I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting the greatest season
by the Hawks. Yes, I thought for sure they would be competitive and possibly
punch a ticket to March. With a player like DeAndre Bembry how could you not
think that they had a chance? However, it pains me to watch this team play as
of late. Phil Martelli’s squad is in the bottom 300 for NCAA teams in ppg, the
has lost to two easily beatable teams, and now they have a tough schedule the
next few days. This may be a bad few weeks for Saint Joseph’s.
This team has potential; however they just have not lived up
to it lately. They are struggling hard and not producing on the offensive side
of the basketball at all. A team cannot be successful if they are ranked 318th
in the NCAA in points per game. It is impossible for a team to win games if
they are not scoring and this has just been bad of late. The Hawks have only
broken 70pts once this season and that was when the team went to overtime. The Hawks
also fall at 326th in the league for field goal percentage as well.
A team will not win games if they are not hitting their shots and if they are
not scoring baskets. This so far has been the main problem for this Martelli’s
team. If they want to start competing they will have to get their points per
game up.
SJU has lost to two teams that experts would say were easily
beatable. St. Joe’s has now brought their record to 3-3, a record that should
be 5-1. Losing to FDU was a tough pill to swallow, however losing to WKU is
even tougher to take. This team should have won these two games, there is not a
doubt in my mind or many experts minds as well. The team lost today by 3pts
after an atrocious start, and they lost by 1pt against FDU. Two teams that do
not have a winning record, that is inexcusable. The Gonzaga loss was expected
from this team, Gonzaga is one of the best teams in the country and SJU truly
did not have a chance going in. But, I will say again they should easily be 5-1
this season going into the Temple game.
After, a tough loss tonight the Hawks have to go into a
tough rivalry week ahead of them. Wednesday they take on a much underrated
Temple team. Temple is a team that has played extremely well this season even
though there were low expectations going in. Temple lost to UNLV a few days ago
however they played very well. They kept UNLV to only 57pts throughout the
game, playing very strong defense. The 3-2 Owls will play a very good game
against the Hawks, and Martelli has to start game planning. After, Temple the
Hawks will take on their archrival the Villanova Wildcats. The 5-0 Villanova team
has been playing unbelievable as of late. They have truly earned their #12
ranking in the country. This will most likely be a blow out for the Hawks team.
I do not foresee them being able to out play the high Nova offense. With two very tough games coming up, SJU fans
have to stay positive.
The Hawks have struggle this season. They have not played up
to what many expected, even though that was not much. The team has talent and
has skill, they just need to show it and play it out. If there is any positive
to take out of the team from late it is how well DeAndre has played. Bembry has
scored 23, 17, and 22 in the team’s last three games of the season. Bembry will
be the one constant with this team for this season. Expect big things out of
this team in the future; however don’t expect great play anytime soon. If this
team can put the points on the board they will be able to compete and they will
be a top team in the A-10.
-Brett
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