Posh Alexander Appreciation Thread

Hope Posh decides to come back and finish his career here. Definite fan favorite. His defense would be welcome, and even if his role isn’t a 38 minute per game guy, He can be a defensive stopper like Linehan was as prov. Good luck to him in whatever he decides.
 
Posh statistically went backwards this past season versus 21-22. I have felt CMA was overplaying him and Posh's using up excess energy hurt his performance. He should have played 25 minutes max. I would like to see him return, even as 6th man. He could provide a spark of energy with a full charged battery, terrorizing opposition that are tiring.
 
Hope he has a chance to show his stuff with a coach that has a game plan.
 
I think Posh was done a dis-service by being forced to play with Curbelo at same time. But notwithstanding this excuse he was a below average shooter for this level of play but he made up for everything he lacked in his defense and hustle. A person with his character will be successful in life no matter what the circumstances.
 
Fun to watch his freshman yesr, warts started to show soph year, was terrible his jr year. There is 0 chance of him coming back.

Good luck to him w/ his new team. Onward and upward for st johns.
 
If he might come back, so why are we doing this thread?

I'll wait to see if he announces another school, then I'll wish him well.

I think he'll be back. He probably wants to see people get all sentimental over him leaving, then on April 1st say "of course I was never going to leave lol."
I won't do good byes unless he announces another school.

He should come back, if anything be a spark off the bench, and still could get major minutes (25-28mpg).
Maybe end his coll career at sju going deep in the ncaa Tourny.
That's all up to him.
 
Wish Posh and Storr would have stayed, and if they were offered the option to stay I am not sure why they wouldn't. Either way, I wish all of these young men nothing but the best in their futures
 
There are clearly two sides of the coin when looking at Posh.

Defensively, even with the excess weight of 15-20 lbs which without question slowed him down, without question he is the best lockdown defender at guard (and likely any podition) that we have had in all my years of following SJU. Minus the weight he was a human tornado, who could pop up on any inch of the court to strip the ball on a double team. Man on man, he had more steals off his opponent's dribble than anyone I can remember.

His effectiveness was diminished this season by teammates who simply played bad defense. He couldn't guard 5 guys and our defense was so porous he was figuratively the boy at the dyke who couldn't plug all the holes.

Offensively, his game needs work, no question. There are a lot of positives. He can slip a defender for layups not unlike Shamorie Ponds albeit with last flash. He often can make the brilliant pass. His shot is not as awful as some fans feel. In short his game needs refinement. Sloppy passes need to and can be greatly reduced. Shot selection can be better, and his shot needs work. Some of his trips to the hoop are ill advised.

To me, he is the perfect candidate for coach Pitino to take under his wing as his pet project. In games over the past 3 years, there has been scant visible evidence of correction or counsel by coaching immediately following egregious mistakes. Yank a guy, talk to him, put him back in.

You could disagree with all of the above but one thing that is indisputable about Posh is effort
He gave 100% effort 100% of the time. He gives up his body fearlessly and despite being one tough son of a gun has sustained a ton of injuries.

I hope that Posh and Rick see the value in each other and he returns. He is a defense first player and there aren't a lot of those around.
 
L J S A said:
If he were in charge, Drew Valentine would be our coach right now. I lump his player assessment skill in with his coaching assessment skill.
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I cant hid on this one. Although the book is written yet on Valentine.

If you guys can post multiple sunshine and rainbow posts about Posh, I can post multiple honest assessments about the player.
 
Beasts of the East said:
There are clearly two sides of the coin when looking at Posh.

Defensively, even with the excess weight of 15-20 lbs which without question slowed him down, without question he is the best lockdown defender at guard (and likely any podition) that we have had in all my years of following SJU. Minus the weight he was a human tornado, who could pop up on any inch of the court to strip the ball on a double team. Man on man, he had more steals off his opponent's dribble than anyone I can remember.

His effectiveness was diminished this season by teammates who simply played bad defense. He couldn't guard 5 guys and our defense was so porous he was figuratively the boy at the dyke who couldn't plug all the holes.

Offensively, his game needs work, no question. There are a lot of positives. He can slip a defender for layups not unlike Shamorie Ponds albeit with last flash. He often can make the brilliant pass. His shot is not as awful as some fans feel. In short his game needs refinement. Sloppy passes need to and can be greatly reduced. Shot selection can be better, and his shot needs work. Some of his trips to the hoop are ill advised.

To me, he is the perfect candidate for coach Pitino to take under his wing as his pet project. In games over the past 3 years, there has been scant visible evidence of correction or counsel by coaching immediately following egregious mistakes. Yank a guy, talk to him, put him back in.

You could disagree with all of the above but one thing that is indisputable about Posh is effort
He gave 100% effort 100% of the time. He gives up his body fearlessly and despite being one tough son of a gun has sustained a ton of injuries.

I hope that Posh and Rick see the value in each other and he returns. He is a defense first player and there aren't a lot of those around.
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He can be a heart and soul of a team

He has so many intangible attributes, as well.

Hate to see him go especially when the team is transitioning.

Rick, nab him before it's to late.

If he were a she , I'd douse him with perfume and flowers.
 
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