Ridiculous take here. Down 2 pts with 5 mins to go. We literally had every chance of winning even with how poor we were playing.
RJ Luis
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Could not agree more! Love these guys!
I’m sure Pitino will in a year or longer will say he made a mistake for not putting Luis back in the game.
That was a deliberate bullshit comment on my part. We were outscored 11-4 without him.
I don't second guess anything Rick does. He isn't perfect, but he may just be the GOAT. 31-5 in year two, with a program that the ladt 4 coaches left in shambles.
Yesterday RJ deleted his instagram account because of all the stupid, hateful, negative comments directed at him.
You guys really think you are posting expert analysis by trashing a kid because he had a bad game? You don't think for a second that the players and their families read this garbage and it hurts them?
It sucks to lose. I get it. I'm as invested and as passionate as anyone. I was already fully booked for SF, and had we won Saturday would have booked San Antonio yesterday.
All week I told people I wasn't going to get too excited about Providence. Been there, done that. I told anyone who asked, "I won’t get too high, or too low"
It's all just really sad. Not the game. Just the stupid stuff.
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Redenbacher
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FanDuel, the number one sportsbook in the United States, ran not one, but two negative ads featuring RJ Luis, right after our loss. This is a big business, and these guys have no mercy.
If the players want to be paid like professionals, they’re going to have to take the hits like professionals. I don’t like it- I love RJ. But When the NCAA decided it was OK to start paying the players, and big-time gambling on the games was legalized at the same time, this was the inevitable result.
Missed the ads (I almost never watch commercials intentionally) ...what was the context of them?
I agree, it is totally uncalled for to criticize the players on the team you root for and like to think it wasn't anyone from here that contributed to him shutting down social media.
I said in the game thread that no matter how he was playing, you have to have your best players in the game with the seaon on the line. You wouldn't be there without him.
My comment was just that for that specific game, it wasn't impossible for us to win given the time and score, even though the whole team was struggling.
Redenbacher
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They were social media ads. One was entitled “You know why he didn’t play”. The other was “Should he transfer?”
Oh wow.. that's awful.
They weren't ads, just social media posts to boost engagement. But still terrible taste imo
Redenbacher
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"Social media posts to boost engagement" are also known as ads. They get millions of views.
On x, it says "paid ad" next to it. As far as I can see, it doesn't say that.
The difference tho is he never faced a team as athletic, strong and tall as Ark and when his go to move didn't work he wouldn't adjust.
Redenbacher
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What I meant by ad was that these large companies have paid staff whose only job is to generate social media posts that will engage --in the case of RJ Luis, inflame--their audience. I guess technically you could call it "promotion" rather than advertising, but either way, they are spending lots of money on these posts in an effort to get as many views as possible.
As a marketing person i can tell you that still doesn't make it an ad. Social posts are free. Social ads are not. Two different departments with different goals.
Redenbacher
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I'm sure the CFO of your company would not consider the social posts "free" - unless the staff doing them are volunteers.
But yes, as I said, I should have use the term "promotional social media posts generated by paid staffer looking to engage pissed off St John's bettors" instead of "ads." LOL
Every player should hit the portal. Why shut off the negotiating leverage you have by not doing so.
Repole knows this for certain. So does Rick. The key is that we treat our current players fairly so that the ones Rick wants to stay do so.
Beyond $$, any kid should consider the best situation for them for playing time or a featured role.
Calling Luis a one trick pony is just bizarre. I know lawyers who do only personal injury, would crap their pants if they ever had to go to trial because they are incapable, and what they do is hardly "law". I have friends who do personal injury , and I know which are capable of more and who can only do that.
Why use such a disparaging term?
In terms of Luis' style, keep in mind that one of the reasons it is so effective is it draws a crowd, and free guys like Zuby for offensive rebounds. Plus he draws a lot of fouls. Plus he follows his own shot for putbacks. This is all just nonsense, even if only from a few fans.
I received a valued text from our most respected poster last night thanking me for my initial defense of RJ's game and value. He knows moe bball in his pinky thsn i do in my body so i'll go with that.
We play Saturday's game without foul trouble 10 times and we win 7. Refs took two starters off the court and we never got going
Repole knows this for certain. So does Rick. The key is that we treat our current players fairly so that the ones Rick wants to stay do so.
Beyond $$, any kid should consider the best situation for them for playing time or a featured role.
Calling Luis a one trick pony is just bizarre. I know lawyers who do only personal injury, would crap their pants if they ever had to go to trial because they are incapable, and what they do is hardly "law". I have friends who do personal injury , and I know which are capable of more and who can only do that.
Why use such a disparaging term?
In terms of Luis' style, keep in mind that one of the reasons it is so effective is it draws a crowd, and free guys like Zuby for offensive rebounds. Plus he draws a lot of fouls. Plus he follows his own shot for putbacks. This is all just nonsense, even if only from a few fans.
I received a valued text from our most respected poster last night thanking me for my initial defense of RJ's game and value. He knows moe bball in his pinky thsn i do in my body so i'll go with that.
We play Saturday's game without foul trouble 10 times and we win 7. Refs took two starters off the court and we never got going
Yeah, that’s why you don't let finance and admin anywhere near the areas where the work gets done.
