billikenfan05 Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 I hate road games and this, on some level, like a conference road game. Withstand the fullcourt pressure and I think we'll be fine. Quote
BC1764 Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 I would sacrifice a mediocre Blues season for an NCAA Tournament appearance. BrettJollyComedyHour 1 Quote
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 Incinerate Iona/Pi$$ off Pitino Quote
3star_recruit Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 Winning on the road against good teams is what separates good teams from great teams. This game is not a must-win for an at-large bid. But if our guys want to get on the path to greatness, the journey starts here. JettFlight5, slufanskip, johnbj14 and 1 other 4 Quote
billiken_roy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 32 minutes ago, BC1764 said: I would sacrifice a mediocre Blues season for an NCAA Tournament appearance. the blues? they still got a team? Quote
billikenfan05 Posted December 6, 2022 Author Posted December 6, 2022 1 minute ago, billiken_roy said: the blues? they still got a team? Do Not Feed, B-Roy. Quote
billikenfan05 Posted December 6, 2022 Author Posted December 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: Winning on the road against good teams is what separates good teams from great teams. This game is not a must-win for an at-large bid. But if our guys want to get on the path to greatness, the journey starts here. I don't post here at the absurd volume that I used to, but I very much appreciate your level headed contributions to this board. Billikenbooster, Billiken Rich, slufanskip and 1 other 4 Quote
3star_recruit Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: I don't post here at the absurd volume that I used to, but I very much appreciate your level headed contributions to this board. Thanks. Quote
wgstl Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 Wasn't this game supposed to be played in Brooklyn or MSG? Quote
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, wgstl said: Wasn't this game supposed to be played in Brooklyn or MSG? I'm not complaining if it's at Iona's home court might take the pressure down. Quote
AnkielBreakers Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 This is a game where Thatch and Yuri need to play almost the whole game. Hopefully Thatch is in early, and we avoid fouls and keep TO’s under control. Quote
wgstl Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: This is a game where Thatch and Yuri need to play almost the whole game. Hopefully Thatch is in early, and we avoid fouls and keep TO’s under control. Pickett for me. With as many games played on the road in the SEC, this is why he have him. Quote
wgstl Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said: I'm not complaining if it's at Iona's home court might take the pressure down. Idk, a packed 2k arena scares me. Reading their board, some said we're the best team to play there since the 80s.. Quote
Old guy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 It will be a tough game, no doubt about that, but it is winnable. All we have to do is to turn a low probability for a win into a reality. Quote
BC1764 Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, billiken_roy said: the blues? they still got a team? You have to be the most sensitive person on this site bar none. Quote
Bills By 40 Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, BC1764 said: You have to be the most sensitive person on this site bar none. You've been here for 18 posts, you ain't seen nothing yet. dennis_w and JohnnyJumpUp 2 Quote
dlarry Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 I’m super pumped for this game. I think it’s a great test of where the team is and what they can do come conference. almaman 1 Quote
billiken_roy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, AnkielBreakers said: This is a game where Thatch and Yuri need to play almost the whole game. Hopefully Thatch is in early, and we avoid fouls and keep TO’s under control. this is a game whereby we might have benefitted from some development from young hughes and thames. instead they have sat at the end of the bench and not had much opportunity. so yes, i agree we need thatch and yuri to play a lot. Quote
billiken_roy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 47 minutes ago, BC1764 said: You have to be the most sensitive person on this site bar none. that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me. Quote
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: instead they have sat at the end of the bench and not had much opportunity. Outside of blowouts, when would we have used them when we have good depth? Quote
billiken_roy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said: Outside of blowouts, when would we have used them when we have good depth? they only got extended minutes in the one blowout. surely they could have gotten minutes in some of the other games. it isnt like both looked horrible in that one game. on the contrary both played very well with a couple of highlight moments. Quote
Old guy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 Roy, you are beating around the bushes here. Point the finger at Ford, he is the one in charge. By the end of the season we will be totally dependent upon Yuri to play, and every opposing team will center their defense upon neutralizing Yuri. I hope we make it to the dance this season. Quote
almaman Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Old guy said: Roy, you are beating around the bushes here. Point the finger at Ford, he is the one in charge. By the end of the season we will be totally dependent upon Yuri to play, and every opposing team will center their defense upon neutralizing Yuri. I hope we make it to the dance this season. weird indeed, kind of like NBA focused on Jordan during his era. dennis_w 1 Quote
Bills By 40 Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 We don't play the back end of our bench because they don't deserve to play over guys who are, let's say, the best in the country at their position. If they weren't good enough for minutes against cupcake teams what makes you think they'll be good enough in one of the toughest games of the season? Those guys are for emergency situations. Foul trouble, injury, etc. Players like Fred and Yuri and Jimerson deserve to play the minutes they do because they're that much better than any other options on the team. SLU_Nick 1 Quote
billiken_roy Posted December 6, 2022 Posted December 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Bills By 40 said: We don't play the back end of our bench because they don't deserve to play over guys who are, let's say, the best in the country at their position. If they weren't good enough for minutes against cupcake teams what makes you think they'll be good enough in one of the toughest games of the season? Those guys are for emergency situations. Foul trouble, injury, etc. Players like Fred and Yuri and Jimerson deserve to play the minutes they do because they're that much better than any other options on the team. im not saying play over yuri. you wrote that. i said we should have been giving time to two very talented freshmen. no one is saying play them 30 minutes. but 4 or 5 minutes a game wouldnt hurt the team likely and in the long run it would probably pay off. if they saw no time vs auburn or providence or memphis, i get it. but most of the rest of the schedule, it was possible to give them time. Quote
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