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St. John’s Unveils Storm Watch Headquarters for 2018-19 Season

QUEENS, N.Y. (Nov. 15, 2018) – St. John’s Athletics is proud to announce the launch of Storm Watch Headquarters for the 2018-19 men’s basketball season. This initiative forms a network of partner bars and restaurants throughout the region that are designated as locations where all Red Storm fans can gather together to watch the Johnnies.

Storm Watch Headquarters will benefit fans that are looking for a place to catch the game in New York City when the team is on the road or when they are not able to make it out to Carnesecca Arena or Madison Square Garden. With more than a dozen partner locations spanning from Manhattan to eastern Queens, most local fans will now have a neighborhood destination to watch the Red Storm. Exclusive watch parties with free food and giveaways will be held at the Team Captain locations throughout the season.

For a full list of venues, including an interactive map, visit RedStormSports.com/SWHQ. For more information regarding the Storm Watch Headquarters contact Ridge McKnight at 646-257-9819 or via email at ridge.mcknight@img.com .
 
[quote="Paultzman" post=302201]dombross@stjohns.edu

St. John’s Unveils Storm Watch Headquarters for 2018-19 Season

QUEENS, N.Y. (Nov. 15, 2018) – St. John’s Athletics is proud to announce the launch of Storm Watch Headquarters for the 2018-19 men’s basketball season. This initiative forms a network of partner bars and restaurants throughout the region that are designated as locations where all Red Storm fans can gather together to watch the Johnnies.

Storm Watch Headquarters will benefit fans that are looking for a place to catch the game in New York City when the team is on the road or when they are not able to make it out to Carnesecca Arena or Madison Square Garden. With more than a dozen partner locations spanning from Manhattan to eastern Queens, most local fans will now have a neighborhood destination to watch the Red Storm. Exclusive watch parties with free food and giveaways will be held at the Team Captain locations throughout the season.

For a full list of venues, including an interactive map, visit RedStormSports.com/SWHQ. For more information regarding the Storm Watch Headquarters contact Ridge McKnight at 646-257-9819 or via email at ridge.mcknight@img.com .[/quote]

Another great move by Cragg to drag the school out of the dinosaur era. Just for perspective since I'm a UConn grad and get the emails, UConn has been doing the same thing for many, many years now. They even have a UConn affiliated bar here in the city and host watch parties there.
 
RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.
 
[quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

Duke is really helping that obviously But it does still put STJ closer to Gtown and Depaul than the rest of the conference. Most other teams are projected in the top 35 and as high as 11, except Marquette, which I find odd in that they have already played 4 top 15 teams OOC. I'm guessing their system does not project Buffalo, K State, Louisville, and either Indiana or Wisconsin to stay that high.
 
[quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.
 
Seems like a good time for this topic to get a bump. Said from the start but everyone had their rose colored glasses on. With our non-conference schedule we couldn't afford more than 5 Big East losses and now with how brutally coached this team is, there is no chance we don't exceed that. To boot, two of those losses came to teams at home that we couldn't afford to lose to. I'm happy for you if you were able to enjoy the first half of the season not recognizing the black cloud that was hanging over this year from game one but it's here. We've gotten to the point where we shrug our shoulders and say, "It's Big East Tournament or Bust" the rest of the way.
 
[quote="postell25" post=317701]Seems like a good time for this topic to get a bump. Said from the start but everyone had their rose colored glasses on. With our non-conference schedule we couldn't afford more than 5 Big East losses and now with how brutally coached this team is, there is no chance we don't exceed that. To boot, two of those losses came to teams at home that we couldn't afford to lose to. I'm happy for you if you were able to enjoy the first half of the season not recognizing the black cloud that was hanging over this year from game one but it's here. We've gotten to the point where we shrug our shoulders and say, "It's Big East Tournament or Bust" the rest of the way.[/quote]

The idea that we needed to go 13-5 in big east play is just.... well... bullshit.

As of today we are squarely on the bubble.

Before tip off today we were in 100% of projected brackets. Loss hurts... but it is not BET or bust. Not yet. If we win at creighton we will surely be in 100% of brackets still.

Listen I understand completely if people are upset about the loss and don’t think see us winning some upcoming games, I don’t either. But don’t pretend we can’t still secure an at large. Just not true
 
[quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.
 
[quote="Jack Williams" post=317731][quote="postell25" post=317701]Seems like a good time for this topic to get a bump. Said from the start but everyone had their rose colored glasses on. With our non-conference schedule we couldn't afford more than 5 Big East losses and now with how brutally coached this team is, there is no chance we don't exceed that. To boot, two of those losses came to teams at home that we couldn't afford to lose to. I'm happy for you if you were able to enjoy the first half of the season not recognizing the black cloud that was hanging over this year from game one but it's here. We've gotten to the point where we shrug our shoulders and say, "It's Big East Tournament or Bust" the rest of the way.[/quote]

The idea that we needed to go 13-5 in big east play is just.... well... bullshit.

As of today we are squarely on the bubble.

Before tip off today we were in 100% of projected brackets. Loss hurts... but it is not BET or bust. Not yet. If we win at creighton we will surely be in 100% of brackets still.

Listen I understand completely if people are upset about the loss and don’t think see us winning some upcoming games, I don’t either. But don’t pretend we can’t still secure an at large. Just not true[/quote]

If you are choosing not to look ahead and string out your hope a little longer I won't fault you for it but we have our next three games on the road. With how badly this team is coached, we are looking at a really strong likelihood of being 3-7 in the Big East. That's an impossible climb for a team with our NC schedule. we are probably looking at a 9-9 best case scenario and that's not going to be good enough. Luckily the NET Rankings are a little more forgivable than the RPI and that maybe gave us one extra loss of wiggle room but we've already burnt all those up any way.
 
[quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left
 
[quote="Jack Williams" post=317747][quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left[/quote]
Not exactly exemplifying “road warriors” adds to an obvious challenge. Frankly, I have little hope they can beat Marquette either away, but still feel they have real shot at Creighton in next one. Foolish me, I know.
 
[quote="Jack Williams" post=317747][quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but braci
ng myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left[/quote]

They will not take 21 3's against us. They will set picks , create mismatches, and pound us inside.
 
[quote="Jack Williams" post=317747][quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left[/quote]

Their 3 point shooting will greatly improve against our non-existent 3 point defense. Georgetown shot 48.1% from 3 point range today. NIT or bust and that is not guaranteed.
 
[quote="ron " post=317773][quote="Jack Williams" post=317747][quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left[/quote]

Their 3 point shooting will greatly improve against our non-existent 3 point defense. Georgetown shot 48.1% from 3 point range today. NIT or bust and that is not guaranteed.[/quote]

We gotta be the only fan base that says NIT or bust when we are currently in 100% of brackets
 
[quote="Jack Williams" post=317779][quote="ron " post=317773][quote="Jack Williams" post=317747][quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left[/quote]

Their 3 point shooting will greatly improve against our non-existent 3 point defense. Georgetown shot 48.1% from 3 point range today. NIT or bust and that is not guaranteed.[/quote]

We gotta be the only fan base that says NIT or bust when we are currently in 100% of brackets[/quote]

We are in 100% of the brackets after today's home loss? We are in last place in the BE, combined with our lousy OOC how can we be in any bracket?
 
[quote="Jack Williams" post=317779][quote="ron " post=317773][quote="Jack Williams" post=317747][quote="Paultzman" post=317742][quote="Marillac" post=311548][quote="Room112" post=311461]RealtimeRPI has our projected end of season Strength of Schedule at 59. We all know our out of conference was soft for the most part, but that's not too bad on paper.[/quote]

That's what some of us have been saying all year. This team needed some time to build. Beat Duke and nobody will mention the OOC again.[/quote]
Looking forward to that opportunity, but bracing myself for opposite by wide margin.[/quote]

I’m sure we will get torched by their big and athletic players down low. But the only reason I think we can hang around against Duke is how bad they’ve been from 3.

They beat Georgia Tech by 13 yesterday at home. They shot 2-21 from 3. If their 3s are falling, we don’t stand a chance. But if we can battle inside and catch them on another cold shooting day whilst we are hot on the other end, could see it being a game with 5 minutes left[/quote]

Their 3 point shooting will greatly improve against our non-existent 3 point defense. Georgetown shot 48.1% from 3 point range today. NIT or bust and that is not guaranteed.[/quote]

We gotta be the only fan base that says NIT or bust when we are currently in 100% of brackets[/quote]

That could change tomorrow.

One thing I was totally wrong about? I thought, at 2-2, we'd be in great shape. I'm looking foolish right now, for thinking that.
 
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It could change tomorrow but the point is even if it does we are still on the bubble. NIT or bust is ridiculous when we still have a chance here
 
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