NCAA Tourney: Arizona State vs St. John's

[Dback Jon]

From Dayton, Wednesday approx 6:10 PM

Match up of teams coached by former college basketball stars (Bobby Hurley and Chris Mullen)

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

This will be a tough one.

 

[AZCB34]

Word is Remy Martin may not play.

 

[82CardsGrad]

This will be a tough one.

It shouldn't be... The Johnny's are not a tall team... Their tallest players are the three 6'9" guys if which 2 are freshman and 1 is a sophomore.
Other than Ponds, they don't shoot particularly well and their leading rebounder is a guard (Figueroa).

Ideally, Remy could sit out most, if not all of this game and the Devils march on with an easy W. Though, this is ASU and I'm sure this will be a nail-biter, overtime battle requiring Remy to give significant minutes...

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

It shouldn't be... The Johnny's are not a tall team... Their tallest players are the three 6'9" guys if which 2 are freshman and 1 is a sophomore.
Other than Ponds, they don't shoot particularly well and their leading rebounder is a guard (Figueroa).

Ideally, Remy could sit out most, if not all of this game and the Devils march on with an easy W. Though, this is ASU and I'm sure this will be a nail-biter, overtime battle requiring Remy to give significant minutes...

You obviously haven’t watched St Johns play. I’m a Georgetown alum. I’ve watched the Johnnies this year. They can play up and down but they’re a handful. And Ponds is for real. This will most assuredly not be “an easy W.” If Remy rests the devils will lose.

 

[82CardsGrad]

You obviously haven’t watched St Johns play. I’m a Georgetown alum. I’ve watched the Johnnies this year. They can play up and down but they’re a handful. And Ponds is for real. This will most assuredly not be “an easy W.” If Remy rests the devils will lose.

I won't bore you with where I am from and where all my friends and family still live. Suffice to say, I have as good, if not better line on the Redmen than a Georgetown alum...
Anyway, yes, Ponds is for real and I believe he will be playing in the NBA.
They beat Cal by 3... we beat Cal by 26 and again by 10.
St. John's has a ton of double-digit losses... a bunch of them 15 point or more losses.

I said this game would be close... even though it shouldn't be. By all things equal, ASU "should" win this game easily. But again, they are the Devils and will likely take this game to overtime...and that's with or without Remy.

 

[Mainstreet]

Dort took a hard fall to open the 2nd half where his legs were taken out.

A flagrant 1 was called. He is on the bench. Hopefully he is all right.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Devils playing sloppy now...but still up by 9. Team needs to get some composure here, or they'll be screwed.

 

[Dback Jon]

9 point lead 1:31 left

 

[Mainstreet]

Sun Devils have had trouble with St. Johnson's pressure but luckily the Red storm have missed a lot of easy shots and free throws.

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

ASU 74 - St. Johns 65

Big win for Sun Devils in NCAA Tournament.

 

[Mainstreet]

I believe the last time ASU won in the NCAA Tournament was 2009.

 

[AZ Native]

Nice win. Next...

 

[Dback Jon]

9 point win

 

[Mainstreet]

Buffalo is the next opponent.

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[82CardsGrad]

Like I said...this should've been a relatively easy win... and, if it ended at the half that's what it would've been. But, in true ASU form, they allowed St John's back into the game and made it way closer than it should be, actually sweating it out most of the latter part of the second half.
Remy is clearly hampered by his ailing groin. But if they play anywhere close to their second half performance, against Buffalo, they will get destroyed.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Good win. Hearing lots of noise that Buffalo is supposed to be a much better team. I don’t know enough about them other than the fact they’ve been in the tourney recently. Hoping for more success.

 

[Mainstreet]

On Friday Arizona State (11) faces Buffalo (6) at 12:50 p.m. Arizona time. It will be televised on TNT.

 

[Azlen]

CBS is reporting that Chris Mullin won't be the coach at St John any longer and that Hurley is their top target to replace him.

 

[TJ]

There is substance to the Hurley to St Johns rumor. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s the guy

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

There is substance to the Hurley to St Johns rumor. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s the guy

If I were an ASU booster, I would pull out all of the stops to keep Hurley.