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[Seton75]

Awesome 2nd half by uconn. felt awful for Dixon. not the way a terrific pkayer wants to go out. Other side of that coin is Karaban When he took a 3 in nwk for uconns first shot the husky fans in by me yelled stop shooting. And the backup pg slayed some demons too. looks lije tgey are coming together.

DP - manoman. so close. 2 huge threes by the big man. ashford finally hits one. dp battles but not enough.

guees the mq-x game was great too. didnt see a play.

You guys think sju in a walk? i got a feeling uconn again for some reason.

3 BE TEAMS IN THE S16...UCONN SJ MQ. 2 IN E8 - SJ UCONN. GO BIG EAST

 

[Piratz]

Always the best conf tournament a real fun event. Yesterday was tremendous, tonight should be too.

 

[SHUSource]

It won't be a walk for St. John's no matter what. I think I like UConn here, too. They seem to be peaking (although this year's "peak" isn't quite what the previous two years' peaks were).

My biggest concern about UConn against the Johnnies is Diarra's ball-handling. Can he withstand St. John's pressure? If he can, I think they win.

 

[donnie_baseball]

Under almost no circumstance have I, or would I, root for UConn. Tonight is as close to a toss-up as it comes, for me, considering Pitino/Repole.

 

[SHUSource]

Oh, I'll make no bones about it: I hope UConn plows them under.

 

[Burnsly]

Refs were really letting them bang in all games. It was like the old Big East. Both semi's should be great.

 

[Seton75]

Under almost no circumstance have I, or would I, root for UConn. Tonight is as close to a toss-up as it comes, for me, considering Pitino/Repole.

I am shocked with myself. I am rooting for them now. Dan has won me over and the interview with him and his wife was so great. I do think SJU goes the furthest of our teams and am rooting for them too. In the old days when we got a bunch of teams in the tourney, my BE bias ruined every bracket I ever filled out.

 

[SPK145]

I'm going with Marquette.

 

[PJVegas]

I’m going to watch Seinfeld reruns. 😵‍💫

 

[Seton75]

I’m going to watch Seinfeld reruns. 😵‍💫

As Kramer might say, that is a very sane thing to do.

 

[hbkmyr]

I have to say I’m more excited for this semifinal than any other that didn’t involve us. Maybe that’s because I am usually dejected we lost, but this year it was a forgone conclusion.

 

[SOpirate]

Hate that it’s with St. John’s but good to see Kadary playing with passion. Rick has gotten him to tap into his inner beast.

 

[Seton75]

i have long objected to raf doing a day or two then leaving for the bt. i prefer gus and jimmy all tourney. plus gus and raf just dont mix well. i know he is a BE kegend. and that makes it worse

 

[Seton75]

Hate that it’s with St. John’s but good to see Kadary playing with passion. Rick has gotten him to tap into his inner beast.

bullshit. he played his ass off for us and had a better yr last yr. and he has taken pkenty of time off at sju.

 

[PiratePride]

Hate that it’s with St. John’s but good to see Kadary playing with passion. Rick has gotten him to tap into his inner beast.

I agree that it's bittersweet watching KR. I wish him the best but just can't for SJU. BTW, I thought that Slick Rick was ging to make a 3 pt shooter out of him.

 

[SOpirate]

bullshit. he played his ass off for us and had a better yr last yr. and he has taken pkenty of time off at sju.

I think he’s a more complete player this year. Maybe a better way to phrase it is he looks more comfortable showing his emotions out there. I’m just looking without the blue tinted glasses.

 

[radecicco]

bullshit. he played his ass off for us and had a better yr last yr. and he has taken pkenty of time off at sju.

Totally agree with you. This BS that Richmond didn’t play hard and with passion is belied by his accomplishments last year. He’s cool, plays under control. Just go back and watch some big games from last year.

 

[Seton75]

the announcer just said kr not a good ft shooter if kr ht 57% from the line last yr and 80 this season, it would have been cause rp got him to concetrate but he shot 80 last yr. 57 this yr. and 69 his jr yr at shu fwiw

 

[HallLine69]

Richmond's play against Marquette has been exceptional. Miss him terribly but boy did he ever make the right decision goingto St. John's.

 

[catholicman]

St. John's wears down their opponents.

 

[halltheway]

Good for Kadary...rooting for him!

 

[dehere23]

bullshit. he played his ass off for us and had a better yr last yr. and he has taken pkenty of time off at sju.

Multiple things can be true at the same time. I think he's playing as the best version of himself. His conditioning seems better than ever, which was necessary because of how they play. Zero issue between him and Pitino, which everyone predicted there would be. Pitino goes out of his way to was poetic about him being the "easiest" player he's ever had to coach for a reason.

 

[dehere23]

I agree that it's bittersweet watching KR. I wish him the best but just can't for SJU. BTW, I thought that Slick Rick was ging to make a 3 pt shooter out of him.

LOL yea the 3-point shooting didn't happen.

His midrange game seems better, although he's wearing the brace/wrap on his hand, so who knows what that's about.

Fair or not, he had a reputation from Cuse and at the Hall that he wasn't always the easiest kid to deal with and that he wasn't someone who went hard all the time in practice or whatever. Articles were written about it when he decided to go play for Pitino. Posts were made here that it wouldn't work because of that perception, fair or not. You can debate how the perception was created, and whether comments by certain coaches added fuel to the fire in that respect, but it was indisputably out there despite his performance last year.

 

[radecicco]

Richmond tonight in 36 minutes— 12 points (5/10), 10 rebounds, 6 assists, three steals, one block, two TOs. He was all over the court.

 

[PiratePride]

Happy to see Creighton in the final. Despite Neal's dumbass "me first" slamdunk to end the game, I'll root for the Blue Jays to take home the brass. I don't blame the Uconn player who pushed him..... but really both moves were over the top.

 

[Seton75]

yes, general soreness was a dumb thing to say. and we fans not realizing kr was a great pirate was dumb too.

 

[Seton75]

LOL yea the 3-point shooting didn't happen.

His midrange game seems better, although he's wearing the brace/wrap on his hand, so who knows what that's about....

imo his midrage shot is less reliable this year. even with a lessened load

 

[PiratePride]

LOL yea the 3-point shooting didn't happen.

His midrange game seems better, although he's wearing the brace/wrap on his hand, so who knows what that's about.

Fair or not, he had a reputation from Cuse and at the Hall that he wasn't always the easiest kid to deal with and that he wasn't someone who went hard all the time in practice or whatever. Articles were written about it when he decided to go play for Pitino. Posts were made here that it wouldn't work because of that perception, fair or not. You can debate how the perception was created, and whether comments by certain coaches added fuel to the fire in that respect, but it was indisputably out there despite his performance last year.

The "general soreness" 3 (?) game absence added to the perception. If Sha had been more outspoken about his suport for KR and his absence, it would have helped. He could have said something like, "he brings it every day in practice, he's a warrior, etc, But maybe Sha himsef didn't understand KR's mind set. Don't think Sha recognzed the words... "general soreness". The image of Sha sitting on the sidelines in a wheel chair watching his team beat Temple in the 2000 NCAA game sticks in my mind. You just knew he would have run though a brick wall if he could to be out there.

 

[Seton75]

imo his midrage shot is less reliable this year. even with a lessened load

and his fts and 3s are worse.

 

[Burnsly]

Happy to see Creighton in the final. Despite Neal's dumbass "me first" slamdunk to end the game, I'll root for the Blue Jays to take home the brass. I don't blame the Uconn player who pushed him..... but really both moves were over the top.

I had no issue with it. Game went right down to the wire in a great environment against 2 time National Champs. It’s not like UConn wasn’t still pressing.

 

[Seton75]

shu fans still whie about that ru guy dunking 20 yrs ago

 

[dehere23]

I had no issue with it. Game went right down to the wire in a great environment against 2 time National Champs. It’s not like UConn wasn’t still pressing.

I think that's a fair take too. At the same time, I get why Diarra was upset.

To me, part of it too is what Neal was seeing all game. I'm a Danny Hurley fan, always have been, and he's a great, great coach. But having to play a game as an opposing player watching his antics must be tiresome. The constant reactions, girations, waving his hands to the crowd. McNeeley and others doing it too. So, I get why Neal wanted to flush down an exclamation point.

 

[CL82]

I had no issue with it. Game went right down to the wire in a great environment against 2 time National Champs. It’s not like UConn wasn’t still pressing.

They were up by seven with about 30 seconds left and Hurley had called off UConn. In fact, no one was even past the half court line. It was a dumb thing to do as was acknowledged both by McDermott and the Creighton player after the game.

I still will be rooting for Creighton tonight.

 

[LBP43]

Going to root for Creighton cause Bluejays I dislike Team less as BEast opponent ( if that makes sense??).
The BEast Tournie once again proves it is bet of all and great for College bal.
Just can not ( for betting purposes) believe Blue jays are not ehausted and will wilt in 2nd half. Should be a blast.

 

[PiratePride]

I had no issue with it. Game went right down to the wire in a great environment against 2 time National Champs. It’s not like UConn wasn’t still pressing.

didn't look like thry were pressing.....

 

[JTSHU]

I think he’s a more complete player this year. Maybe a better way to phrase it is he looks more comfortable showing his emotions out there. I’m just looking without the blue tinted glasses.

Still cant hit 3s. Worse from ft but nailing that mid range

 

[LBP43]

Going to root for Creighton cause Bluejays I dislike Team less as BEast opponent ( if that makes sense??).
The BEast Tournie once again proves it is bet of all and great for College bal.
Just can not ( for betting purposes) believe Blue jays are not ehausted and will wilt in 2nd half. Should be a blast.