MySouthernJacket
Jolly Good Fellow
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This team is playing really well right now.
Impressive, but 5 players suspended from USC. None who contributed too much, but still could have given their important players a rest. Just here to do a hype check...
This is not correct. The data on ESPN are average minutes played and points scored, not total.The 5 players in question played a total of 44.9 minutes and scored 12 points this season. Even if that was on player, it means less than 90 seconds a game of playing time. That is less than Don't think that was the cause of their demise last night.
USCe could have replaced their worst player with Ben Simmons last night and we still would have won. That was a beat down, and we were the better team with or without their reserves.Impressive, but 5 players suspended from USC. None who contributed too much, but still could have given their important players a rest. Just here to do a hype check...
SDSU is gonna be tough. They play well at home and with a lot of defensive pressure ( think WVU Texas VCU). Unlike USC Jr. There will be fans. Sold out their arena last night (~12,000) and Viejas is notoriously difficult to play at.
It's so obvious this group is playing looser than they have all season - as if they've got nothing to lose. They're having fun and enjoying themselves, which is yielding some pretty satisfying results. Kudos to Gregory and the seniors for managing this team and keeping them focused.Yes, it will be tough and as you mentioned, their place is notoriously difficult. That said, I don't imagine that they're better defensively than Louisville.
Places like Cameron Indoor, Dean Dome, etc. should have prepared us for the noise. That might even give us a lift! We won't be intimidated by the environment, but that pressure D will make it tough for us to score.
Our guys have really been shooting the ball well (50% + overall last two games) - Regression has to be around the corner. That said, this team is really playing together, playing loose, and playing for one another and their coach. I absolutely love seeing the locker room videos after these past couple of wins!! We wanted MGH to taste post-season.. Let's take it a couple steps further and end his career with an NIT championship!
They win tomorrow night, and I am looking at airfare to the Big Apple!