There is no doubt that this Saint Joseph’s team is much
better then last season. They are more skilled all-around and have much better
chemistry in general. The main weakness in years past for St. Joe’s was their
struggle to score, this year they have overcome that. However, like in years
past the Hawks still struggle against true competition and cannot get much
needed wins.
After tonight’s loss to Villanova the team will fall to 4-2.
It was expected that the Hawks would fall to Nova. If you asked any reporter or
fan they would agree. However, fans did think they would get a better showing
out of the Hawks. They did fight hard at the start of the 2nd half,
but in reality the Wildcats were just bigger, faster, and stronger. They were
overall a more skilled team, as was expected. Even though the Hawks did lose to
Villanova, the more disappointing loss came last week against the Gators.
St. Joe’s had the win against the Gators in the bag last
week and fell apart in the final minutes. This would’ve been a very good win
for the Hawks, but they were not able to hold on. They Hawks needed their star
players to step up in that game, however they did not. Again, the Hawks
struggled to put all their talent together to get a win. But, like tonight they
showed they can stay in games against very good teams.
If St. Joe’s is going to be a team that ranks higher in the
A-10, they need to see their best players step up. DeAndre Bembry was basically non-existent for
long stretches in both of the Hawks losses. We will need to see Bembry step up
and become that team captain, and NBA player that is expected. The fact is
Coach Phil Martelli has to get the best out of his players every single game,
we saw that early on but not lately. Coach Martelli has to see the talent he has
on the court and learn how to best utilize, because if he does not he is just
wasting their time.
As we look towards the next two games the Hawks face off
against Ivy League teams. They will have a hard game against the Princeton Tigers;
however don’t expect much of a game against Columbia. The Hawks will need to
step up in their next few games and if they are lucky they will be 6-2 after
these Ivy League games. No matter what, just remember the Pope is a Hawks fan!
-Brett
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