We have said we want to make new memories, well it’s happening this year. But it’s happening as this Red Storm team dials back the clock and plays in a style that according to Rick Pitino would make the late great Lou Carnesecca proud. The gritty defense of the 80s has been the identity of these Johnnies as they never say die once again against Xavier in overtime!
Assistant Coach Ricky Johns joins me as the third member of the St. John's staff to be on the podcast. From playing D1 at Utah to professionally overseas...we discuss how he relates to his players, coaching and learning under Rick Pitino for five years, how he sees the Kadary and Deivon dynamic as a former guard himself, previewing the Gerogetown game tomorrow and who would win in a 1 on 1 between him and former UConn star and St. John's Asssitant Coach Taliek Brown - hope you enjoy
St. John’s was perfect in January, capping off a 7-0 month with a 66-41 win over Georgetown. Zach Braziller of the New York Post joins me on The Eye on the Storm Podcast to discuss the win, the month, this special season, the records being broken, an update on Deivon Smith, what makes this defense so good, and where they can go
The Big East Rewind I posted above is a podcast hosted by former Nova player Chuck Everson and former Cuse player Sony Spera and their guests on this episode are former St. John’s players Bill Wennington, Billy Goodwin and Ron Stewart. They talk about coach Lou Carnesecca and their playing careers highlighting the ‘83 and ‘85 seasons. Great view or listen. Highly recommend to any Johnnie’s fan.
All-American Kadary Richmond dazzled on Saturday, hitting the game winner in front of 19,000 fans. I’m Joined by Kevin Connelly from StormThePaint as we recap the win, and get you ready for gauntlet St. John’s is about to face starting with Marquette on Tuesday