Anderson - is he really the guy ?

[espken]

Lord knows I have issues with our half court offense, but despite the Wusu step backs and  Nywie jumpers, we wouild be 20-7, 12-4 If Champ hits his scoring average in five of our conferrnce losses. Hate to pin it on him, but he is our meal ticket for success.

 

[otis]

Hopefully this off season CMA takes the opportunity to reshuffle his staff and add someone n their 20s or early 30s.

There is no substitute for youthful enthusiasm from an ambitious young man who is willing to outwork individuals content to be career assistants.

Oh, by the way, I have never read a reply to The Honorable Redmannorth’s question of what the duties are of CMA’s nephew Coach TJ Cleveland.

 

[JohnnyFan]

Hopefully this off season CMA takes the opportunity to reshuffle his staff and add someone n their 20s or early 30s.

There is no substitute for youthful enthusiasm from an ambitious young man who is willing to outwork individuals content to be career assistants.

Oh, by the way, I have never read a reply to The Honorable Redmannorth’s question of what the duties are of CMA’s nephew Coach TJ Cleveland.

Not defending, but just sharing that I observed TJ drawing up presumably a play or strategy prior to the team taking the court for tip-off last night. 

It seems he is a fairly active bench coach with recruiting duties.   That said, with an Associate Head Coach title, I am not sure he brings any more to the table than Chris Huey (who I do respect).   
 

 

[L J S A]

Lord knows I have issues with our half court offense, but despite the Wusu step backs and  Nywie jumpers, we wouild be 20-7, 12-4 If Champ hits his scoring average in five of our conferrnce losses. Hate to pin it on him, but he is our meal ticket for success.

I subscribe to the theory that once a guy has one foot out the door, he's frequently subpar if he's forced to come back for a season that he never really saw himself playing to begin with.

 

[fordham96]

I didn't know it was the responsibility of people on this board to answer questions specific to the responsibilities of an assistant coach of SJU.

JohnnyFan post=459976


Not defending, but just sharing that I observed TJ drawing up presumably a play or strategy prior to the team taking the court for tip-off last night. 

It seems he is a fairly active bench coach with recruiting duties.   That said, with an Associate Head Coach title, I am not sure he brings any more to the table than Chris Huey (who I do respect).   

 

[ohiofan]

We missed you a lot the last couple games. Good to see you back.  /media/kunena/emoticons/silly.png

 

[Mug Costanza]

This team obviously has no issues scoring points.  The way they do it is probably not the way traditonallists would like it to be, but point total is not the issue.  And I know many are upset with certain players not getting minutes in crunch time, especially if they have been positive contributors earlier in the game.  My big issue is that when we need to formulate or run an important offensive set in crunch or at a critical time, this staff does not have the ability to make it happen.  And this is not just an issue this season; it is an ongoing issue with this staff. It's amazing how poorly we execute in these important times.

Efficiency wise the offense is measurably worse this year than it was last year

 

[PharmDJohnnie11]

Mike Cragg has been awfully quiet on social media lately. He was posting almost daily when we were winning last year. I'm pretty disappointed to see he's hiding from the failure this season has been, and calling the fans "too harsh" instead of getting in front of it, and accepting responsibility. Would be pretty fun for him to run an #AsktheAD nowadays. 

Hopefully he sees the writing on the wall and rids us of Mike Anderson. I actually personally like Cragg, and hope he doesn't make the mistake of being in denial of what a mistake it was to hire CMA, and cost himself his job and reputation too. 

 

 

[monte]

Mike Cragg has been awfully quiet on social media lately. He was posting almost daily when we were winning last year. I'm pretty disappointed to see he's hiding from the failure this season has been, and calling the fans "too harsh" instead of getting in front of it, and accepting responsibility. Would be pretty fun for him to run an #AsktheAD nowadays. 

Hopefully he sees the writing on the wall and rids us of Mike Anderson. I actually personally like Cragg, and hope he doesn't make the mistake of being in denial of what a mistake it was to hire CMA, and cost himself his job and reputation too. 


 

He's been calling the fans "too harsh"? He should be thankful that, after 2 decades, he still has enough of a fan base who care enough to be harsh. But, ya see, Mike Cragg is not an SJU alum and/or long time die hard fan who has suffered like we have. Yes he wants to win, but at the end of the day it's a job. For us, we live and die with the program. It's emotional. . No comparison.  That's not meant as a knock on him, but that's the reality of it. Coaches come and go. School Presidents come and go. ADs come snd go. Die hard fans do not. 

 

[beast of the east]

Mike Cragg has been awfully quiet on social media lately. He was posting almost daily when we were winning last year. I'm pretty disappointed to see he's hiding from the failure this season has been, and calling the fans "too harsh" instead of getting in front of it, and accepting responsibility. Would be pretty fun for him to run an #AsktheAD nowadays. 

Hopefully he sees the writing on the wall and rids us of Mike Anderson. I actually personally like Cragg, and hope he doesn't make the mistake of being in denial of what a mistake it was to hire CMA, and cost himself his job and reputation too. 





 

He's been calling the fans "too harsh"? He should be thankful that, after 2 decades, he still has enough of a fan base who care enough to be harsh. But, ya see, Mike Cragg is not an SJU alum and/or long time die hard fan who has suffered like we have. Yes he wants to win, but at the end of the day it's a job. For us, we live and die with the program. It's emotional. . No comparison.  That's not meant as a knock on him, but that's the reality of it. Coaches come and go. School Presidents come and go. ADs come snd go. Die hard fans do not. 

Maybe I missed something, but PharmDJohnnie11 put quotes around "too harsh".   Was Cragg quoted as saying this, and if he did say it to this poster, was it in a private email where he also offered the guy free seatback tickets to a game?    I think Cragg is very thankful to the fanbase who has stuck with the team through thick and thin, who continue to support the team at athletic department events and efforts.    

Cragg is lucky?  There are some tremendously supportive fans who have stuck with the team and don't follow it from behind a keyboard or TV screen.   He inherited a small student body in attendance, a small base of season ticket holders, and a small base of donors, and on multiple occasions expresses his thanks to that group.

For his part, he attended a Duke game recently to say goodbye to Coach K, and wore St. John's gear, which was noted by fans, media, and coaches.    He was also ready to drive himself to the Nova away game in a blizzard, until the snow made it impossible to get out the city.   Just like our fans who never went to SJU or never graduated, or don't even attend games, he is VERY much a fan of SJU basketball, and at games one of the most vocal out of his seat rooters.

Let's be real.   I've been a season ticket holder for over 40 years and he is the most accessible, responsive, respectful, and probably brightest AD we've had in that period.    He is the easiest AD to get to know, and any fan can find him and interact with him in person or email.   .

Let's not take a comment which is unverified, and build a negative narrative around it.

 

[Knight]

I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.

 

[monte]

Mike Cragg has been awfully quiet on social media lately. He was posting almost daily when we were winning last year. I'm pretty disappointed to see he's hiding from the failure this season has been, and calling the fans "too harsh" instead of getting in front of it, and accepting responsibility. Would be pretty fun for him to run an #AsktheAD nowadays. 

Hopefully he sees the writing on the wall and rids us of Mike Anderson. I actually personally like Cragg, and hope he doesn't make the mistake of being in denial of what a mistake it was to hire CMA, and cost himself his job and reputation too. 








 

He's been calling the fans "too harsh"? He should be thankful that, after 2 decades, he still has enough of a fan base who care enough to be harsh. But, ya see, Mike Cragg is not an SJU alum and/or long time die hard fan who has suffered like we have. Yes he wants to win, but at the end of the day it's a job. For us, we live and die with the program. It's emotional. . No comparison.  That's not meant as a knock on him, but that's the reality of it. Coaches come and go. School Presidents come and go. ADs come snd go. Die hard fans do not. 

Maybe I missed something, but PharmDJohnnie11 put quotes around "too harsh".   Was Cragg quoted as saying this, and if he did say it to this poster, was it in a private email where he also offered the guy free seatback tickets to a game?    I think Cragg is very thankful to the fanbase who has stuck with the team through thick and thin, who continue to support the team at athletic department events and efforts.    

Cragg is lucky?  There are some tremendously supportive fans who have stuck with the team and don't follow it from behind a keyboard or TV screen.   He inherited a small student body in attendance, a small base of season ticket holders, and a small base of donors, and on multiple occasions expresses his thanks to that group.

For his part, he attended a Duke game recently to say goodbye to Coach K, and wore St. John's gear, which was noted by fans, media, and coaches.    He was also ready to drive himself to the Nova away game in a blizzard, until the snow made it impossible to get out the city.   Just like our fans who never went to SJU or never graduated, or don't even attend games, he is VERY much a fan of SJU basketball, and at games one of the most vocal out of his seat rooters.

Let's be real.   I've been a season ticket holder for over 40 years and he is the most accessible, responsive, respectful, and probably brightest AD we've had in that period.    He is the easiest AD to get to know, and any fan can find him and interact with him in person or email.   .

Let's not take a comment which is unverified, and build a negative narrative around it.

Your "keyboard and TV screen" comments have gotten so old, it's beyond pathetic. Maybe come up what something new at some point to try and insult our fanbase? I'm sure Cragg wants a winner here, but I have no personal bias for or against him, so please do not compare him, or Shanley, or CMA  to our longtime fanbase. Whether those long time fans choose to watch on TV or attend games. Oh and last time I checked, SJU makes millions off of their TV contract. So obviously TV viewership is pretty important. 

 

[beast of the east]

Mike Cragg has been awfully quiet on social media lately. He was posting almost daily when we were winning last year. I'm pretty disappointed to see he's hiding from the failure this season has been, and calling the fans "too harsh" instead of getting in front of it, and accepting responsibility. Would be pretty fun for him to run an #AsktheAD nowadays. 

Hopefully he sees the writing on the wall and rids us of Mike Anderson. I actually personally like Cragg, and hope he doesn't make the mistake of being in denial of what a mistake it was to hire CMA, and cost himself his job and reputation too. 








 

He's been calling the fans "too harsh"? He should be thankful that, after 2 decades, he still has enough of a fan base who care enough to be harsh. But, ya see, Mike Cragg is not an SJU alum and/or long time die hard fan who has suffered like we have. Yes he wants to win, but at the end of the day it's a job. For us, we live and die with the program. It's emotional. . No comparison.  That's not meant as a knock on him, but that's the reality of it. Coaches come and go. School Presidents come and go. ADs come snd go. Die hard fans do not. 

Maybe I missed something, but PharmDJohnnie11 put quotes around "too harsh".   Was Cragg quoted as saying this, and if he did say it to this poster, was it in a private email where he also offered the guy free seatback tickets to a game?    I think Cragg is very thankful to the fanbase who has stuck with the team through thick and thin, who continue to support the team at athletic department events and efforts.    

Cragg is lucky?  There are some tremendously supportive fans who have stuck with the team and don't follow it from behind a keyboard or TV screen.   He inherited a small student body in attendance, a small base of season ticket holders, and a small base of donors, and on multiple occasions expresses his thanks to that group.

For his part, he attended a Duke game recently to say goodbye to Coach K, and wore St. John's gear, which was noted by fans, media, and coaches.    He was also ready to drive himself to the Nova away game in a blizzard, until the snow made it impossible to get out the city.   Just like our fans who never went to SJU or never graduated, or don't even attend games, he is VERY much a fan of SJU basketball, and at games one of the most vocal out of his seat rooters.

Let's be real.   I've been a season ticket holder for over 40 years and he is the most accessible, responsive, respectful, and probably brightest AD we've had in that period.    He is the easiest AD to get to know, and any fan can find him and interact with him in person or email.   .

Let's not take a comment which is unverified, and build a negative narrative around it.

Your "keyboard and TV screen" comments have gotten so old, it's beyond pathetic. Maybe come up what something new at some point to try and insult our fanbase? I'm sure Cragg wants a winner here, but I have no personal bias for or against him, so please do not compare him, or Shanley, or CMA  to our longtime fanbase. Whether those long time fans chose to watch on TV or attend games. Oh and last time I checked, SJU makes millions off of their TV contract. So obviously TV viewership is pretty important. 

We had 2 million viewers for SJU vs Georgetown on Fox, the third highest viewership ever.   So you are one of 2 million.   If you feel insulted by refuting the notion that the 40 or 50 posters here who are local and don't show up somehow are supporting the program, I don't know what to tell you.    Do you really think that a local SJU grad who follows the basketball team equates to support?   Do you really think that it's enough to pledge your loyalty but will only come back to the games when the team is a national contender?    Do you really think that by not supporting the team in any way beyond TV supports the cost of running a Division one sports program with 16 varsity sports?     I don't want to make this personal, but to continually bash and insult the school, the Catholic church, coaches and administrators is what is tiresome.  You can call yourself whatever you'd like, and people who have your mindset may like your posts, but I will tell you that people who really support the school, who come out to games, wouldn't agree with your sentiments. 

 

 

[kranmars]

Knight post=460014I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.
In that case Cragg will need one of these. Maybe after the chair backs for all upgrade is completed.


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[kranmars]

I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.

In that case, Cragg could use one of these. Maybe after the chair backs for all fundraiser is completed.

 

[kranmars]

Knight post=460014I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.
In that case, Cragg could use one of these. Maybe after the chair backs for all fundraiser is completed.
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[kranmars]

I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.

In that case, Cragg could use one of these. Maybe after the chair backs for all fundraiser is completed.

 

[kranmars]

Knight post=460014I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.In that case, Cragg could use one of these. Maybe after the chair backs for all fundraiser is completed.


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[kranmars]

I imagine that there will be a post mortem on the season after the basketball balls are put away.  This program has dug a big hole for so many years that it will take a while to set things right.

In that case, Cragg could use one of these. Maybe after the chair backs for all fundraiser is completed.

 

[SLYFOXX1968]

Hey , as disappointing as this Season has been for St John’s , just think about G Town fans and Alums who are looking at going 0 for the BE Season .    There will time to reflect on this Season’s results in a few weeks .  A lot of items will be reviewed for sure .    Beast , thanks for the info on the TV viewership for St John’s - GTown game .  2 Million is quite a lot . 2 former BE Powers that are struggling .    It’s often been said on this site that many fans , Alums no longer live in the NY area and can’t attend games but , follow the team diligently .  And , are loyal Sons and Daughters of the School for many years .  Many too , donate to the school . Some don’t . That’s a personal choice .    2 Decades of lousy BB is a bitter pill for Many of us .   It could be worse , think about Jets fans for the last 50 years .  And , the Giants are trying to catch up to them . Approaching 1 Decade of lousy football .  Just when Fans begin to see some positive light , last season for example , we follow up with a very disappointing season this year . Not a lot of positives to grab onto . Future ?  We just don’t know yet .