this year than last...in my opinion.

[NCMUFan]

The Johnnies deserve more respect than they were getting.  They will be tough in NY.

[jsheim]

On another note, anyone else think St. John's uniforms were pretty awesome?  Nice change up for them.

Yes, different look. Liked it.

[GGGG]

The Johnnies deserve more respect than they were getting.  They will be tough in NY.

Yeah if I were a SJU fan, I would like what Mullin is doing there. 

[tower912]

They probably have message board denizens saying he is over his head and should be fired.

[Ardmore Mug]

LOL. I feel your pain.

I remember those days quite well... 

[forgetful]

Got a guy who works for me had a car fire last Sunday. Driving in the middle of nowhere Kansas, and the wiring under he passenger seat starts a fire.  Scary

Holy Crap that would be scary.  I hope he is alright.

[Sheriff]

How about 10 for 10 FT shooting the last minute of the game?  8 for 8 by freshmen.

[MU82]

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the first half. Early foul trouble for Luke, early foul trouble for Hank, JJJ out with possible concussion, Duane missing everything, SJU hitting everything.

We still won. It was against a crappy team but good to know we can recover when everything seems to be going the other teams way.

My thoughts precisely.

They all won't be things of beauty. We had some adversity today, most of it self-inflicted, but we survived and won.

Next!

[79Warrior]

Yeah if I were a SJU fan, I would like what Mullin is doing there.

Loved the time out where they showed him reading the stat sheet and not saying anything to the team.

[WarriorFan]

The ugly games are our "must win" games. 
Nice to see Du hit some 3's.
Really enjoying the late game poise this team has shown a few times now. 

[RushmoreAcademy]

Best part: free throws down the stretch.

[Loose Cannon]

Best part: free throws down the stretch.

What a difference from last year.   So important at the end of the game, you either give the other team Hope or you close the door in their face.

[muwarrior69]

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the first half. Early foul trouble for Luke, early foul trouble for Hank, JJJ out with possible concussion, Duane missing everything, SJU hitting everything.

We still won. It was against a crappy team but good to know we can recover when everything seems to be going the other teams way.

St. Johns didn't look crappy to me. If Sima is back when we play them there I'll be worried. We have to be the worst shooting team in the Big East and everyone knows it. You would think with two 6'10" guys we should at least break even getting offensive rebounds but our guys can't jump. After watching that game the crappy team won.

[naginiF]

Loved the time out where they showed him reading the stat sheet and not saying anything to the team.

Can you imagine what the anti Wojo contingency would've said had Wojo done that?

[bilsu]

Can you imagine what the anti Wojo contingency would've said had Wojo done that?

I did think the announcers went out of their way to put a positive spin on a coach doing nothing.
I have said many times and I think this is an example of where the refs can favor a team by how they call the game. They called the game equally, but they put emphasises on certain areas. This game it seemed to me they were watching for charges and not much else. I think I saw St. John's travel around 10 times without being called. Of course that is through biased eyes, so they probably only got away with 5 travels. My point is in basketball you never know before the game what the refs are going to allow and not allow. When we play St. John's in New York I hope they are watching for travels. My least favorite player in the Big East for some time now has been Ryan Arcidiacono. I have found they player to replace him when he finally graduates. Federico Mussino may look like a high school player, but he consistently travels and gets away with it. But it was his two plays near the end of the game that made me dislike him. He threw his arms up and hit Fischer as he came down court and Fischer got called for his fifth foul. He tried the same thing the next time they had the ball and nothing got called. He may look like a choir boy, but he is a dirty player.