Thank You and Good Luck Sim

Really is interesting on seeing familiar faces go. Kind of torn. Love the idea of freshman turning into upperclassmen.

Same time, if finish off recruiting strongly and perform as good or better next season, but 6 of 8 players are all new faces... vs. all returnees and we finish middle of conf and bubble team or miss. Which would you rather?
 
RedStormNC said:
Really is interesting on seeing familiar faces go. Kind of torn. Love the idea of freshman turning into upperclassmen.

Same time, if finish off recruiting strongly and perform as good or better next season, but 6 of 8 players are all new faces... vs. all returnees and we finish middle of conf and bubble team or miss. Which would you rather?
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My quick take: my favorite player this year was Kadary. A brand new player who started off a bit slow, rarely showed emotion, but was a stone cold baller, who played hurt and never complained.
The equalizer: WE WON!!!! Largely because of him.
That’s CRPs point. Coach wants to win and hates losing. We will adjust as fans, because We Are St. John’s!!!! And we want to win.
It sure beats what we’ve been through.
 
sirvoo said:
Driving to the Mets with my daughter we passed SJU on the way. I told her “Sim is leaving St. John’s.” She deadpan replied, “I don’t care, I only care about the players coming in.” Effing ruthless, she’s SIX.
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Spoiled like my son. Mets and St. John’s are both good for them!

How do we explain the Norm Roberts era or Anthony Young losing 27 straight decisions to them?

Btw what a game to be at. Wow.
 
My enduring image of Sim has little to do with basketball, but maybe everything to do with college basketball.

During both celebrations of the Big East regular season and and the BET championships as confetti rained down from the rafters, Simeon played with the piles that mounted the way a 10 year old would play in a pile of autumn leaves or after a snowstorm.diving into mounds of snow.

It struck me that after decades of futility, his reaction.was child like joy, grabbing piles of red and white confetti and tossing them in the air and on teammates. A kid barely out of his teens unafraid to act like a kid. Pure joy.

I recalled that I wss once on the court too during the 83 celebration, beneath the rim with a mob of dtudents and young fans, joyouslu screaming as Billy Goodwin climbed onto the rim and shared that moment with all of us. It's the reason why I chose the Beast of the East screen name.

Simeon was as good a teammate perhaps as anyone who ever played here. He bonded almost from day one with Brady, the two becoming such close friends that despite competing for the same scarce minutes of playong time to prove themselves, they openly rooted for each other and their teammates, celebrating each other's successes, consoling each other after failures.

Both are emblematic of how we perceive the college game. Playing for the name on the front of the uniform means that the team wasn't just a dozen or so players and coaches, but an entire university of students, alums, administrators, faculty and fans.

It means that years later when you encounter a Mullin, Berry, a Hamilton, Lopez or Alagia, there is common ground and familiarity that doesn't exist in pro sports. The interest is deeper than what they did on the court and is mutual to some extent.

The realities of the current rules and structure work against this notion. Sim and Brady, RJ and the rest are both beneficiaries and victims of this new era. They left too soon, for money, exposure, playing time, or a perceived greener grass.

The reality or myth of a deep connection with our fans is diminished, if not shattered. They won't walk the aisles of commencement, as Reggie Carter did in my days as a student; they won't even have a school identity to associate with. Somehow, despite the financial aspect of NIL, they are left with less in other important ways. So are we.
 
Beasts of the East said:
My enduring image of Sim has little to do with basketball, but maybe everything to do with college basketball.

During both celebrations of the Big East regular season and and the BET championships as confetti rained down from the rafters, Simeon played with the piles that mounted the way a 10 year old would play in a pile of autumn leaves or after a snowstorm.diving into mounds of snow.

It struck me that after decades of futility, his reaction.was child like joy, grabbing piles of red and white confetti and tossing them in the air and on teammates. A kid barely out of his teens unafraid to act like a kid. Pure joy.

I recalled that I wss once on the court too during the 83 celebration, beneath the rim with a mob of dtudents and young fans, joyouslu screaming as Billy Goodwin climbed onto the rim and shared that moment with all of us. It's the reason why I chose the Beast of the East screen name.

Simeon was as good a teammate perhaps as anyone who ever played here. He bonded almost from day one with Brady, the two becoming such close friends that despite competing for the same scarce minutes of playong time to prove themselves, they openly rooted for each other and their teammates, celebrating each other's successes, consoling each other after failures.

Both are emblematic of how we perceive the college game. Playing for the name on the front of the uniform means that the team wasn't just a dozen or so players and coaches, but an entire university of students, alums, administrators, faculty and fans.

It means that years later when you encounter a Mullin, Berry, a Hamilton, Lopez or Alagia, there is common ground and familiarity that doesn't exist in pro sports. The interest is deeper than what they did on the court and is mutual to some extent.

The realities of the current rules and structure work against this notion. Sim and Brady, RJ and the rest are both beneficiaries and victims of this new era. They left too soon, for money, exposure, playing time, or a perceived greener grass.

The reality or myth of a deep connection with our fans is diminished, if not shattered. They won't walk the aisles of commencement, as Reggie Carter did in my days as a student; they won't even have a school identity to associate with. Somehow, despite the financial aspect of NIL, they are left with less in other important ways. So are we.
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Great and accurate post......Thank you.
 
Wilcher will land at a top tier school . No A 10 or equivalent for him.

Texas ? Maybe .

Miller has seen him over the course of the Season and might , feel he can get more from Sim than Pitino did .

And , who knows, in the current era , players often stay in the same League when they enter the Portal . Maybe Nova ? G’Town ? Creighton ?
Marquette ?

I think it’s a realty that as soon as , Sellers signed this week , that Sim’s doorbell began to ring with more than a few suitors
It’s possible , those doorbells rang , even before he opted for the Portal .

It’s a continuing story .
 
Meli said:
Does anyone know why he entered the portal?
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Pure speculation on my part, but I assume he wants meaningful time at the point and Pitino envisioned him off the ball. I think he probably saw some of the new kids we brought in getting more $ than him and that didn’t sit well. That combined with the prospect of more $ somewhere else is hard to pass up.
 
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