Weekend Games - Who ya got?

[NJRedman]

Well I still maintain that the ref's mistake didn't give us "the game" - it gave us a chance that it took good coaching and execution to take advantage of, but that's besides the point.

As frustrating as the slow starts are, I actually find it very encouraging to see that this Seton Hall team is never out of a game. There was a time not too long ago that a SHU team down 10-15 points early would have rolled over and gotten blown out, so it's really nice to see these guys have the fight to battle back and gives themselves a chance to perhaps catch a lucky break.

I don't expect you to like us or be nice to us, I would just like to see some credit given where it's due. The team that was picked to finish 8th in our league won an exempt tourney (beating a previously unbeaten ACC team in the final), beat Kentucky at MSG, and beat a Maryland team who's off to a 3-1 start in the B1G on the road. If that's the 8th best team in our league, we are in incredible shape.

I don't like SJU, but I think they're a top 15 team in the country right now - the OOC just hasn't allowed them to build up the resume to prove it yet. I think they're a coach and some depth away from being a true final four contender, but that doesn't mean they're not a great team. I also want to see them have success right now because A: I want this rivalry to grow to a point where it matters outside the metro area and B: I want this next generation of metro area recruits to grow up watching epic SHU-SJU battles at the Garden and think "I want to play in that game" rather than bolting off to Duke, Kentucky, wherever. Is it realistic? Maybe not, but to have even a remote chance, both programs need to sustain success at the same time.

You can maintain anything you want but I don't see how that had anything to do with good coaching. You had the center dribbling the ball as the clock ran down. It worked out for you but it's not like they had some great plan drawn up.

[Hall2012]

They drew up a play that got Sandro 1 on 1 down low with a huge mismatch and a kickout option. I actually thought he made a poor decision (as he also did on the last play against DePaul) and should have gone up strong with it, but Shavar hit the shot and it worked out.

[MullinMayhem]

Sandro traveled on that play too. Craziest ending I've seen honestly.