Tues 1/14 BE Game Thread (2 Games).

[Demon22]

2 conference games in a row for the first time since January of '08? Damn.

I find this hard to believe. Jerry Wainwright won two Big East games in a row?

[Demon22]

Oliver Purnell's pre-game speech for Saturday:

[Lavinwood]

Chalmers, you just proved you didn't watch the game. 2nd straight game the announcers were confused about why SJ was getting the short end of the stick. 40 FT's for Nova last game, and a 3:1 ratio for almost the entire game today for DePaul. DePaul was in the bonus with THIRTEEN minutes left in the 2nd half. The play of the game was the zebra blowing his whistle right before half to cancel Branch's perfectly legitimate and-1. Would have won the game by 1 if they did their job.

Think I'm just whining? Walk a day in a SJ fan's shoes. This program is snakebitten AND the refs hate us. It's a great recipe for 0-4.

For those who didn't watch the game, SJ was shooting lights out and was 7-7 from 3 until late in the game and also shooting 54% from the field with DePaul shooting 39 or 40% and 25% from 3. You could tell SJ was the much more talented team, but it could have easily been won 2 ways. 1) Sampson does not miss the dunk with no one within 10 feet around him early in the game and 2) The refs count the and-1 by Branch right before half that they called a travel and took it away. Of course the refs directly took 3 points away and we lose by 2. That's the way this season is going. Good thing I don't play on the team because I'd pull a Sprewell on the ref after that. I'm glad Pointer got the technical…I'd be pissed too if the guy I was guarding fouled me without a call then the refs blow the whistle on me when I react.

[adoraz11]

Chalmers, you just proved you didn't watch the game. 2nd straight game the announcers were confused about why SJ was getting the short end of the stick. 40 FT's for Nova last game, and a 3:1 ratio for almost the entire game today for DePaul. DePaul was in the bonus with THIRTEEN minutes left in the 2nd half. The play of the game was the zebra blowing his whistle right before half to cancel Branch's perfectly legitimate and-1. Would have won the game by 1 if they did their job.

Think I'm just whining? Walk a day in a SJ fan's shoes. This program is snakebitten AND the refs hate us. It's a great recipe for 0-4.

For those who didn't watch the game, SJ was shooting lights out and was 7-7 from 3 until late in the game and also shooting 54% from the field with DePaul shooting 39 or 40% and 25% from 3. You could tell SJ was the much more talented team, but it could have easily been won 2 ways. 1) Sampson does not miss the dunk with no one within 10 feet around him early in the game and 2) The refs count the and-1 by Branch right before half that they called a travel and took it away. Of course the refs directly took 3 points away and we lose by 2. That's the way this season is going. Good thing I don't play on the team because I'd pull a Sprewell on the ref after that. I'm glad Pointer got the technical…I'd be pissed too if the guy I was guarding fouled me without a call then the refs blow the whistle on me when I react.

No excuses. It's DePaul. We are not a tournament team and the season is over barring a miracle run.

[Lavinwood]

Chalmers, you just proved you didn't watch the game. 2nd straight game the announcers were confused about why SJ was getting the short end of the stick. 40 FT's for Nova last game, and a 3:1 ratio for almost the entire game today for DePaul. DePaul was in the bonus with THIRTEEN minutes left in the 2nd half. The play of the game was the zebra blowing his whistle right before half to cancel Branch's perfectly legitimate and-1. Would have won the game by 1 if they did their job.

Think I'm just whining? Walk a day in a SJ fan's shoes. This program is snakebitten AND the refs hate us. It's a great recipe for 0-4.

For those who didn't watch the game, SJ was shooting lights out and was 7-7 from 3 until late in the game and also shooting 54% from the field with DePaul shooting 39 or 40% and 25% from 3. You could tell SJ was the much more talented team, but it could have easily been won 2 ways. 1) Sampson does not miss the dunk with no one within 10 feet around him early in the game and 2) The refs count the and-1 by Branch right before half that they called a travel and took it away. Of course the refs directly took 3 points away and we lose by 2. That's the way this season is going. Good thing I don't play on the team because I'd pull a Sprewell on the ref after that. I'm glad Pointer got the technical…I'd be pissed too if the guy I was guarding fouled me without a call then the refs blow the whistle on me when I react.

No excuses. It's DePaul. We are not a tournament team and the season is over barring a miracle run.

Not an excuse. We missed plenty of easy opportunities yet again just like Nova, but that call sank us. It's a fact. This team reminds me of when baseball announcers say "Well, when things aren't going right and the team is down, even the umps seem to be against you…when it rains it pours". It's a mix of not being able to close out games, 2:1 and 3:1 FT ratios for the other team, missing easy dunks and layups, and just overall being the most unlucky program in the Big East and possibly nation.

[MooseFriar13]

Creighton up by 21...very impressive play thus far

[XU85]

Who forgot to tell Creighton they are no longer in the MVC? Wow, really taking Butler to the woodshed.

[Bill Marsh]

Just have to ask the question since I wasn't able to watch the game . . .

How the heck did St. John's give DePaul 17 offensive rebounds???

[jkc_dawgs]

Wow. Creighton could not make a shot in the second half and win this game.

[GumbyDamnit!]

Just have to ask the question since I wasn't able to watch the game . . .

How the heck did St. John's give DePaul 17 offensive rebounds???

According to Lavinwood, the refs made it all happen for DePaul.