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Open Thread: Louisville at St. John's

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I'm resting Charles. It wasn't an easy decision, especially since I'm ridiculously uneasy about this game to begin with, but I just feel like we've been running guys (and dogs) into the ground this year.

So we turn back to the lone talisman to bring home a road win this season

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GO CARDS.

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Charles led us back

Now it’s time for someone else to lead the charge.

by CardinalDude on Feb 11, 2010 6:30 PM EST reply actions  

Charles In Charge

New boy in the neighborhood
Lives downstairs and it is understood.
He’s there just to take good care of me,
Like he’s one of the family.

Charles in Charge
Of our days and our nights
Charles in Charge
Of our wrongs and our rights

And I sing, I want,
I want Charge in Charge of me.

Charles in Charge
Of our days and our nights
Charles in Charge
Of our wrongs and our rights

And I sing, I want,
I want Charge in Charge of me.

ThreadKiller

by mclade01 on Feb 11, 2010 6:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Charles led us this far...

…and his shoulders are wide and STRONG. I have all the faith in Mr. Sims, I am like sam34gtr, I like the vibes CS brings.

by JustCards on Feb 11, 2010 6:37 PM EST reply actions  

Conspiracy theory

Someone from St. Johns contacted the NY papers and fed them the Nets story to hopefully distract the team from the game tonight.

by CardinalDude on Feb 11, 2010 6:41 PM EST reply actions  

espn2

i turned it to espn2. i have insight. it’s out of sevice for some reason on this channel. is anyone else having this problem? all my other channels work. its been like this for 10 minutes now. im scared.

by Cambroni Cardinals on Feb 11, 2010 6:54 PM EST reply actions  

welcome home

now can we focus on the real conspiracy? which is that the refs hate us?

Also Over/Under on Mentions of Pitino story tonight, 5.5?

by Chris Redman is my hero on Feb 11, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions  

jealous

we’ve got some guy that looks like Chris Farley crossed with the Scottish janitor from The Simpsons

by UL is my hot hot sex on Feb 11, 2010 7:06 PM EST up reply actions  

well now the audio has cut out

which if I weren’t at work trying to half listen, would be good

by Chris Redman is my hero on Feb 11, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Lineup change

Not resulting in a faster start.

by Mike Rutherford on Feb 11, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions  

crowd

there are tens of people there.

by PS3theFuture on Feb 11, 2010 7:14 PM EST reply actions  

I wanna see Siva’s new tattoo

by NotSoGreen on Feb 11, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions  

Does no one realize how important this game is?

We can’t get a shot, let alone score. Good grief, this could put a real damper on the season.

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions  

SO, anyone think the rumors are affecting the team

true or false, it’s gotta be a destraction

Go Cards!

by Red Rage on Feb 11, 2010 7:25 PM EST reply actions  

nah. I don't think so.

I think our team is flat out bi-polar on offense.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions  

"crowd" asleep

cards asleep, red storm half-asleep. they are too good defensively, we better wake up quickly.

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 7:26 PM EST reply actions  

Distracted

Interesting timing that the Nets rumor has been floating for weeks and breaks in the media as we come into NYC

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:26 PM EST reply actions  

Swop just standing in the paint

please, please, please don’t play him extended minutes

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 7:28 PM EST reply actions  

Defense?

Suspect??? I think we can convict the D so far

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:29 PM EST reply actions  

Mardo

I still say Samardo has one of the best looking FT strokes we have had from a big man…

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:33 PM EST reply actions  

He's capable of doing it.

But he can’t feed the ball to himself. Need some better passing on this team.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Turnovers

7 TO’s.??.Feels like 77

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:36 PM EST reply actions  

The entire team is flat, save for Samardo

I disagree on patience. This is danger time, on the road against a good defensive team. We need to wake the fuck up or the second half is going to be academic.

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions  

Flat

Flat as a 3 day old “throwback” Mountain Dew(Limited Time Only)

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST reply actions  

pitino should put in some white guys

cause these guys got no rhythm at all
van tresse = mike madsen

by KyCubsFan on Feb 11, 2010 7:41 PM EST reply actions  

We really need to start a run...

problem is, they handle the press well.

Needs to come out of great D and in particular rebounding.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 7:41 PM EST reply actions  

Slow

We look like we are stuck in snow…Step and a half slow everywhere

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:43 PM EST reply actions  

Someone yell

or punch somebody. There is no energy.

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 7:44 PM EST reply actions  

i can hear him now

Earl Clark is not walking in that door .. . TWill is not walking in that door.

by KyCubsFan on Feb 11, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Whew

Look out below…They are feeling confident….

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 7:46 PM EST reply actions  

Either way, we have more fans in MSG than St John's right now.

I don’t think the fact that it’s a road game has much to do with it.

The fact that it’s in MSG might, but I was hoping we finally cleared that hurdle last year.

by CARD_G6 on Feb 11, 2010 7:49 PM EST up reply actions  

strategy

this is a somewhat new strategy st. johns is using let samardo get it but make everything outside difficult

by KyCubsFan on Feb 11, 2010 7:49 PM EST reply actions  

Tweet from Adam Zagoria (NY college hoops guy)

Louisville assistant on Pitino to Nets rumors: “It’s all bulls**t.”

by jaxcard on Feb 11, 2010 7:50 PM EST reply actions  

Sosa ate his Mamma's cooking last night

as did some of the team. I bet she fed them shit they gave them bowel troubles. They are playing like they are full of …

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 7:51 PM EST reply actions  

In all honesty...

The Colts would be a wild card team if they didn’t have Peyton Manning. At best.

Peyton Manning is actually 7-3 in playoff games since 2002. Before then, the Colts wouldn’t have even been in the playoffs if it weren’t for Peyton.

by CARD_G6 on Feb 11, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions  

I know I know, I kid, chllax

Although glad the Saints won as a neutral fan. Still, can we just win this please?

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I got 9-5 after 2002.

one loss every year after 2002 except the superbowl win season.

by CardinalDude on Feb 11, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Wow what in the fuck

when Samardo can’t hit those PTs you know we’re having a rough night

by sam34gtr on Feb 11, 2010 7:55 PM EST reply actions  

It would be one thing if St John's was playing amazing, but they aren't

This is awful. At least Preston’s shot was so terrible Swop could put us down only 10.

by cardscott5 on Feb 11, 2010 7:56 PM EST reply actions  

How many SJU guys have 2 fouls?

looking for something to help a 2nd half run here…

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 7:58 PM EST reply actions  

Some sort of promise for 2nd half

Now let’s wait to hear how the impact of the Pitino news has affected our play today. Who is this dude rockin the Afro puff?

by tnatburks on Feb 11, 2010 7:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Ellis..

not exactly what I would consider an “analyst”…lol with the “Sammy Sosa-err Edgar” comment..

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:00 PM EST reply actions  

the last things a budding analyst needs

is criticism from cc pimps.
it can be career-ending.

by the_cisco_keed on Feb 11, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions  

annnnd cue

huge pause…he didnt know where to go with that washington game clip

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Okay, so let's say this is a loss

Not that we can’t come back, but I’m not feeling too great about our chances right now. If we go to the Carrier Dome and stun Cuse, is our tourney profile

a.) better than it was before this game
b.) worse
c.) about the same

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 8:03 PM EST reply actions  

C.

For us, a bad loss will cancel out a good win.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions  

well if Stun means a large margin.

then I’d agree with you. Under 5pt win that had Cuse playing bad…not so sure.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions  

IMO

we lose tonight it would take a Syracuse stunner and a damn strong BET run to make it in.

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

C if not a little worse

This is a resume killer. We have 0 good wins, so SU would be a great one, but this and WCU hurt like hell.

by cardscott5 on Feb 11, 2010 8:08 PM EST up reply actions  

has anyone noticed the KY Jelly advertisement on our page?

Maybe the Cards can slid some points past the STJ’s defense and procreate a victory.

by tnatburks on Feb 11, 2010 8:08 PM EST reply actions  

Danica Patrick

now thats some interesting halftime info

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:08 PM EST reply actions  

Danica Patrick + KY Jelly

Keep talking, Im getting interested

by rickmbari on Feb 11, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Very lazy

and uninspiring. Deflections? steals? Hope Pitino can set their a** on fire for 2nd half.

by pianoman on Feb 11, 2010 8:10 PM EST reply actions  

As mentioned before... Pitino's halftime speech...

Aren’t walking through the door. Now play like you want it.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 8:11 PM EST reply actions  

nice pass by edgar

last year that would have been a TO

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:16 PM EST reply actions  

can you really blame him

considering where this game is? I know it would be inexcusable…but you know

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions  

fucking pathetic

note to Marra-you cant handle DJ one on one

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions  

ill take unfair

whatever gets us the W. Dunno what the fawk is the reason for sleepwalking tonight but just get through it….

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions  

ESPN online is a fackin joke

Its shows that the game is still in the first half….I was about to ask if that was our first three…Thanks Cactus

by tnatburks on Feb 11, 2010 8:28 PM EST reply actions  

fucking marra

wtf is going on tonight WHERES THE DEFENSE???

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:32 PM EST reply actions  

The only thing Willard is doing is decreasing our high level of fashion-sense among non jersey wearing bench-sitters.

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

by Villeslgr on Feb 11, 2010 8:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Did I fall asleep

and wake up back in November? Have these guys forgot how to play basketball? Do they even know each other?

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

by Villeslgr on Feb 11, 2010 8:33 PM EST reply actions  

I'm sorry, but we look as if our goose is already cooked.

Two possessions with the ball and we jack up threes really quickly. Then Swop tries to pass through a guy and turns it over. We’re really not very good unless somebody is shooting lights out, and tonight nobody is. I’m afraid we’re finished, barring some kind of miracle later in the season.

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 8:34 PM EST reply actions  

theres plenty of other teams that deserve it more

these guys CAN play with anyone in the country but some reason choose to take nights off…why must they always play to the level of competition?? We should fucking blow ST Johns off the map…

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions  

13 turnovers 12 field goals

Fucking joke. Almost as much as that Kennedy missed dunk

by cardscott5 on Feb 11, 2010 8:35 PM EST reply actions  

He can go if we get to keep the recruits.

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

by Villeslgr on Feb 11, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Im just sick of the see-saw bullshit

and how “great his resume” is….weve shown you the money Rick…now its your turn to fucking produce

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm done....

wife is nagging me. kids are screaming and we are playing like crap….

Later CC.

by Remote Cardinal on Feb 11, 2010 8:36 PM EST reply actions  

Same here

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

by Villeslgr on Feb 11, 2010 8:40 PM EST up reply actions  

why is marra

Still in the game? I keep HEARING he’s a good shooter, but would like to SEE it. Doesn’t show much on D either.

by CtotheAtotheRtotheDtotheS on Feb 11, 2010 8:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

gotten burned several times

I just don’t see why he has played 8 minutes in this half

by cardhoopfan on Feb 11, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions  

He has been awful on D.

Got beat repeatedly in the press. I’ve seen nothing to make me think he is going to be a decent high-level D-1 player in the next couple of years.

I feel bad for Marra; if he hadn’t been advertised as such an incredible shooter, we might not be so disappointed.

by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 11, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Even Pitino has that whipped dog look about him.

Something is very wrong and I can’t quite figure out what. We couldn’t beat the Little Sisters of the Poor tonight. Actually we probably could, but they’d give us a heck of a game.

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 8:38 PM EST reply actions  

fuck this team....

getting blown out by st johns? SERIOUSLY?

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:40 PM EST reply actions  

I'm about 3 minutes from turning this shit off.

2 double digit runs by shitty fucking St John’s. Way to no show.

by cardscott5 on Feb 11, 2010 8:41 PM EST reply actions  

RP Should clear the bench...

Make a goddamn statement that if you are not gonna give effort you will sit…

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 8:42 PM EST reply actions  

yup

dunno if I have enough beer in the fridge to continue to watch this….

AND CUE THE TO leading to an and-1

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:42 PM EST reply actions  

Kick ball?

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

by Villeslgr on Feb 11, 2010 8:42 PM EST reply actions  

That shot of the coaching staff on the bench was revealing.

Nobody was moving. Nobody was saying a thing. Their team is getting their asses handed to them and nobody seems to mind. I tell you, this is as pathetic a performance as I’ve ever seen out of a Louisville team this late in the year — not counting those awful teams at the end of Denny’s tenure.

Somebody ought to be embarrassed by this. Really embarrassed. Forget the NCAA; we’re done.

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 8:43 PM EST reply actions  

I left the bar where I was watching the game about 5 minutes ago.

I see that I didn’t miss anything. This game pretty much removes any confidence I had in this group. And their lack of fight in this game is just deflating.

by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 11, 2010 8:44 PM EST reply actions  

Notre Dame last year

but at least they shot the lights out and you could write it up as a fluke. This is a disaster.

by cardscott5 on Feb 11, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions  

March is usually the "most wonderful time of the year."

But not when we’ve missed the tournament. There was a news interview with Jerry Smith before the start of the game and he said “this is more important than Syracuse.” He was right. I don’t think he’s scored.

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 8:47 PM EST reply actions  

Dear Rick,

how can you let this team throw in a clunker like this when they f’d around the entire first half of the season.

by ganimead on Feb 11, 2010 8:48 PM EST reply actions  

Can't keep burning the entire shot clock

if they want a chance to come back. It’s not like it’s leading to better shots anyway.

by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Feb 11, 2010 8:49 PM EST reply actions  

7 minutes left and the game feels like there is only a minute

They gone have to stop sleeping on me one day.. I gotta be one of the best

About 3 hours ago by Eric Wright Cleveland Browns – Cornerback

by Villeslgr on Feb 11, 2010 8:49 PM EST reply actions  

Beat Georgetown? Beat Syracuse?

Sure, and perhaps my Kentucky-lottery-based retirement plan will come to fruition, too. No way we can beat either of those two teams unless they appear somnambulent. (I think I spelled that wrong.)

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 8:50 PM EST reply actions  

im sure this has already been said but im too disgusted to read what has been written...

Anybody see Coach P be a Coach tonight?

Looks like he was busted in another scandal today and now has to be shown on TV…

Looks like ESPN and Dooug Gotlieb killed our MOJO for today…

chillin villian

by JimmyClifford on Feb 11, 2010 8:50 PM EST reply actions  

look who's on the bench

Edgar needs to be a go to guy as a senor and he hasn’t yet filled those shoes.

by ganimead on Feb 11, 2010 8:51 PM EST reply actions  

Emotional responses

Yeah, this game has been an absolute clunker, but to act like we can’t win the rest of the year is an overstatement. We’ve been in every game this year but this one.

by centrecard on Feb 11, 2010 8:52 PM EST reply actions  

I'm sorry...

But all the bounces have gone St John’s way. We’ve been awful, but even where the effort is there, St. John’s gets the play. Combined has led to this ridiculous loss.

Losing sucks.

by CARD_G6 on Feb 11, 2010 8:52 PM EST reply actions  

that being said...

the front court and its lack of hustle in rebounding has severally hindered this team tonight.

by ganimead on Feb 11, 2010 8:52 PM EST reply actions  

I don't think it's been rebounding

Samardo has had a decent game, at least in his terms. Our Backcourt/wings REALLY let us down with Turnover’s/No Offense

by Chris Redman is my hero on Feb 11, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions  

lol...down 30 to st johns

LO FUCKING L. this team is chocked full of better players than the “johnnies”

this one is on you Rick…and those other “coaches” on the bench

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:54 PM EST reply actions  

seriously though

what is the purpose of those other guys? I dont see it

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions  

im on the "f-willard" train...

what does he do? spread rumors?

is he the source close to RP?

chillin villian

by JimmyClifford on Feb 11, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Didn't say we can't win the rest of the year.

There are certainly teams we can beat. Syracuse and Georgetown aren’t among them. And we can’t get to the tournament without that, after a clunker like this. We’re screwed and we’re in the process of screwing ourselves tonight. The lack of effort in a game so important is just astounding.

theoldman

by theoldman on Feb 11, 2010 8:55 PM EST reply actions  

tired of seeing

louisville teams who lack effort (be it basketball or football) this year. Hope this will change soon

by ganimead on Feb 11, 2010 8:55 PM EST reply actions  

have we attempted to play man D?

i think the zone showed it was not working 10 min into the 1st half

by ganimead on Feb 11, 2010 8:56 PM EST reply actions  

peparing for a weekend full of

Has Rick Pitino caused a negative distraction for this years team? …

bla bla bla…

by ganimead on Feb 11, 2010 8:58 PM EST reply actions  

bullshit

Don’t switch from our game.

by centrecard on Feb 11, 2010 9:01 PM EST reply actions  

Who ever thought we would see this in Year 9 of the Pitino era?

I guess that pisses me off as much as anything. I don’t expect to be in contention for the national title every year, but I thought humiliating losses to bad teams wouldn’t be happening by this point in his tenure (if it got this far).

Maybe I have unrealistic expectations because of what he did at UK. I probably do, and I just need to accept that the NIT comes every 4 years or so. But this sucks.

by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 11, 2010 9:01 PM EST reply actions  

In all fairness..

UNC is likely NIT-bound this year too. I know it’s no excuse, and at least they’ve got a few final fours and NCs under their belts, but I’m just saying that any time you lose a lot of talent, there are lulls.

But it would be much easier to stomach if we had a national championship win, or even a final four last year.

by CARD_G6 on Feb 11, 2010 9:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Agreed.

Only six coaches have outperformed Pitino since he’s been at Louisville.

by centrecard on Feb 11, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I dont buy it

Im sick of hearing “how great” he is. How much he “prepares” guys for the NBA (two lottery picks in 9 years? 3 active NBA players?). Really all rick pitino is is “reputation” and after 9 years thats all he continues to be. Im sick of his drama..

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

He frustrates me as well, but just look at the numbers

Name more than six coaches who have outperformed him. Fact is, college basketball has had more parody in the last 9 years than ever before.

by centrecard on Feb 11, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Worst mistake I've made in 27 years

Thanks for catching. Guess I had an off night like the Cards.

by centrecard on Feb 11, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions  

lol..yep

the way this team plays is parody..

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions  

UConn is another example

They were in the Final 4, and they suck. And a few years ago they were like 12th in the Big East

by cardscott5 on Feb 11, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Agreed that UConn and UNC illustrate how hard it is to stay on top.

Like I said, I acknowledge having outsized expectations, and that is probably a function of the fact that Rick was such an outsized success at UK. Also agree that a Final Four last year would have gone a long way toward making this year easier to stomach. UConn and UNC have more recent Final Fours and NCs to comfort themselves. And of course, Rick had nothing to do with our 86-01 drought, which probably exacerbates the frustration as well.

by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 11, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions  

if not for RP drama

we should have made it to the FF last year…if not beyond

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions  

wtf....

all of a sudden we are good…Marra made a 3, and the lead is 20

by CardinalDude on Feb 11, 2010 9:03 PM EST reply actions  

Sorry

Not good, but we seem to be playing with energy now.

by CardinalDude on Feb 11, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions  

No....

They stopped guarding us

by cardhoopfan on Feb 11, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

What the fuck was that?

?

"It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or L.A. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky...For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness." - Jim James, My Morning Jacket

by ArkansasCard on Feb 11, 2010 9:11 PM EST reply actions  

Down 6, two possessions

Three Marra, three Swop. Clunkers, then a 42-0 run.

Because it’s not like we have three guards who have made 3s deep into March for several years to shoot those, right?

This was not ideal.

by doctorofdunk on Feb 11, 2010 9:22 PM EST reply actions  

i know i'm not exactly welcome around here

but seriously, what did you guys think would happen when you have a coach more interest in bopping chicks in italian restaurants than coaching?

by davidson07 on Feb 11, 2010 9:26 PM EST reply actions  

you know it's true

his lack of self control has marred the reputation of school we all love. all of you gave me the finger when i said we should fire him for bad performance (compare rick’s first 9 years to Denny’s last 9 and I think you’ll see there’s not much difference, except for the ‘05 final four and that Rick’s taken us to more NITs); well now he’s a disgrace on and off the court.

by davidson07 on Feb 11, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

eh...

three sweet sixteens and an elite eight doesnt outweigh a final four and back to back elite eights..but im starting to wonder why RPs teams underachieved (like last years-should have been an FF or better IMO)

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Let's see that comparison, because I have a hell of a hard time believing that.

And it includes things like winning pct., losing seasons, conference titles, etc. Not just NCAA performance.

by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 11, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions  

ok..

RP-last 8 seasons 200-73
Denny last 8 157-103
RP-8 conference seasons 90-42
Denny-8 conference seasons 74-40
RP-2 conference and regular season champs, 1 conference tourney champ
Denny-1 conference and regular season champs, 1 conference tourney champ

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Big East =! Conference USA

I know it was better then, but still…

by CARD_G6 on Feb 12, 2010 3:07 AM EST up reply actions  

Mardo-TJ Combo

As much as I love Swop, I was not a fan of giving up on the Mardo-TJ experiment. Did they play together at all tonight? I only saw part of the game, but I did not see them together.

I would expect to see them together against Cuse. Their two big men seem to work pretty well together, and neither one is a marksman who can spread the floor.

by cardsinindy2010 on Feb 11, 2010 9:27 PM EST reply actions  

Swop quickly proved (again) why he shouldn't be a starter

He was much better coming off the bench. I just don’t see what Pitino see’s in this guy. Afer the UConn game he said “the fans have no clue what they’re talking about” in regards to our gripes about the guy. Anyone could easily get the hint after that stupid, selfish spot up (again missed) 3 in the second half. He wasn’t looking for anyone. Just stop, pull up, epic fail. Eh, and then there’s Sosa……….

Story for another day.

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by LORD KAYOSS on Feb 11, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions  

i have no idea

How that happened. And I’m a St. John’s fan. Well, I kind of know – Edgar Sosa. Man, I hate Edgar Sosa. His head is a knuckle, and he really showed it tonight.

Seriously, sorry for the loss. Red Storm fans probably might have preferred a loss to move us on to the next coach/ stage, too.

by picodulce on Feb 11, 2010 9:31 PM EST reply actions  

Pretty sure that's coming anyway

but thanks for pretending to be disgraced by a huge win

by cardscott5 on Feb 12, 2010 1:11 AM EST up reply actions  

if the team keeps winning

St. John’s will have the same coach. They don’t really want to make a change for some reason.

by picodulce on Feb 12, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions  

The last time we were embarrassed this bad IN FEBRUARY was...

The question I meant to ask initially….The complete lack of effort was scary…Are they quitting on RP?

by CactusCard on Feb 11, 2010 9:36 PM EST reply actions  

lol dude its not on sosa

seriously did you even watch the game? it was lack of focus and effort all around. no way you can pin this one on anyone but the coaches

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 9:37 PM EST reply actions  

Sosa is a senior leader

Pitino may deserve some of the blame (how much is open to debate) but the 5 or 6 TO’s by a Senior PG are just AWFUL. That’s been a big difference between this year and last year’s team. Also, I don’t think that Rick has had the talent of some of the coaches you might want to replace him with.

by Chris Redman is my hero on Feb 11, 2010 9:54 PM EST up reply actions  

OK, Mike

I was a big Sims fan back in the day…hes been way too tainted now. Damnit.

by twistedwedge on Feb 11, 2010 9:47 PM EST reply actions  

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