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Post by sawdoctors on Feb 27, 2013 20:53:15 GMT -5
STL does not look unbeatable. St. Blows blows and they are handing tough.
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Post by calsufan on Feb 27, 2013 21:00:05 GMT -5
One half of basketball so far. Anything can happen (PSU beat Michigan tonight), but watching the game I'd say St. Louis will win this one.
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Post by sawdoctors on Feb 27, 2013 21:22:31 GMT -5
stl will win but we can win there
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Post by sawdoctors on Feb 27, 2013 21:25:33 GMT -5
St Joes stinks
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yo mik88
Feb 27, 2013 21:26:41 GMT -5
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Post by explorer88 on Feb 27, 2013 21:26:41 GMT -5
Bills up 13 now. Just another day at the office. They are good.
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Post by calsufan on Feb 27, 2013 21:29:46 GMT -5
stl will win but we can win there Can we win there? Sure, we can. Will we win there? I'd say it's even more unlikely than the Butler and VCU wins. St. Louis is insanely deep and I think their bigs are far and away better than ours. They're good rebounders, can shoot well and are fairly athletic. Add to that the fact that our interior D is our Achilles heel and I think we will more than likely lose. Right now, I want them to beat Duquesne and GW. Anything after that is gravy. |
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Feb 27, 2013 21:32:15 GMT -5
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Post by luhoopsfan on Feb 27, 2013 21:32:15 GMT -5
They are good, but the odds of them playing this well over 13 consecutive games are not all that likely. Eventually the laws of averages catch up with you. Hopefully we catch them on that night - but if we can win at VCU when VCU was coming off a last second loss to a rival, we can beat SLU as well.
It's a 1 out of 3 shot. SLU doesn't defend the 3 that well, if our guys are in rhythm from deep, there isn't a team in this league they can't beat.
Lets not make SLU out to be the Miami Heat here, they oly great as a unit and I like that about them but its not like you go down their lineup and can't find any teas where we aren't better.
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Post by scarletexplorer on Feb 27, 2013 21:34:22 GMT -5
We do not match up well with St. Louis, period. They will tear us apart inside. 88 is not the only one who thinks we're in for a rough game, and he's right. If you've watched any game this year you should know how bad our interior D is.
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Post by scarletexplorer on Feb 27, 2013 21:35:59 GMT -5
Also, up by 16.
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Post by explorer88 on Feb 27, 2013 21:44:11 GMT -5
They are good, but the odds of them playing this well over 13 consecutive games are not all that likely. Eventually the laws of averages catch up with you. Hopefully we catch them on that night - but if we can win at VCU when VCU was coming off a last second loss to a rival, we can beat SLU as well. It's a 1 out of 3 shot. SLU doesn't defend the 3 that well, if our guys are in rhythm from deep, there isn't a team in this league they can't beat. Lets not make SLU out to be the Miami Heat here, they oly great as a unit and I like that about them but its not like you go down their lineup and can't find any teas where we aren't better. Sorry hoops, when I go down their lineup I can't see many areas La Salle is better. That doesn't mean we can't win or we are not a good team. It just means a lot has to go well for us to beat them on the road. |
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Post by scarletexplorer on Feb 27, 2013 22:01:54 GMT -5
They are good, but the odds of them playing this well over 13 consecutive games are not all that likely. Eventually the laws of averages catch up with you. Hopefully we catch them on that night - but if we can win at VCU when VCU was coming off a last second loss to a rival, we can beat SLU as well. It's a 1 out of 3 shot. SLU doesn't defend the 3 that well, if our guys are in rhythm from deep, there isn't a team in this league they can't beat. Lets not make SLU out to be the Miami Heat here, they oly great as a unit and I like that about them but its not like you go down their lineup and can't find any teas where we aren't better. Sorry hoops, when I go down their lineup I can't see many areas La Salle is better. That doesn't mean we can't win or we are not a good team. It just means a lot has to go well for us to beat them on the road. 88, I think our backcourt is a push. When we're on, I think we even have the advantage. But I think the deficit in the post is too much to overcome. Even if we're hitting threes at a 40% clip, it won't matter if they're scoring at will inside. Any game is winnable under the right circumstances. I just don't see it here. |
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Post by mikesmd77 on Feb 27, 2013 22:04:19 GMT -5
If Zack or Wright are in foul trouble, it could get ugly.. and they can't seem to stay out of foul trouble. We need to shoot the lights out. We can beat them. Should be fun.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 22:04:36 GMT -5
Jim Crews, hands down a10 coach of the year. They are talking about his job right now. He better be coming back next yr.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 22:09:59 GMT -5
National... coach of the year candidate
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Post by luhoopsfan on Feb 27, 2013 22:10:18 GMT -5
Our backcourt is definitely better. Front court is definitely not
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Post by lasallerules1978 on Feb 27, 2013 22:14:33 GMT -5
St. Louis is better, but to say we have no shot just isn't fair based upon what this team has done this year.
The post that started this thread was dumb, you can't judge a team based on one half of a game. If you watched St. Louis all year the fact they were the best a 10 team became obvious over a month ago, in my opinion.
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Post by calsufan on Feb 27, 2013 22:31:31 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is saying there's absolutely no chance that we win at St. Louis. I think several of us are saying it's pretty unlikely.
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Post by 23won on Feb 27, 2013 23:06:30 GMT -5
I think it comes down to whether DJ and maybe Rohan can contain (not stop, but contain) Evans when they run two bigs (with whom JW and SZ will have to occupy).
We have 4 great guards, a skinny swingman and 2 bigs. They have 3 great guards, a really good beefy swingman and 3 bigs.
To win (On D 1-4 On O 5-8 ) we have to
1) have our guards push perimeter pressure and keep their guards from driving the lane
2) provide good help D if our guards get beat
3) box well on the offensive boards
4) defend against their quick release 3s
5) Don't back in and push in the blocks to enable their flops (our bigs have to keep space and play face up)
6) Don't force 3s (out of rhythm off dribble) - only take open 3s (off of clean catch and shoot chances w/ feet set)
7) Space the floor - the congestion of SJU fed into SLU's defensive strengths; this led to ugly SJU possessions
8) extend our two bigs in the high post area to draw out their bigs, set good screens and let our taller guards beat the SLU guards to the hole
It can be done!
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Post by lasallescreamer on Feb 28, 2013 0:24:00 GMT -5
StL may be deepeer and bigger- that does not matter and should not be the focus. IF we play our game and IF we have a great shooting nite, w can win. Sometimes a team must show up and play its best game. We have ability to do that. Lets focus on Duq. and GW and then shoot lights out in StL. Let's Go Explorers!!!
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Post by lasallerules1978 on Feb 28, 2013 10:58:44 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is saying there's absolutely no chance that we win at St. Louis. I think several of us are saying it's pretty unlikely. It was said twice in the Temple game thread that LaSalle has "No Shot" of winning at SLU, that was the reason this thread was created. I think the comment was said out of frustration of the Temple game and I would rather not harp on it, but that is the reason this thread was created. I would say the sane majority believe that LaSalle has a slim chance of winning. Although I know its a long shot, I still believe our chances of beating the top dog in the A10 are greater this year than in years past. |
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Post by explorer88 on Feb 28, 2013 11:09:58 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is saying there's absolutely no chance that we win at St. Louis. I think several of us are saying it's pretty unlikely. It was said twice in the Temple game thread that LaSalle has "No Shot" of winning at SLU, that was the reason this thread was created. I think the comment was said out of frustration of the Temple game and I would rather not harp on it, but that is the reason this thread was created. I would say the sane majority believe that LaSalle has a slim chance of winning. Although I know its a long shot, I still believe our chances of beating the top dog in the A10 are greater this year than in years past. Come on 78 let's not harp on semantics. You and and everyone here know that all of us know nothing is impossbile and nothing is for sure. It really is a waste of time to banter on something like the semantics of a post when we all know nothing is for sure. When someone says we have no shot it really means they don't expect it to happen. |
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Post by lasallerules1978 on Feb 28, 2013 15:56:53 GMT -5
It was said twice in the Temple game thread that LaSalle has "No Shot" of winning at SLU, that was the reason this thread was created. I think the comment was said out of frustration of the Temple game and I would rather not harp on it, but that is the reason this thread was created. I would say the sane majority believe that LaSalle has a slim chance of winning. Although I know its a long shot, I still believe our chances of beating the top dog in the A10 are greater this year than in years past. Come on 78 let's not harp on semantics. You and and everyone here know that all of us know nothing is impossbile and nothing is for sure. It really is a waste of time to banter on something like the semantics of a post when we all know nothing is for sure. When someone says we have no shot it really means they don't expect it to happen. I think you are misinterpreting what I am saying. I was just explaining why I felt the thread was created. I wouldn't have done it and I think it was stupid. That’s like creating a thread that says LaSalle is better than Michigan. Then the person would say well we be PSU and PSU beat Michigan therefore we are better than Michigan. That logic doesn't apply in college basketball. I also think brackets are a waste of time especially ones created prior to March 1st, but what do I know. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 16:52:51 GMT -5
It means they don't know how to play percentages. 1 in 3 chance and 1% chance and literally no shot are all different things. The math will show that we have a better chance than any of these numbers but people speak in hyperboles because it makes them sound more sure of themselves. Backfired when we beat VCU.
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