Rysheed Jordan

[Section3]

Lavin is going to have to take the cuffs off and allow Sheed to speak to the media.

It will do wonders for his confidence.

Lavin's got the kid gloves on him. Clearly doesn't want him to get too ahead of himself.

Lot of coaches do that. John Thompson was famous for it. It's a good rule, especially in the aftermath of the game - see Seattle Seahawks - and that's from a Stanford honors grad.

John Thompson wasn't around in this day and age of social media.

Lavin said he'd give him more media access after the first semester was over.

Kid had a great game, on the road, in an historic arena.

Now I know he may be afraid of Sheed possibly saying the wrong thing, but he's gotta loosen the reigns a bit IMO.

Sheed has a very large following. Give him a little confidence by putting him in front of the mics.

Honestly, because nearly every word is recorded in an interview or press conferenced, there is no way I would let a freshman speak to the press. I'd require freshman athletes to take one year of public speaking, and even then coach them on what you should or shouldn't say. These kids are playing big time college basketball because they are great athletes, not eloquent speakers. I think the potential for saying the wrong thing or even being criticized for their lack of speaking skills is huge. I think it was Anthony Davis, who spoke when he was drafted by the NBA, and a lot of the consensus was based on that interview he could have stayed in school for 3 more years.

You seem stuck in the past.

Ever hear Jakarr talk to the media? He's like 21 yrs old and has a difficult time putting words together.

My point is that I believe Lavin is being overly protective of Sheed.

BTW, I remember as a freshman, Intro To Speech was a required class my very first semester at SJU. Didn't help a bit but I wonder if it's the same right now?

I am actually impressed with Jakarr's public speaking skills...I have seen him on Red Storm report a few times and he has pretty good diction in addition to having a knack for saying the right thing

 

[beast of the east]

Lavin is going to have to take the cuffs off and allow Sheed to speak to the media.

It will do wonders for his confidence.

Lavin's got the kid gloves on him. Clearly doesn't want him to get too ahead of himself.

Lot of coaches do that. John Thompson was famous for it. It's a good rule, especially in the aftermath of the game - see Seattle Seahawks - and that's from a Stanford honors grad.

John Thompson wasn't around in this day and age of social media.

Lavin said he'd give him more media access after the first semester was over.

Kid had a great game, on the road, in an historic arena.

Now I know he may be afraid of Sheed possibly saying the wrong thing, but he's gotta loosen the reigns a bit IMO.

Sheed has a very large following. Give him a little confidence by putting him in front of the mics.

Honestly, because nearly every word is recorded in an interview or press conferenced, there is no way I would let a freshman speak to the press. I'd require freshman athletes to take one year of public speaking, and even then coach them on what you should or shouldn't say. These kids are playing big time college basketball because they are great athletes, not eloquent speakers. I think the potential for saying the wrong thing or even being criticized for their lack of speaking skills is huge. I think it was Anthony Davis, who spoke when he was drafted by the NBA, and a lot of the consensus was based on that interview he could have stayed in school for 3 more years.

You seem stuck in the past.

Ever hear Jakarr talk to the media? He's like 21 yrs old and has a difficult time putting words together.

My point is that I believe Lavin is being overly protective of Sheed.

BTW, I remember as a freshman, Intro To Speech was a required class my very first semester at SJU. Didn't help a bit but I wonder if it's the same right now?

I really don't think this is the place to call any of our guys out on the way they speak. That wasn't my point at all.

 

[westchesterjoe]

Chris MULLIN wasn't exactly eloquent his freshman year here..Remember some of these players are 18-19 years old.. Some, not all.

Mullin, Mark Jackson , etc all have become very good public speakers. Hopefully the SJU Speech requirement helped and the education they are getting should serve them beyond their playing days.

BTW, i recall Mullin being called Mookie , in his early HS years.. Seems Chris had a fair amount of school yard flash in his game, like Mookie Blaylock..

That changed as he matured as a player and his style was pretty conservative in College and NBA. Seemed he modeled his game after Bird.

 

[ccnobz]

Lavin is going to have to take the cuffs off and allow Sheed to speak to the media.

It will do wonders for his confidence.

Lavin's got the kid gloves on him. Clearly doesn't want him to get too ahead of himself.

Lot of coaches do that. John Thompson was famous for it. It's a good rule, especially in the aftermath of the game - see Seattle Seahawks - and that's from a Stanford honors grad.

John Thompson wasn't around in this day and age of social media.

Lavin said he'd give him more media access after the first semester was over.

Kid had a great game, on the road, in an historic arena.

Now I know he may be afraid of Sheed possibly saying the wrong thing, but he's gotta loosen the reigns a bit IMO.

Sheed has a very large following. Give him a little confidence by putting him in front of the mics.

Honestly, because nearly every word is recorded in an interview or press conferenced, there is no way I would let a freshman speak to the press. I'd require freshman athletes to take one year of public speaking, and even then coach them on what you should or shouldn't say. These kids are playing big time college basketball because they are great athletes, not eloquent speakers. I think the potential for saying the wrong thing or even being criticized for their lack of speaking skills is huge. I think it was Anthony Davis, who spoke when he was drafted by the NBA, and a lot of the consensus was based on that interview he could have stayed in school for 3 more years.

You seem stuck in the past.

Ever hear Jakarr talk to the media? He's like 21 yrs old and has a difficult time putting words together.

My point is that I believe Lavin is being overly protective of Sheed.

BTW, I remember as a freshman, Intro To Speech was a required class my very first semester at SJU. Didn't help a bit but I wonder if it's the same right now?

I am actually impressed with Jakarr's public speaking skills...I have seen him on Red Storm report a few times and he has pretty good diction in addition to having a knack for saying the right thing

I agree , he seems like a bright kid and is always smiling. He was behind the mic a lot on the trip to Europe and I thought he handled himself great.

 

[kranmars]

Chris MULLIN wasn't exactly eloquent his freshman year here..Remember some of these players are 18-19 years old.. Some, not all.

Mullin, Mark Jackson , etc all have become very good public speakers. Hopefully the SJU Speech requirement helped and the education they are getting should serve them beyond their playing days.

BTW, i recall Mullin being called Mookie , in his early HS years.. Seems Chris had a fair amount of school yard flash in his game, like Mookie Blaylock..

That changed as he matured as a player and his style was pretty conservative in College and NBA. Seemed he modeled his game after Bird.

That is remarkable since Mullin is four years older than Blaylock. And one is from Brookyn and the other from Texas.

 

[beast of the east]

Chris MULLIN wasn't exactly eloquent his freshman year here..Remember some of these players are 18-19 years old.. Some, not all.

Mullin, Mark Jackson , etc all have become very good public speakers. Hopefully the SJU Speech requirement helped and the education they are getting should serve them beyond their playing days.

BTW, i recall Mullin being called Mookie , in his early HS years.. Seems Chris had a fair amount of school yard flash in his game, like Mookie Blaylock..

That changed as he matured as a player and his style was pretty conservative in College and NBA. Seemed he modeled his game after Bird.

That is remarkable since Mullin is four years older than Blaylock. And one is from Brookyn and the other from Texas.

Mullin was actually a lot faster in HS, and led the city in stolen bases. HE also hit a ground ball that went through a first basemen's legs in 1978, hence the nickname.

 

[kranmars]

Chris MULLIN wasn't exactly eloquent his freshman year here..Remember some of these players are 18-19 years old.. Some, not all.

Mullin, Mark Jackson , etc all have become very good public speakers. Hopefully the SJU Speech requirement helped and the education they are getting should serve them beyond their playing days.

BTW, i recall Mullin being called Mookie , in his early HS years.. Seems Chris had a fair amount of school yard flash in his game, like Mookie Blaylock..

That changed as he matured as a player and his style was pretty conservative in College and NBA. Seemed he modeled his game after Bird.

That is remarkable since Mullin is four years older than Blaylock. And one is from Brookyn and the other from Texas.

Mullin was actually a lot faster in HS, and led the city in stolen bases. HE also hit a ground ball that went through a first basemen's legs in 1978, hence the nickname.

Mullin must have played OF too.

 

[beast of the east]

Chris MULLIN wasn't exactly eloquent his freshman year here..Remember some of these players are 18-19 years old.. Some, not all.

Mullin, Mark Jackson , etc all have become very good public speakers. Hopefully the SJU Speech requirement helped and the education they are getting should serve them beyond their playing days.

BTW, i recall Mullin being called Mookie , in his early HS years.. Seems Chris had a fair amount of school yard flash in his game, like Mookie Blaylock..

That changed as he matured as a player and his style was pretty conservative in College and NBA. Seemed he modeled his game after Bird.

That is remarkable since Mullin is four years older than Blaylock. And one is from Brookyn and the other from Texas.

Mullin was actually a lot faster in HS, and led the city in stolen bases. HE also hit a ground ball that went through a first basemen's legs in 1978, hence the nickname.

Mullin must have played OF too.

And got married at home plate in a minor league game. (Yep, Mookie did that too)

 

[paultzman]

@RedStormHoopsFa: Slam Magazine shows @StJohnsBBall 's Rysheed Jordan some love here #sjubb :http://t.co/GuEWxZydJi
Rysheed Jordan (St. John’s) — PG, 6-4, 185

Jordan has great size for a point guard and attacks the basket with conviction. He’s strong enough to finish through contact, routinely overpowers defenders on the college level. He wisely chooses when, and where, to attack the defense.

He has the potential to be an elite defender. Good size, length and strength, but most of all he embraces isolation defense. Earlier this season, I witnessed Jordan essentially shut down Tyler Ennis in the second half of the Syracuse-St. John’s game.

All that said, two things need to happen for Jordan to realize his potential: 1) St. John’s has to give him the keys to run the offense (and if you know anything about St. John’s, it’s that they have no semblance of consistent offensive structure), and 2) he needs to improve his jump shot (per Synergy, Jordan is a putrid 9-42 on jump shots this season).

 

[frank61]

Give him the keys to the offense and the court so he can practice the jump shot over and over again, and then again. He is a key building block for the future of our program.

 

[tom in salem]

@RedStormHoopsFa: Slam Magazine shows @StJohnsBBall 's Rysheed Jordan some love here #sjubb :http://t.co/GuEWxZydJi
Rysheed Jordan (St. John’s) — PG, 6-4, 185

Jordan has great size for a point guard and attacks the basket with conviction. He’s strong enough to finish through contact, routinely overpowers defenders on the college level. He wisely chooses when, and where, to attack the defense.

He has the potential to be an elite defender. Good size, length and strength, but most of all he embraces isolation defense. Earlier this season, I witnessed Jordan essentially shut down Tyler Ennis in the second half of the Syracuse-St. John’s game.

All that said, two things need to happen for Jordan to realize his potential: 1) St. John’s has to give him the keys to run the offense (and if you know anything about St. John’s, it’s that they have no semblance of consistent offensive structure), and 2) he needs to improve his jump shot (per Synergy, Jordan is a putrid 9-42 on jump shots this season).

That's BS.

## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct
Jordan, Rysheed.... 19-14 429 22.6 52-132 .394 8-25 .32

He's made 8 3's alone.

 

[Moose]

@RedStormHoopsFa: Slam Magazine shows @StJohnsBBall 's Rysheed Jordan some love here #sjubb :http://t.co/GuEWxZydJi
Rysheed Jordan (St. John’s) — PG, 6-4, 185

Jordan has great size for a point guard and attacks the basket with conviction. He’s strong enough to finish through contact, routinely overpowers defenders on the college level. He wisely chooses when, and where, to attack the defense.

He has the potential to be an elite defender. Good size, length and strength, but most of all he embraces isolation defense. Earlier this season, I witnessed Jordan essentially shut down Tyler Ennis in the second half of the Syracuse-St. John’s game.

All that said, two things need to happen for Jordan to realize his potential: 1) St. John’s has to give him the keys to run the offense (and if you know anything about St. John’s, it’s that they have no semblance of consistent offensive structure), and 2) he needs to improve his jump shot (per Synergy, Jordan is a putrid 9-42 on jump shots this season).

That's BS.

## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct
Jordan, Rysheed.... 19-14 429 22.6 52-132 .394 8-25 .32

He's made 8 3's alone.

Maybe they mean 2 point jumpshots?
Hasn't been many of those.

 

[Eddyman11]

After tonight I do not know where R.Jordans ceiling is!!!! His court vision, decision making , on ball D. Quick hands ,smooth stroke, jumping ability. Finishing around the rim. This guy looked like a next level guard tonight.

I Know DLO has his fan club and rightfully so. But I want to be president of R.Jordans fan club. The Prince of North Philly is exciting to watch. He has a lot of NYC Gaurd play in his game. #InJordanWeTrust

 

[bk8664]

I am impressed at how his jumper is falling now. It was wasn't at all earlier in the season. He always had pretty good form shooting it, it just wouldn't fall.
Perhaps it's just that he needed to get his sea legs under him. His confidence is up.

I also like it how he is getting aggressive here and there taking it to the rim to try and drunk. He's got more toughness to him now. I like it.

 

[Marillac]

After tonight I do not know where R.Jordans ceiling is!!!! His court vision, decision making , on ball D. Quick hands ,smooth stroke, jumping ability. Finishing around the rim. This guy looked like a next level guard tonight.

I Know DLO has his fan club and rightfully so. But I want to be president of R.Jordans fan club. The Prince of North Philly is exciting to watch. He has a lot of NYC Gaurd play in his game. #InJordanWeTrust

I am president of both. You're invited.
The thing I love most about Jordan beside his obvious ability to penetrate, is the way he plays defense and how he is already our best player handling screens.

 

[beast of the east]

Jordan is still very unrefined, but immensely talented. There is enormous room for growth. I mean, who can spin in the lane in traffic and then have enough springs to try to jam it? Incredibly quick changing directions makes him very slippery to stop one on one. But perhaps his greatest asset is his length. When he takes off a defender, even a forward thinks he can stop the shot but his deceptive length allows Jordan to get off the shot he wants. His shot can get better, his control can get better, and its scary to think of how good he can become if he harnesses his talent.

On the negative side, when you leave your feet in the lane, you should have at least one option. I think he is so talented he goes up thinking something will happen. Jordan is caught too often with nowhere to go but wild shot or turnover pass.

 

[ZanMan]

Looks like all the hype on him was legit. I find it funny how a few bad games as a frosh lead to so many here proclaiming him a bust.

You have to give a kid time to adjust. I think the best is still yet to come with this kid. He is a pleasure to watch develop on the court.

 

[terrificboss]

I agree that he is just hitting his stride. He has tremendous skills. When he drives, he opens up so many opportunities.
On the flip side, he did commit two terrible fouls. That said, we are a vastly different team with him on the floor.
He sure is fun to watch!

 

[jumbo_peanuts]

After tonight I do not know where R.Jordans ceiling is!!!! His court vision, decision making , on ball D. Quick hands ,smooth stroke, jumping ability. Finishing around the rim. This guy looked like a next level guard tonight.

I Know DLO has his fan club and rightfully so. But I want to be president of R.Jordans fan club. The Prince of North Philly is exciting to watch. He has a lot of NYC Gaurd play in his game. #InJordanWeTrust

I am president of both. You're invited.
The thing I love most about Jordan beside his obvious ability to penetrate, is the way he plays defense and how he is already our best player handling screens.

I am the president of both fan clubs! We have name tags and everything!

 

[room112]

I'm just relieved he never decided to transfer. Now you can see him really starting to gel with the rest of the team, and he looks like he really wants to be here.