I see on the Tweets a picture of Darien Williams. I almost forgot about him as last year was basically a lost season. Does anyone have any thoughts on this kid? Will he contribute at all? I mean he is 6 8" and we can surely use some fouls and presence from the spot. Is there any hope for him.
2016-2017 Season Thread
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Again not hung up on number of wins but I think 5 would pretty much be a disaster for everyone.
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Never mind reading comprehension issues. 5 BE wins would be fine. Thought he had us winning 5 total.
The team doesn't have much time before the Atlantis tournament to get things in gear. If we beat Baruch that would be a step in the right direction after last season's blowout loss to St. Thomas Aquinas. Bethune-Cookman is one of the worst teams in Division 1. Binghamton is on the upswing and was picked 4th by the coaches in the power packed America East conference but are also a very young team that should have a slow start. Then a game at Minnesota which should give us some idea where we are going to the Bahamas.
Any word on how (or if) the Rhode Island closed scrimmage went (happened)?
MSU vs Northwood:
Michigan State Basketball: Izzo’s disappointment collides with satisfaction in win
October 28, 2016 by Colton Wood
“We didn’t do the effort-related things. You have to play defense and you have to rebound. It’s older than sin,” said coach Tom Izzo after MSU’s 93-69 exhibition win over Northwood Thursday. “That doesn’t change in any years that I’m here, or anywhere else with teams that are any good. We gave up some layups and wide open threes.”
The Spartans’ defense allowed Northwood to keep it close with MSU for the majority of the game until pulling away late in the third quarter.
“I thought they did a nice job moving the ball and running. Very well-coached team,” said Izzo. “I give them a lot of credit.”
Though disappointed in his team’s lackluster defensive showing, Izzo found aspects of Thursday’s win that he appreciated especially the offensive performance of freshman Miles Bridges.
“(He) didn’t force a lot of stuff,” said Izzo of Bridges. “Fun to be able to take a kid like that and move them all around. Put him in the middle, put him in the post, put him on the perimeter. Moved him around a lot.
“To his credit, he just let the game come to him and made some big time plays. I don’t think he forced one shot. And that’s pretty good.”
Bridges finished the game shooting 12-14 from the field for 33 points while adding eight rebounds and four blocks.
“The most exciting play of the night for him wasn’t those monster dunks – it was his pass to Kyle Ahrens for the (first half) dunk,” said Izzo. “And that’s kind of what I love about the kid. Has to get better defensively, too. Took some time off out there, but, did a lot of good things.”
Izzo also said he was impressed with freshman guard Cassius Winston’s play.
” … I was impressed with the fact that you have a guy like Winston who puts up nine assists in a game. That’s pretty good for a freshman,” said Izzo. “Plus, he made some shots. I thought he played pretty well.”
Freshman Nick Ward, who will be having a heavier role early this season with the injuries to big men Ben Carter and Gavin Schilling, has work to do defensively, but Izzo said he was pleased with other aspects of his play.
“I thought he did a decent job staying out of foul trouble,” said Izzo. “One of the things I thought he would do was get to the line and he did. He’s been shooting it pretty well. He can rebound the ball. He’s big and he doesn’t look out of shape. He’s lost a lot of weight. He has a lot of work to do defensively, but that is what most freshmen have to do anyways.”
Ward was 6-11 for 19 points and recorded seven rebounds in the win
Michigan State Basketball: Izzo’s disappointment collides with satisfaction in win
October 28, 2016 by Colton Wood
“We didn’t do the effort-related things. You have to play defense and you have to rebound. It’s older than sin,” said coach Tom Izzo after MSU’s 93-69 exhibition win over Northwood Thursday. “That doesn’t change in any years that I’m here, or anywhere else with teams that are any good. We gave up some layups and wide open threes.”
The Spartans’ defense allowed Northwood to keep it close with MSU for the majority of the game until pulling away late in the third quarter.
“I thought they did a nice job moving the ball and running. Very well-coached team,” said Izzo. “I give them a lot of credit.”
Though disappointed in his team’s lackluster defensive showing, Izzo found aspects of Thursday’s win that he appreciated especially the offensive performance of freshman Miles Bridges.
“(He) didn’t force a lot of stuff,” said Izzo of Bridges. “Fun to be able to take a kid like that and move them all around. Put him in the middle, put him in the post, put him on the perimeter. Moved him around a lot.
“To his credit, he just let the game come to him and made some big time plays. I don’t think he forced one shot. And that’s pretty good.”
Bridges finished the game shooting 12-14 from the field for 33 points while adding eight rebounds and four blocks.
“The most exciting play of the night for him wasn’t those monster dunks – it was his pass to Kyle Ahrens for the (first half) dunk,” said Izzo. “And that’s kind of what I love about the kid. Has to get better defensively, too. Took some time off out there, but, did a lot of good things.”
Izzo also said he was impressed with freshman guard Cassius Winston’s play.
” … I was impressed with the fact that you have a guy like Winston who puts up nine assists in a game. That’s pretty good for a freshman,” said Izzo. “Plus, he made some shots. I thought he played pretty well.”
Freshman Nick Ward, who will be having a heavier role early this season with the injuries to big men Ben Carter and Gavin Schilling, has work to do defensively, but Izzo said he was pleased with other aspects of his play.
“I thought he did a decent job staying out of foul trouble,” said Izzo. “One of the things I thought he would do was get to the line and he did. He’s been shooting it pretty well. He can rebound the ball. He’s big and he doesn’t look out of shape. He’s lost a lot of weight. He has a lot of work to do defensively, but that is what most freshmen have to do anyways.”
Ward was 6-11 for 19 points and recorded seven rebounds in the win
That's as of right now.
NCAA tournament selection committee tends to look at how the teams you play finish, in making their selections.
Some of these teams may fall out of the top 25 by the time the season ends, while others on our schedule may jump in. You never know.
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...and still gowing. Will eventually be a rare 6'10 forward at St. John's. Weight rooms don't work well for Germans. He needs high caloric German food and beer. Lots of beer. Bratwurst, Bayerische Semmelklösse, Rinderroulade mit Rotkraut und Knödeln, Rehrücken mit Spätzle, Currywurst, and double portions of Stollen.
Schedule updated to include radio broadcasts:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/schedule/schedule.pdf
Once again, we will be splitting the games between 570 and 970 AM. There's also the tunein app, and redstormsports.com (the Multimedia section, under SJU-TV College Sports live - even though it's a radio broadcast, that's the link you hit).
The announcing team of John Minko and Brandon Tierney is back, with Vin Parise once again filling in when BT has national commitments.
http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110416aaa.html
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/schedule/schedule.pdf
Once again, we will be splitting the games between 570 and 970 AM. There's also the tunein app, and redstormsports.com (the Multimedia section, under SJU-TV College Sports live - even though it's a radio broadcast, that's the link you hit).
The announcing team of John Minko and Brandon Tierney is back, with Vin Parise once again filling in when BT has national commitments.
http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110416aaa.html
Daily News article
With help of newcomers, St. John’s wants to storm through Big East
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/st-john-storm-big-east-article-1.2860205
With help of newcomers, St. John’s wants to storm through Big East
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/st-john-storm-big-east-article-1.2860205
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NY Post Big East preview
http://nypost.com/2016/11/06/big-east-will-be-full-of-surprises-except-right-at-the-top/
http://nypost.com/2016/11/06/big-east-will-be-full-of-surprises-except-right-at-the-top/
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Sports Illustrated Big East preview
They pick us 9th
Listing of key of personnel and a small blurb about each team in the league
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/10/24/big-east-preview-villanova-xavier-creighton
They pick us 9th
Listing of key of personnel and a small blurb about each team in the league
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/10/24/big-east-preview-villanova-xavier-creighton
Guys I for one really really like this team. My only thing is the staff needs to work on Alli working banging the boards. I cringe everytime he pulls up for a three. We now have plenty of guys that can drain a three, Allie should be utilizing that big body to bang underneath. I love going into the season as an unknown, a successful season will have the recruits flocking here. Go Johnnies!!