RJ Luis 2024 Clips and Poll
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Early, but over looking good!
Looked up Miles Byrd because I was curious. Guy played one game. lol
Silly Donovan
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Interesting considering he was not mentioned on any All Big East teams. I maintain that the coaches missed the boat on that.
Imho, we have 3 guys would could wind up being 1st or 2d team all Big East (not saying they all will but potential is there) - RJ, Kadary & Deivon.
Although my post says the rehab aspect the shout out includes the surgeon for seeing the vision of the success of the surgery and doing an excellent job putting him in the position to get better.
I should include Luis himself in here as I’m sure he worked so hard to get to this point.
You can’t blame them for that based on last year and coming off an injury, and I am saying that as a St. John’s supporter. I doubt he is upset about it based on that. He is now showing what a healthy RJ coached and trained by Pitino can do on both ends of the floor and he is not a finished product.
Preseason All-American, All-Conference teams along with pre-season standings means nothing except possibly as a motivational tool for some and I don’t even pay attention to them. Who had Julian on any pre-season team his sophomore year and looked what he accomplished. The only times these list matter is when the regular season is completed and the evidence is in the performance during it.
Treasure Coast Johnny
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Byrd played 22 minutes last night against the Zags, went 0 for 5, no points.
I'd say it's a lock with the added rebounding.
Even in the moments when there were lots of doubters here, I advicated for him as a plus talent who was a diamond in the rough.
By the same token I am not ready to anoint him based on solid performances against OOC opponents. Yes he showed vastly superior to opponents both under the basket and from the perimeter. The real proof will be how he does against the top of the Big East and nationally ranked OOC teams.
I susoect he will do well but until he does these recent games are little more than encouragement that he has arrived.
I wish the nonsense with Luis would stop; there were no “doubters” as to his ability. There were people, including myself, who recognized and pointed out the obvious, that he too often played for himself and too often made some very unintelligent basketball plays. Those were facts, clear on video, not doubts. NO ONE denied his ability. It is a wonder there aren’t posters here in arm casts from too often patting themselves on the back.
There is one thing that could stop RJ, and that's RJ. Hoping and expecting that's not the case though.
It seems that every game Luis adds to his highlight reel. Kyle Macy started comparing him to Doctor J, profusely then backing off a bit. To me, there is only one Julius Erving, but I don't recall us having a guy with RJ's ceiling as a skywalking force (maybe David Russell) but with the moves of a shake and bake guard. Add to this that his 3 point shot has improved dramatically. Decision making has been great, and his passing very good too. All that and he blocks shots and rebounds too.
All that and he's getting better in front of our eyes.
All that and he's getting better in front of our eyes.
His defense has been phenomenal. Gives us a guy who can just about matchup with anyone.
And 17 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals and a block ain’t bad either!
And 17 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals and a block ain’t bad either!