Originally Posted by
mrlif1
poor toledo. shows how much an equalizer that damn 3 ball can be.....
i thought the line was low on johnnies as well at first blush. but i'm not over thinking it. if this team is at all what they want people to believe - 'on a mission' - you can't lose this one. just getting off the bubble, momentum intact, how can you explain a loss to marquette? (easily, and it wouldnt be the end all be all, but for arguments sake) st johns weak rebounding team, marq worse. st. johns can lose? sure. matt carlino can go off, johnnies extra thin with branch out (from what i can tell). but on saturday johnnies got it done against georgetown, just like they needed to. this price is a deal for easily the more motivated/better playing team. this is 2nd best offense against worse rated offense in conference. if i had to pick a defense, the one with a block machine would be the side.
i think this game can be the best gauge yet for what the johnnies will do in the postseason. lose here, the narrative is 'of course, classic johnnies, cant keep a good thing going, lack focus, etc etc.'
but a win here, and that says 'confident, focused, nova watch out (off their scare at creighton)'
i liked that i read the question 'is st johns a dangerous tournie team' in one of these articles online. win out and they certainly are right? lose this one and whatever happens at nova, and theyll just be 'erractic johnnies' and 'untrustworthy.'
i've paid to be let down by johnnies before, it would be nothing new, the first narrative all over. but all year ive been watching them/rooting for them, and will continue to do so tonight. momentum and johnnies ftw!