(PRE-GAME) @Duke, Sat. Feb. 2, Noon, ESPN / 570AM

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[quote="Class of 72" post=319333][quote="AlBovino" post=319290]So I guess if we lose by 13, we can expect your usual negative ranting. I don't think our head coach loses any sleep over whatever negative drivel you post.[/quote]

You, Al LoBovino, Motel Room 112 and your rose garden crew only seem to post your usual negative ranting about fellow fans.
I await your positive reviews if we lose by 35. Actually I'm not sure you have ever posted about a game but certainly about those that do comment on a game.
You should just change your screen name to "J'Accuse You".[/quote]

Rose garden crew lol. I'm one of the most unbiased posters. Don't get too high or too low. I will say you and your grumpy old men crew make it hard to read this board....
 
[quote="Room112" post=319350][quote="Class of 72" post=319333][quote="AlBovino" post=319290]So I guess if we lose by 13, we can expect your usual negative ranting. I don't think our head coach loses any sleep over whatever negative drivel you post.[/quote]

You, Al LoBovino, Motel Room 112 and your rose garden crew only seem to post your usual negative ranting about fellow fans.
I await your positive reviews if we lose by 35. Actually I'm not sure you have ever posted about a game but certainly about those that do comment on a game.
You should just change your screen name to "J'Accuse You".[/quote]

Rose garden crew lol. I'm one of the most unbiased posters. Don't get too high or too low. I will say you and your grumpy old men crew make it hard to read this board....[/quote]

They'll (we'll?) start using shorter words. Sorry, you left yourself wide open.
 
[quote="Room112" post=319350][quote="Class of 72" post=319333][quote="AlBovino" post=319290]So I guess if we lose by 13, we can expect your usual negative ranting. I don't think our head coach loses any sleep over whatever negative drivel you post.[/quote]

You, Al LoBovino, Motel Room 112 and your rose garden crew only seem to post your usual negative ranting about fellow fans.
I await your positive reviews if we lose by 35. Actually I'm not sure you have ever posted about a game but certainly about those that do comment on a game.
You should just change your screen name to "J'Accuse You".[/quote]

Rose garden crew lol. I'm one of the most unbiased posters. Don't get too high or too low. I will say you and your grumpy old men crew make it hard to read this board....[/quote]

You have to cut 72 some slack because he's got a busy weekend planned. In addition to supplying constant negativity to fans escaping some of the harsher aspects of reality by retreating to sports--for one of the most downtrottten teams in all of college basketball--he will also be heckling a SAT study course and calling for the ouster of its instructor for not producing any 1500+ scores, then he will adopt, verbally abuse and then return a dog to the pound, and end the weekend yelling at the refs of a local Special Olympics basketball game for missing traveling calls.
 
This could be the first pre game thread that gets locked before game day :)
 
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[quote="espken" post=319224]https://youtu.be/ddvFFK0rH24

It can be done[/quote]
Goosebumps
 
[quote="Marillac" post=319353][quote="Room112" post=319350][quote="Class of 72" post=319333][quote="AlBovino" post=319290]So I guess if we lose by 13, we can expect your usual negative ranting. I don't think our head coach loses any sleep over whatever negative drivel you post.[/quote]

You, Al LoBovino, Motel Room 112 and your rose garden crew only seem to post your usual negative ranting about fellow fans.
I await your positive reviews if we lose by 35. Actually I'm not sure you have ever posted about a game but certainly about those that do comment on a game.
You should just change your screen name to "J'Accuse You".[/quote]

Rose garden crew lol. I'm one of the most unbiased posters. Don't get too high or too low. I will say you and your grumpy old men crew make it hard to read this board....[/quote]

You have to cut 72 some slack because he's got a busy weekend planned. In addition to supplying constant negativity to fans escaping some of the harsher aspects of reality by retreating to sports--for one of the most downtrottten teams in all of college basketball--he will also be heckling a SAT study course and calling for the ouster of its instructor for not producing any 1500+ scores, then he will adopt, verbally abuse and then return a dog to the pound, and end the weekend yelling at the refs of a local Special Olympics basketball game for missing traveling calls.[/quote]

Ok goofball how did you hack into my computer and steal my weekend schedule???
And, what the hell is downtrottten? A dance?
St. John's downtrodden? We were nationally ranked for a few days just this year!
We were also ranked under Steve Lavin for a couple of weeks. That's success homie!
We are the only local team in the past 35 years to go to the final four.
We beat Duke, Syracuse and Villanova. Can Fordham claim that?
We have the greatest fan base in New York City.
Me negative? Au contraire mon ami ! To this day I keep the book "The power of positive thinking" at my bedside. Like president Donald Trump I considered Rev. Norman Vincent Peale “my pastor”.
You must have me confused with Al " man me ball" LoBovino.
We will win tomorrow by losing by 13 points.
We are St. [strike]Jean[/strike] John's!!!!!!!!!
 
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Heading out the door at 7AM to get some breakfast w/ my daughter before the 2 hour drive together.

I've prepared myself to not get pissed off if we lose, but just enjoy the day and hope we play competitively. If we didn't beat Marquette the other night, this might not have been as easy for me.

Enjoy the game everyone !
 
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RedstormNC wrote: Heading out the door at 7AM to get some breakfast w/ my daughter before the 2 hour drive together.

I've prepared myself to not get pissed off if we lose, but just enjoy the day and hope we play competitively. If we didn't beat Marquette the other night, this might not have been as easy for me.

Enjoy the game everyone !

RedstormNC my friend, hope you have correctly predicted the near future - has to be the case!! Enjoy the game with your daughter!
 
[quote="Marillac" post=319316][quote="Adam" post=319314][quote="Paultzman" post=318998]Not sure why, but strongly sense the series with Duke willl not be renewed.[/quote]

Ugh I missed this. Is this just a pure hunch?

I have the same feeling after last year's game. ESPN/ACC couldn't have been happy with an 0-11 Big East team taking down #4 Duke in front of a sold out MSG. Pathetic that all these ACC teams keep running away from us, but at the same time Cuse/Duke were the #1 highlights every year of Mullin's first 3 seasons while our RPI dragged them down.

If the series isn't renewed, then I'd like to see UNC take their spot.[/quote]

I think it will get done. Whether it skips a year or not, I don't know. I have a few relatives at Duke...and it has a very strong NY/NJ minority there that gets amped for St. John's. It's one of the top opponents for Duke and playing in the Garden helps them not only recruit basketball players, but also students--and that is something that needs to be on the mind of all private schools looking to the future.[/quote]

Unfortunately Duke does not need us to play at the Garden. After some excruciating research dating back to 1996-97 the Dookie's have played a total of 37 games at MSG, with only 9 of those against SJU. That's 23 seasons, of which 3 of those (1997-98, 2001-02, and 2012-13) they didn't play at MSG at all. 28 games for Duke at the Worlds Most Famous Arena not against St. John's! I'm surprised they aren't calling themselves "New York's College Team."
 
[quote="Class of 72" post=319336]Start Keita over Simon. Throw coach K a curve by playing zone.[/quote]

Either that or start Trimble so we have 5 shooters in there and some toughness
 
[quote="SI1996" post=319335][quote="oldschool Redmen" post=319321][quote="Paultzman" post=319319]Zach B on SJU
“they're going to get kiled inside. That's the issue.”

I happen to agree and also Jones will be a tough defender for Ponds.[/quote]

Ponds gonna break his ankle with a cross-over sending Jones on his ass. Ponds then can set take his time and a easy 3ball.
Guys gotta come proper, and bring it hard.[/quote] I am with oldschool. Shamorie will shine. Lets hope its enough for a W.[/quote]

Nah, know what, lets stop hoping that Ponds does his thing and pray that's enough.
Heron is a big boy with 5* talent.. I'd dare him to step up as well, he's an experienced Div I bball player from Auburn.
We need more from him. 26pnts?
 
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[quote="Paultzman" post=319342]https://twitter.com/stjohnsbball/status/1091481748930740231?s=21[/quote]

Lets see who brings it, and see who are the chumps.
Wants to see what Heron has. He isn't new anyone, playing here since november.
No excuses, in big time games the stars put up
 
“Duke could beat the Knicks,” I said to my son.
“Probably.” He laughed.
“Hope it’s not a blowout, which is what the pundits expect.”
“Oy vey,” he said. “Hope not. Turn it off, immediately.”
“Yeah, but you never know.”
“Yeah, you never know,” he said. “Maybe, St. John’s will bring it.”
“Yeah, you never know.”
 
[quote="Chicago Days" post=319402]“Duke could beat the Knicks,” I said to my son.
“Probably.” He laughed.
“Hope it’s not a blowout, which is what the pundits expect.”
“Oy vey,” he said. “Hope not. Turn it off, immediately.”
“Yeah, but you never know.”
“Yeah, you never know,” he said. “Maybe, St. John’s will bring it.”
“Yeah, you never know.”[/quote]

Thanks E.E. Cummings.
 
[quote="Marillac" post=319403][quote="Chicago Days" post=319402]“Duke could beat the Knicks,” I said to my son.
“Probably.” He laughed.
“Hope it’s not a blowout, which is what the pundits expect.”
“Oy vey,” he said. “Hope not. Turn it off, immediately.”
“Yeah, but you never know.”
“Yeah, you never know,” he said. “Maybe, St. John’s will bring it.”
“Yeah, you never know.”[/quote]

Thanks E.E. Cummings.[/quote]

Lol.
 
[quote="Marillac" post=319403][quote="Chicago Days" post=319402]“Duke could beat the Knicks,” I said to my son.
“Probably.” He laughed.
“Hope it’s not a blowout, which is what the pundits expect.”
“Oy vey,” he said. “Hope not. Turn it off, immediately.”
“Yeah, but you never know.”
“Yeah, you never know,” he said. “Maybe, St. John’s will bring it.”
“Yeah, you never know.”[/quote]

Thanks E.E. Cummings.[/quote]
Insert the occasional ("Pause") into the dialogue and it reads more like Pinter.
 
I’m not expecting a W but my hope is we come out blazing and give Duke such a tough game that by the second half the announcers are in agreement that “St. John’s is not a team you want to meet in the NCAAs!!!”
all the best
 
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