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"because the games have been fun to watch"
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That's because winning is fun, and losing sucks. Let's be honest - except for the blowout wins and loss, if you shut the scoreboard off, very few fans could tell who won or lost. When we lost a bunch in a row, everyone bashed one player or another, and most of all the coach. Then we started winning, and the Lavin supporters came out of the woodworks, and everyone is showing love for the kids. It's human nature I guess.
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Are you denying we played terrible basketball earlier this year?
 
"because the games have been fun to watch"
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That's because winning is fun, and losing sucks. Let's be honest - except for the blowout wins and loss, if you shut the scoreboard off, very few fans could tell who won or lost. When we lost a bunch in a row, everyone bashed one player or another, and most of all the coach. Then we started winning, and the Lavin supporters came out of the woodworks, and everyone is showing love for the kids. It's human nature I guess.
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Are you denying we played terrible basketball earlier this year?
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No, Jack, I'm not. I am saying that in those losses, the margin was razor thin. Had we won those games, the world would have been right in Redmen land, just as when we won a sh*tshow of a game at SHU. Winning cures all ills, except for those with weak schedules. For them it's fools gold and come tourney time, they get pasted.
 
Coach always said...

"sleeping giant"

In that Kay interview, he talked of building something with stronger roots. No more of this 10 seniors leaving at once thing. And if this team continues to make noise this year and next (if indeed these kids all stay, or only one leaves), St. John's may finally be looking at some sustained success? And for all the talk on this board about him hanging out and not recruiting, it does appear he has a knack if he does pull down some of the names he's targeting this year and next (Adonis? love his NY personality, wouldn't mind snaring him, especially if it drives JTIII nutz)...

whatcha think? "ALL IN" on the chips with Lav and stay behind this team? Sorry, but Masiello is a youtube outburst away from being another Manhattan flake (not like Bobby G of course, that's a special case). I can't wait to go to the Iona game a week from Friday...he is so emotional! Perhaps Orlando Antigua can earn his stripes elsewhere? (though that one poster should be his agent, practically sold me on that idea!)

Loving the vibe of the fan base of late and the board too (this place got so acidic that I didn't post, just felt the pain of that losing streak as many did, just without wanting to reboot everything). I work with high school kids who love basketball, and our team is on their radar. May not seem like much, but it is. I've worked with bronx kids for over ten years, and they all look at me odd when I say I like St. John's. Even the team three years ago didn't buzz with them. Now? They're aware of some of our players and results, and I can actually talk to about half a dozen of them about my team. Similarly, friends are starting to say things like, "I'll see if I can join you for a game at the garden." No one I went to games ng thatvconcerns me is we could loowith in the 90s goes no, NO ONE. This team may change that.

Pulse picking up.
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one thing that concerns me is we will loose Branch ,Dlo,Dom and Greene next year. Probably Sheed and possibly Sampson and Co. That means for 15 we might be essentially recruiting a new team. I'd like to get De Larosa and at least another descent recruit, so we don't have mostly freshman for 15.
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Otis, is this you?
 
this was my 1st day back in office since last week and there was a big st johns buzz today. Everyone wanted to talk about the last 2 games and they all stayed up watching last nights game.
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I had about 4 conversations today on St. John's. Definately feel momentum building. Doesn't hurt that the Knicks and Nets are train wrecks.
 
this was my 1st day back in office since last week and there was a big st johns buzz today. Everyone wanted to talk about the last 2 games and they all stayed up watching last nights game.
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I had about 4 conversations today on St. John's. ...
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I had several dozen of them while watching the game last night ... all of them with myself.
 
this was my 1st day back in office since last week and there was a big st johns buzz today. Everyone wanted to talk about the last 2 games and they all stayed up watching last nights game.
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I had about 4 conversations today on St. John's. Definately feel momentum building. Doesn't hurt that the Knicks and Nets are train wrecks.
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Although in your line of work, you hear and talk about about storms and if they are hot or cold all the time. Maybe you are just giddy. ;)
 
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