MugCostanza
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The NBA doesn’t dominate Christmas anymore with the NFL putting games on that day now, will be a pretty massive lead in
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fat johnnie
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Ed Cooley seems to be a great guy with a great story who deserves all the good things of life. Still don't like him though. Respect? Yes. Like? No. Same with all other BE coaches besides SJU. May they all break a literal leg this season.
Johnny Rapper
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With the way Big East recruiting is going, it's going to take outstanding recruiting classes annually to even stay in the middle of the pack. This year's Johnnies class is one or two players away from being a great class or a mediocre one. Let's hope there is good news, in the way of quality player signings, on the horizon.
fat johnnie
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Even with the retirement of Jay Wright at Nova I think that with the new additions the overall quality of coaching in the BE is better this year than last. I also think there is no comparison to the coaching quality in the BE now as opposed to when CMA first signed on.
That said, this year will tell us more about where things are going with the Johnnies. Jones and Curbelo will both need to make an impact early and be in top form or close to it at the start of BE play. Win impressively this year against this BE roster of players and coaches and then the higher rated local kids will be more inclined to stay home and play for the Johnnies, IMO.
The recruiting negatives due to NIL disadvantages, lack of current Johnnies in the pros to point to, facilities, fan support and none of the rest matter. These obstacles are just part of the landscape. You gotta win. I think they can. We'll find out soon enough.
If Creighton/DePaul is a Christmas game it will start at 4:30PM and go head to head with Rams/Broncos game and NBA maych up of Lakers/Mavs followed by Celtics/Bucks. Good Luck; sounds like a desparate move by Fox. We'll be starting dinner at tip off.
L J S A
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I somehow misread that even though I looked at it twice. I thought Creighton-DePaul was before NFL, not after.
That's way worse. They will lose eyeballs after football and I suspect that like BrooklynRed, many will be sitting down to dinner around that time. I definitely will have a first course plate of pasta in front of me by that time. And honestly, I may be scrambling to catch one of the last showings of "A Christmas Story" instead of a game that doesn't involve St. John's.
I think an 11 a.m. slot would have been better, at least for East Coasters. You could throw the game on in the background while either finishing holiday prep or before you head out the door to relatives' houses.
And if I'm Creighton or DePaul, 10 a.m. start might even be better. You get your game in and don't really miss the family aspect of the holiday.
That's way worse. They will lose eyeballs after football and I suspect that like BrooklynRed, many will be sitting down to dinner around that time. I definitely will have a first course plate of pasta in front of me by that time. And honestly, I may be scrambling to catch one of the last showings of "A Christmas Story" instead of a game that doesn't involve St. John's.
I think an 11 a.m. slot would have been better, at least for East Coasters. You could throw the game on in the background while either finishing holiday prep or before you head out the door to relatives' houses.
And if I'm Creighton or DePaul, 10 a.m. start might even be better. You get your game in and don't really miss the family aspect of the holiday.
Filling Lavin's shoes...
Holloway has all the makings of a star coach, will see how it plays out -
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Shaheen Holloway already putting his stamp on Seton Hall
It’s the second week of September and new Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway is treating this workout like it’s mid-March.
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Shaheed beat out Willard who came in 3rd.
If St. Peters didn't go on that crazy run would he be there? He could be the next superstar but let him do it on this level first.
L J S A
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Would he be at Seton Hall? Yes
I meant on the list. He obviously was the heir apparent,
Johnny Rapper
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Exactly Fizzy, there have been many coaches who were great at a particular level but once they coached at a level up didn’t quite do as well. Miller at Indiana, Grant at Bama and in football, Frost at Nebraska come to mind. Let’s wait and see how he does before anointing him the next great BE coach.
L J S A
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Who here is anointing him? I think most people here want him to completely suck at least two games a year, and the only people who don't probably knew him as a high schooler.
Have some connected Hall fans who aren’t to sure about that. I still think he would have landed there regardless of the SPU run. But they tell me there was some fraying between the school and Holloway. Some of it concerned Holloway getting in trouble for tampering with a kid who transferred there from Cuse, or something like that.