Georgetown- Game 2
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Great win once again on international television. It has been a great run for the team as of late for the world to see, Providence, Xavier , Georgetown, just fantastic for recruiting and we are involved with a bunch of high level talent outside of the United States.
Lavin deserves a ton of credit for this superb run.
At the end of last year , or even two months ago , if you said we would beat Georgetown with Harrison being a non factor , Pointer playing like an All American , Greene like an All Big East player with Branch being a major contributor off the bench you would have been accused of smoking crack.
Just a great job by Lavin getting everyone to play up to their potential.
Keep it going guys there is still more ball to be played and we are all loving it.
Lavin deserves a ton of credit for this superb run.
At the end of last year , or even two months ago , if you said we would beat Georgetown with Harrison being a non factor , Pointer playing like an All American , Greene like an All Big East player with Branch being a major contributor off the bench you would have been accused of smoking crack.
Just a great job by Lavin getting everyone to play up to their potential.
Keep it going guys there is still more ball to be played and we are all loving it.
tom in salem
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I haven't read any comments on this thread yet but look forward to in a few minutes.
Couple of observations. Excellent crowd. had to be over 15 k. Section 114 was packed. I'd say 75% redmen fans.
Great to see Mkras and his lovely wife at the game
Felt real good to have this win with the 114 crew and even one of our old crew Al Cicilia who sat right behind us. Definitely we were missing Kranmars though. He has suffered so much with us in the bad times kind of sucked not having him with us today
On to the game and sorry mods for cursing but " WHAT A FUCKING GAME " !!!!! I hate gtown almost as much as Duke. F them. DLO 2 fouls in 35 seconds ? come on ref with the dar hair you dick. Don't know if it's true but one of the guys said that was the guy that called the T on DLO a few games ago for shooting the ball after time stoppage. Don't know if its true but either way I don't care.
Such resilience. This team today is so fun to watch !!!! Whereever they go in the post season I'm all in. Don't care what the airfare is going to cost. Damn these kids deserve good things
Couple of observations. Excellent crowd. had to be over 15 k. Section 114 was packed. I'd say 75% redmen fans.
Great to see Mkras and his lovely wife at the game
Felt real good to have this win with the 114 crew and even one of our old crew Al Cicilia who sat right behind us. Definitely we were missing Kranmars though. He has suffered so much with us in the bad times kind of sucked not having him with us today
On to the game and sorry mods for cursing but " WHAT A FUCKING GAME " !!!!! I hate gtown almost as much as Duke. F them. DLO 2 fouls in 35 seconds ? come on ref with the dar hair you dick. Don't know if it's true but one of the guys said that was the guy that called the T on DLO a few games ago for shooting the ball after time stoppage. Don't know if its true but either way I don't care.
Such resilience. This team today is so fun to watch !!!! Whereever they go in the post season I'm all in. Don't care what the airfare is going to cost. Damn these kids deserve good things
Just got home from the game, and I am still on cloud 9! Was a lot of fun reading all the posts.
Now, let's take care of business at Marquette.
Now, let's take care of business at Marquette.
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Right above the lower bowl, great seats
STJ11Redmen
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It was the same ref who called the tech on D'Lo. He alos reffed the Marquette game. I saw him in Penn Station after that game waiting for a train, he's one of the worst refs on the circuit.
beast of the east
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Just got home, I tried only to post positive things over the past few days, but this was a classic game for the Johnnies where I'd come home disappointed and dejected. I even erased a post this morning where I said this game could exorcise some old Georgetown demons, because I thought invoking them would bring us bad karma.
These guys today were awesome. Six man rotation, and Dlo gets lost for the half after just two possessions by Georgetown. Still our guys fight for a double digit first half lead. Then Obekpa gets into foul trouble. Then Dlo again in foul trouble. Then Branch is lost for the game. Throw in the fact that Lavin decided that the athletic, physical Hoyas were not the game for Amar.
All reasons for the team to fold. Lavin rings up Felix, and Felix is tough on defense and doesn't make mistakes on offense. The kid, limited as he may be, is fearless.
What can you say about PG4 and SirDominant? They carried us home today, and Jordan gets a supporting Oscar. Branch was magnificent as a fill in for Harrison.
If there is any doubt that Harrison is the leader of this team, watch a late timeout after Felix grabbed a key rebound late. He was in Felix face, thumping him on the chest to tell him what a big rebound it was. A couple minutes later, Harrison blocked a big shot and screamed to himself knowing he had contributed on a big possession on a day that wasn't his.
Awesome, awesome game.
These guys today were awesome. Six man rotation, and Dlo gets lost for the half after just two possessions by Georgetown. Still our guys fight for a double digit first half lead. Then Obekpa gets into foul trouble. Then Dlo again in foul trouble. Then Branch is lost for the game. Throw in the fact that Lavin decided that the athletic, physical Hoyas were not the game for Amar.
All reasons for the team to fold. Lavin rings up Felix, and Felix is tough on defense and doesn't make mistakes on offense. The kid, limited as he may be, is fearless.
What can you say about PG4 and SirDominant? They carried us home today, and Jordan gets a supporting Oscar. Branch was magnificent as a fill in for Harrison.
If there is any doubt that Harrison is the leader of this team, watch a late timeout after Felix grabbed a key rebound late. He was in Felix face, thumping him on the chest to tell him what a big rebound it was. A couple minutes later, Harrison blocked a big shot and screamed to himself knowing he had contributed on a big possession on a day that wasn't his.
Awesome, awesome game.
beast of the east
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Oh yea, and thanks to Greg Bodkin, as diehard a Johnny fan as there is. He met my kid, and said some really nice things to him. Great guy, and being around guys like that makes be proud to be an alum.
redfan259999888
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A win against them in the B.E. Tournament and SJU rocking MSG on the Saturday by bringing it home, going out with a win at msg is what i want. That will help our seeding.
If we win Wednesday then at Nova is a meaningless game. Get Chris and DLo healthy.
Team Notes
With the win today, head coach Steve Lavin became the first St. John's head coach since Lou Carnesecca to amass three 20-win seasons.
St. John's finished the regular season with a 16-4 mark in home games, the most home wins since the 1999-2000 season.
The Red Storm improved to 18-0 this season when holding its opponent to 70 points or less and also improved to 7-0 when scoring at least 80 points.
The Red Storm now has a 19-1 record when shooting better than its opponent.
St. John's shot 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from the long range, the sixth time this season shooting at least 50.0 percent from distance. The Red Storm is 5-1 in such contests.
With an eight-block effort, St. John's has now totaled at least eight blocks in 10 games this season and is averaging 6.7 blocks per game.
St. John's held Georgetown to 37.9 percent (25-of-66) from the field. The Hoyas entered the game shooting 46.1 percent.
St. John's had four players reach double-figures for the 11th time in the last 14 games.
The Red Storm committed seven turnovers, marking its 17th game this season with 10 or fewer turnovers.
http://m.redstormsports.com/m/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022815aac.html
With the win today, head coach Steve Lavin became the first St. John's head coach since Lou Carnesecca to amass three 20-win seasons.
St. John's finished the regular season with a 16-4 mark in home games, the most home wins since the 1999-2000 season.
The Red Storm improved to 18-0 this season when holding its opponent to 70 points or less and also improved to 7-0 when scoring at least 80 points.
The Red Storm now has a 19-1 record when shooting better than its opponent.
St. John's shot 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from the long range, the sixth time this season shooting at least 50.0 percent from distance. The Red Storm is 5-1 in such contests.
With an eight-block effort, St. John's has now totaled at least eight blocks in 10 games this season and is averaging 6.7 blocks per game.
St. John's held Georgetown to 37.9 percent (25-of-66) from the field. The Hoyas entered the game shooting 46.1 percent.
St. John's had four players reach double-figures for the 11th time in the last 14 games.
The Red Storm committed seven turnovers, marking its 17th game this season with 10 or fewer turnovers.
http://m.redstormsports.com/m/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022815aac.html