Before anyone complains about how poorly we played, how bad our defense was, our missed free throws or whatever, just keep in mind who we played. Anytime you play Saint Louis, youâre going to get that type of performance. Itâs always going to be an ugly, physical, sloppy, low scoring, halfcourt game where we manage to win by a few points at the end. And weâll NEVER look good doing it.
Personally, Iâm ecstatic with this win, especially after losing Mitch in the first half. There are some things we could have done better but when itâs Saint Louis, you just take the âWâ and move on to the next game.
[i]Originally posted by moss2k[/i]@Jan 15 2005, 09:38 PM
[b] we could have won 30-29, and I would have been happy. These games are always brutal. JUST WIN BABY!!!! [/b]
Up until about the 10:00 of the first half, it was looking like that may be the final score. :P
I told SLUâs SID at one point they played better defense than anyone weâve faced this year. I was really impressed with their defensive intensity. These guys have NO talent outside Reggie Bryant. I have a lot of respect for Soderberg.
SLU always finds a way to âugly upâ every game, however that does not explain our ridiculous offensive sets in the second half, nor does it excuse Plavichâs absurd shot selection all night.
For those who thought Sager was an option I hope you got a good look as he made Plavich look like captain america on defense.
Good news is we hit our FTâs, bad news is Mitch is out and our offense is pathtic without him.
A conference win is a great win and that is all that really matters, however we made it look tough tonight.
Iâm happy with the win. this was a trap game on the schedule. Right between UAB and Cinn. Just by looking at SLUâs rebounding edge shows we were not up for this game. We would not normally be out rebounded by this team, even while shooting 33%. I expect a much greater effort Wed.