tom in salem
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Fully expect a win on Saturday.
This is a team SJU should sweep..
Have to play zone..
This is a team SJU should sweep..
Have to play zone..
G'Town game
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tom in salem
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One of the Georgetown fans raised am interesting question about possible troubles getting to the game with the blizzard... Wonder when we are leaving for DC.
tom in salem
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http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/release/release.pdf
PProbable Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes robable Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes
FF 14 JaKarr Sampson (13-13) 6-9 214 So. 12.5 6.8 Among BE leaders in points, rebounds, FG pct., blocks 14 JaKarr Sampson (13-13) 6-9 214 So. 12.5 6.8 Among BE leaders in points, rebounds, FG pct., blocks
F 33 Orlando Sanchez (13-10) 6-9 232 Sr. 7.2 5.6 Top 4 on the team in points, rebs, assists, steals, blocks
G 11 D’Angelo Harrison (13-13) 6-4 204 Jr. 19.6 4.0 7 20-pt gms in ‘13-’14; 63-of-72 career gms in dbl-fi gures
G 1 Phil Greene IV (13-12) 6-2 189 Jr. 8.9 3.2 Six TOs in 323 mins in 2013-14, or one every 53.8 mins
G 23 Rysheed Jordan (11-7) 6
PProbable Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes robable Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes
FF 14 JaKarr Sampson (13-13) 6-9 214 So. 12.5 6.8 Among BE leaders in points, rebounds, FG pct., blocks 14 JaKarr Sampson (13-13) 6-9 214 So. 12.5 6.8 Among BE leaders in points, rebounds, FG pct., blocks
F 33 Orlando Sanchez (13-10) 6-9 232 Sr. 7.2 5.6 Top 4 on the team in points, rebs, assists, steals, blocks
G 11 D’Angelo Harrison (13-13) 6-4 204 Jr. 19.6 4.0 7 20-pt gms in ‘13-’14; 63-of-72 career gms in dbl-fi gures
G 1 Phil Greene IV (13-12) 6-2 189 Jr. 8.9 3.2 Six TOs in 323 mins in 2013-14, or one every 53.8 mins
G 23 Rysheed Jordan (11-7) 6
Valid point
Agreed, lets pray for the upset.
A loss is not fatal but with each and every loss it becomes that much harder for this talented team to make the big dance.
A lot of ball to be played and lets hope we start to get it right this weekend.
Not sure when the team is scheduled to leave and hopefully they are scheduled to go to DC by bus.
Just found out a little earlier that the women's flight for the Xavier game was cancelled and right now they are uncertain as to how they will get there for Saturday evenings game.
Be careful everyone in the tri-state area.
tom in salem
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http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010214aaa.html
Jan. 2, 2014
Head Coach Steve Lavin
On the value of beating Georgetown:
“All of the games in your conference play end up being big for a variety of reasons. I would say Georgetown is a big game because of the history between the two schools and the feisty nature of the matchups.”
On a few tough losses this season:
“No losses are good, but you can learn from setbacks. We need to improve in all aspects of play and the wins take care of themselves.”
On Joshua Smith’s influence on the Georgetown offense:
“They have variations of their offense now because Josh Smith is such a dominant force. When he’s in the game they play through him more and when he comes out, they run more of a Princeton offense.”
On where the team is:
“Naturally we wish we were undefeated. With that said we are about where I thought we would be, which is a work in progress with a nice upside."
Junior Guard Phil Greene IV
On shot selection:
“We definitely talked about it. He kept it simple. If you draw crowds, pass out of the crowd. If it's one person guarding you, go to work. It's simple, don't dribble into a crowd, don't take bad shots and hit the open guy because we can all play on this team.”
On Rysheed Jordan’s improvement:
"He’s improving a lot because he’s being aggressive and showing a lot of confidence. The one thing that is helping the most is definitely his aggression on the court.”
Junior Guard/Forward Sir’Dominic Pointer
On Georgetown:
“We definitely don’t want to drop two straight, especially in the league. It’s a tough league, and we definitely don’t want to lose to Georgetown. We’re going to go in and play hard and hopefully we get the win. We are going to go in and play our game. They’re going to play their game and hopefully we come out with a W.”
On what St. John’s learned last game against Xavier:
"In this game, we started off fast, but we learned we have to sustain it because we came out slow in the second half. We have to be consistent throughout the whole game. That's been our problem this year, and we have to keep working and trying until we get it right.”
On what led to the slow second half start last game:
“I'm not sure, but we've got to watch film and decipher what it is. We have to figure it out fast because BIG EAST play is here now, and we can't afford to lose games that we know we should win”
Sophomore Forward Max Hooper
On the team’s “resume” at this point in the season:
“As a team, we look at our resume, but we don't compare it to other teams at this point. Internally in our basketball family there are certain standards and things that we establish as goals and expectations for ourselves so the things that are happening outside of our team aren't important to us. Our focus is on our performance in the next game and our performance continued on. The other teams in our league that will take care of itself.”
Jan. 2, 2014
Head Coach Steve Lavin
On the value of beating Georgetown:
“All of the games in your conference play end up being big for a variety of reasons. I would say Georgetown is a big game because of the history between the two schools and the feisty nature of the matchups.”
On a few tough losses this season:
“No losses are good, but you can learn from setbacks. We need to improve in all aspects of play and the wins take care of themselves.”
On Joshua Smith’s influence on the Georgetown offense:
“They have variations of their offense now because Josh Smith is such a dominant force. When he’s in the game they play through him more and when he comes out, they run more of a Princeton offense.”
On where the team is:
“Naturally we wish we were undefeated. With that said we are about where I thought we would be, which is a work in progress with a nice upside."
Junior Guard Phil Greene IV
On shot selection:
“We definitely talked about it. He kept it simple. If you draw crowds, pass out of the crowd. If it's one person guarding you, go to work. It's simple, don't dribble into a crowd, don't take bad shots and hit the open guy because we can all play on this team.”
On Rysheed Jordan’s improvement:
"He’s improving a lot because he’s being aggressive and showing a lot of confidence. The one thing that is helping the most is definitely his aggression on the court.”
Junior Guard/Forward Sir’Dominic Pointer
On Georgetown:
“We definitely don’t want to drop two straight, especially in the league. It’s a tough league, and we definitely don’t want to lose to Georgetown. We’re going to go in and play hard and hopefully we get the win. We are going to go in and play our game. They’re going to play their game and hopefully we come out with a W.”
On what St. John’s learned last game against Xavier:
"In this game, we started off fast, but we learned we have to sustain it because we came out slow in the second half. We have to be consistent throughout the whole game. That's been our problem this year, and we have to keep working and trying until we get it right.”
On what led to the slow second half start last game:
“I'm not sure, but we've got to watch film and decipher what it is. We have to figure it out fast because BIG EAST play is here now, and we can't afford to lose games that we know we should win”
Sophomore Forward Max Hooper
On the team’s “resume” at this point in the season:
“As a team, we look at our resume, but we don't compare it to other teams at this point. Internally in our basketball family there are certain standards and things that we establish as goals and expectations for ourselves so the things that are happening outside of our team aren't important to us. Our focus is on our performance in the next game and our performance continued on. The other teams in our league that will take care of itself.”
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Very well said. Still plenty of time now but there is only so much longer we'll be able to say that. Need to start capitalizing on some of these quality win opportunities.
The way we win tomorrow is by running. That's also the best way to neutralize Smith. If we're worrying about how to stop him in the half-court, we're going about it the wrong way. Get him running rim to rim and he won't be staying in the game for long stretches. All of our bigs should be thinking easy layup/dunk every time we get a defensive rebound by beating him down the floor.
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I began my thought process thinking that this game was a very important game to win. As the week has dragged on, I am less inclined to say that. Winning at home in college basketball is a lot like holding serve in tennis. In years past, having only one crack at a Georgetown would make that one shot important if you were the favored team away. Not sure exactly what a home court advantage means in terms of points, but I'd say that if tomorrow's game were at MSG, it would be a must win. For the very reason of home and home schedules throughout the league, we will probably be surprised at how many losses the top teams end up having. One team will likely break from the pack, but the second place team could end up with 6 losses. 7 losses in second would likely result in a two or three way tie. I fully expect this to happen, especially in St. John's case, because we have a chance to run the table at home (or at least win 7 games), whereas I wouldn't be shocked to lose 6 on the road.
westchesterjoe
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Beastie, I'm on the Karma crusade for you.. And, I threw in a thank you despite not fully agreeing with you on holding home team serve..
Winning at G'town is more important than just a road win. The HOYAS have pummeled this team over the last 2 years. Winning there gets us road win credit plus a quality win over a likely top 4 BE conference contender. Good for possible tourney selection later on..
At some point, this group of players has to step up and beat a quality opponent, something that hasn't happened much in the last 2 years..
Also, I don't feel we are likely to run the table on Home Court, especially since we've displayed such inconsistency at MSG lately..
And, if we lose tomorrow, the Nova game becomes a must win next week.
What scares me against both the Hoyas and Nova, is that both Thompson and Wright are great at in game strategy changes.. We aren't..
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This is a nice win to have, no doubt, but I don't think it's a critical win at this point. Even next week vs. Villanova. If any team is going to sweep us this year, it appears Nova would. G'Town is probably a split, now the best we can do vs. Xavier is a split. So, I guess we couldn't afford to be swept by more than one team, and if we do get swept by one team, have to sweep 3 teams to get to 11 wins. So for sweeps look to Seton Hall, DePaul, Providence, Butler as best possibilities.