St John's Game Thread...

[SUFan44]

An absolute utter embarrassment.

 

[longislandcuse]

The only thing helping me to not smash my tv watching this dumpster fire is the hilarious amount of justified condescension in this thread.

 

[Killdozer]

Blame all around on this first half. JB just needs to retire already. I think we as SU fans have tired of his non changing style.

 

[SoBeCuse]

Offensively of course

Isn't LOU number 1 in the country on D according to KenPom?

 

[Cuse House]

I've never been at the dome and had it be so blah. No energy whatsoever.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Ive never missed Silent G and Cooney more then I do right now. Its shocking how bad our guards are without those two. Gillions drive and layup was the first clean one I think we have had all year. Please recruit a guard for next year I don't care who or how, I can't handle anymore Frank the turnover Howard.

 

[jncuse]

This halftime radio guy who is summarizing the stats must have went to the Jim Calhoun school of broadcasting.

 

[SaltLakeOrange]

Blame all around on this first half. JB just needs to retire already. I think we as SU fans have tired of his non changing style.

I respectfully disagree about the style being the issue. This system works when the kids play defense and when we have reasonable guard play. These guys cannot play defense (the fifth year seniors are terrible at it) and our guard play has been the worst I've ever seen at SU. It's not on JB...it's on the players...Just my opinion...

 

[Cusefan0307]

Can Taurean or Tyler be the point guard?

 

[Cuse_1999]

I said that to myself 5 minutes ago haha

At one time he was the #1 ranked player in his class. Can you imagine if he would have chosen UK? He wouls have played lesd than 20 minutes in his career for them

 

[AirForceOrange]

It seems to me this team lacks something like cohesion, chemistry...looks like they aren't enjoying playing the game...really tough for me to my finger it...the talent is there...just not sure what it is exactly...

 

[CuseCPT]

It's hard to watch Tyus Battle right now. He is thinking before he does everything and has no confidence.

It's so crazy that we keep recruiting all these star basketball players with no confidence. It just must be bad luck there couldn't possibly be another explanation!

 

[longislandcuse]

Ive never missed Silent G and Cooney more then I do right now. Its shocking how bad our guards are without those two. Gillions drive and layup was the first clean one I think we have had all year. Please recruit a guard for next year I don't care who or how, I can't handle anymore Frank the turnover Howard.

"Gillion" and Frank "the turnover" Howard.

I'm dying right now.

 

[OrangeDW]

If we lose to St. Freakin John's for the second year in a row, this time at home...we are embarrassingly bad. Will we win an ACC game? This might be like our version of Duke's 1995 8 win season or UNC's 2002 8 win season. I have no idea how to react to this.

 

[Killdozer]

I respectfully disagree about the style being the issue. This system works when the kids play defense and when we have reasonable guard play. These guys cannot play defense (the fifth year seniors are terrible at it) and our guard play has been the worst I've ever seen at SU. It's not on JB...it's on the players...Just my opinion...

No...JB inability to change D is a problem. Zone D will not work if the other team is hitting three's.

 

[Ozcuse]

 

[longislandcuse]

Can Taurean or Tyler be the point guard?

I'd take one eyed Chukwu running guard at this point.

 

[Trueblue25]

Got a pad of paper and pen out to write down all the half time adjustments i notice.

 

[cuseguy]

Alright there is no way around it anymore, we are really bad this year, grad transfer experiment is a train wreck and should not happen again. This is going to be one of the worst seasons ever under Boeheim...no exaggeration

We were bad last year. We just masked it by making the Final 4. SJ punked our zone at MSG.

 

[SUfaninAZ]

I'd take one eyed Chukwu running guard at this point.

Hahaha!

 

[AirForceOrange]

Almost seems like they aren't prepared...which I am sure is not true...or maybe not following the game plan or something...

 

[SUalldway]

Ive never missed Silent G and Cooney more then I do right now. Its shocking how bad our guards are without those two. Gillions drive and layup was the first clean one I think we have had all year. Please recruit a guard for next year I don't care who or how, I can't handle anymore Frank the turnover Howard.

White looks like he's never faced a tight man to man D before!

 

[Killdozer]

Got a pad of paper and pen out to write down all the half time adjustments i notice.

Pad will be blank by end of game

 

[Madbiker]

Our guards are worthless. No penetration. No D at top of zone. Worst I've seen. Defensive intensity absent. Is JB even awake. How about waking your team up. This team is Lydon and TT. Send the rest home.

 

[retro44]

Is it just me or is the crowd now filled with octogenarian's to watch this slow pace zone defense