Matt A

[L J S A]

Hinckson scored 22 points yesterday and John Bowne won.

Assuming no one is fudging numbers he's 6'6-6'7, rebounding average is in double digits, and he's got an 85 average. If our top swingman targets don't come through, I'd be more than happy to have him here. Would be nice to have kids in the PSAL excited about the school.

 

[paultzman]

Per Zach B
New Scout 2018 rankings: Moses Brown (6), Naz Reid (12), Muhammad (55) #sjubb

 

[Knight]

Per Zach B
New Scout 2018 rankings: Moses Brown (6), Naz Reid (12), Muhammad (55) #sjubb

Do we have a realistic shot with any of these three?

 

[paultzman]

Per Zach B
New Scout 2018 rankings: Moses Brown (6), Naz Reid (12), Muhammad (55) #sjubb

Do we have a realistic shot with any of these three?

Yes

 

[Andrew]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

 

[kred]

If Simon is as good as some people here are saying and is great at slashing and yet keep his guys honest and draw the other 3 outside and you have an improved offensive Owens,Clark or Grad Transfer big guy those erratic drives to the hoop are going to look a lot different.

I want Bashir playing a lot at the 4 next year because his ability to pull the guy out and then drive to a much less packed in rim will be huge

Tired of getting manhandled down low. Hope starting 5 is Owens, Clark, Ahmed, Ponds, Lovett.
Yakwe, Simon, Mussini and 6-8 240 pound Senior Transfer off the bench.

Since you're putting your order in can you make that 6'10 260 please.

 

[boo haarvey]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

In my opinion, Ponds and Lovett are 6 star players -- I recognize there is no such thing. What I mean by that is that at the college level, they are just as good as nearly any five star player and more likely to hang around bc they don't have the size.

 

[mjmaherjr]

please Matt find us a ready to go grad transfer big man who cam score and play defense

 

[boo haarvey]

please Matt find us a ready to go grad transfer big man who cam score and play defense

I watched the GW game last night. Was thinking how great it would have been if we had a big man like Tyler Kavanaugh. With a player like that, this team would have won five or six more games.

 

[paultzman]

Zach B
St. John's assistant Matt Abdelmassih at CHSAA quarterfinals today for Moses Brown, Kofi Cockburn, others.

 

[Sherman Sheridan & Grant]

Zach B
St. John's assistant Matt Abdelmassih at CHSAA quarterfinals today for Moses Brown, Kofi Cockburn, others.

We owe Matt a years supply of lobster rolls!
I'll be one of the first to chip in
:silly:

 

[Andrew]

St John's will be at the John Bowne playoff game today. Three intriguing prospects Christian Hinckson Alejandro Vasquez Kareem Reid #sjubb

Per Braziller

Bowne got crushed by Jefferson in the quarterfinals.

 

[L J S A]

St John's will be at the John Bowne playoff game today. Three intriguing prospects Christian Hinckson Alejandro Vasquez Kareem Reid #sjubb

Per Braziller

Bowne got crushed by Jefferson in the quarterfinals.

That sucks. I was telling Gonzalo earlier that I hoped they'd make it to the fed finals so the staff would have more opportunity to investigate some of the kids in person.

 

[logen]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

In my opinion, Ponds and Lovett are 6 star players -- I recognize there is no such thing. What I mean by that is that at the college level, they are just as good as nearly any five star player and more likely to hang around bc they don't have the size.

They are if all you care about is offense, unfortunately there are two sides of the court. Ponds is a poor defender and LoVett absolutely horrible.

 

[Coaster1955]

Maybe the staff should visit TJHS instead. Or maybe SP has that covered.

St John's will be at the John Bowne playoff game today. Three intriguing prospects Christian Hinckson Alejandro Vasquez Kareem Reid #sjubb

Per Braziller

Bowne got crushed by Jefferson in the quarterfinals.

 

[usguard]

please Matt find us a ready to go grad transfer big man who cam score and play defense[/quote

Just going to throw this out for conversation. Are we giving Matt more credit than he deserves Meaning that he has been recruiting now 2yrs had connections when hired and we still have produced a team with one or 2 big east players thus getting beat pretty badly most of the time Perhaps we were expecting too much of Mullin and Matt.I stopped getting mad when we have those bad games because our players are doing their best and playing up to the their talents .Game plans and how they function as a team and improvement has to be place on the staff I know everyone is working hard but it is frustrating for all

 

[boo haarvey]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

In my opinion, Ponds and Lovett are 6 star players -- I recognize there is no such thing. What I mean by that is that at the college level, they are just as good as nearly any five star player and more likely to hang around bc they don't have the size.

They are if all you care about is offense, unfortunately there are two sides of the court. Ponds is a poor defender and LoVett absolutely horrible.

I agree they both have room for significant improvement. However, they are freshman, and Ponds is leading the Big East in steals.

 

[stjohnnie75]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

In my opinion, Ponds and Lovett are 6 star players -- I recognize there is no such thing. What I mean by that is that at the college level, they are just as good as nearly any five star player and more likely to hang around bc they don't have the size.

They are if all you care about is offense, unfortunately there are two sides of the court. Ponds is a poor defender and LoVett absolutely horrible.

I agree they both have room for significant improvement. However, they are freshman, and Ponds is leading the Big East in steals.

Steals are nice but Ponds is often the last man back on defense. Drives me crazy!

 

[paultzman]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

In my opinion, Ponds and Lovett are 6 star players -- I recognize there is no such thing. What I mean by that is that at the college level, they are just as good as nearly any five star player and more likely to hang around bc they don't have the size.

They are if all you care about is offense, unfortunately there are two sides of the court. Ponds is a poor defender and LoVett absolutely horrible.

I agree they both have room for significant improvement. However, they are freshman, and Ponds is leading the Big East in steals.

Steals are nice but Ponds is often the last man back on defense. Drives me crazy!

Not saying it is the total solution to defensive improvement, but I would be very surprised if they don't bring in an experienced college coach to complement current staff with expertise in that regard. As Logen has noted often, player effort is key ingredient in achieving that, but IMO adding an AC with that knowledge can't hurt. I know Slice situation presents monetary challenges at this point, but maybe there is someone out there who may come relatively cheap & help address the problem. We do have an open slot.

 

[boo haarvey]

It seems like we do with Muhammad which would make sense as he is a 4 star recruit which is what we should be targeting. Its ok to chase the 5 stars as eventually one might drop to us but we need to get solid players like Ponds, Lovett, Owens, Ahmed and hopefully Simon and Clark. I have doubts about the OSNA kid we have a verbal from but he fits the profile as well if he is better than Yawke who also fit the profile,

In my opinion, Ponds and Lovett are 6 star players -- I recognize there is no such thing. What I mean by that is that at the college level, they are just as good as nearly any five star player and more likely to hang around bc they don't have the size.

They are if all you care about is offense, unfortunately there are two sides of the court. Ponds is a poor defender and LoVett absolutely horrible.

I agree they both have room for significant improvement. However, they are freshman, and Ponds is leading the Big East in steals.

Steals are nice but Ponds is often the last man back on defense. Drives me crazy!

Not saying it is the total solution to defensive improvement, but I would be very surprised if they don't bring in an experienced college coach to complement current staff with expertise in that regard. As Logen has noted often, player effort is key ingredient in achieving that, but IMO adding an AC with that knowledge can't hurt. I know Slice situation presents monetary challenges at this point, but maybe there is someone out there who may come relatively cheap & help address the problem. We do have an open slot.

By open slot, do you mean a similar role to Richmond last year, i.e., somebody who can work with the players but can't coach during games? Bc unless somebody leaves, we presently have theee assistant coaches.