Amazing what winning against 1 ranked team can do for your media profile. We are on the front page of the NYPost, ESPN New York headlines, all over SNY, etc. When SJ wins especially against top teams, the media will flock. That's why it's so important that we win in this town. Also, I hate how it takes so long for our press conferences and highlights to be posted on redstormsports.com. It was a 4PM game and still not up at midnight. They have to get on that quicker. Not like it was a 9PM game that ended around midnight.
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DieHard Johnny
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nice to see a young Johnny team being tough on the rd its awesome
Amazing what a win will do for good press. I Iive in Savannah, Ga. Photo in Sunday's Savannah's News Press depicting Obekpa fouling Wright's drive to the basket. Admittedly, Wright from Savannah but still nice to see photo of us in sports section here.
As an aside, I called St. John's a few years ago re. Wright & was told by Asst. Coach that Norm wanted every inquiry answered but forget recruiting kids here since they all stayed in the south. I was treated like I was stup[id despite fact that I had an open line to Rutledge & Lou in the past regarding recruits in Ga.. Lou & Ron actually asked me to look at some possible recruits & send tapes to them. Guess that Cincy is south of Masn Dixon line. I never called again! Enough said. Incidentally, Savannah has 2 of highest ranking five teams in the state this year & Postell came from Ga.
As an aside, I called St. John's a few years ago re. Wright & was told by Asst. Coach that Norm wanted every inquiry answered but forget recruiting kids here since they all stayed in the south. I was treated like I was stup[id despite fact that I had an open line to Rutledge & Lou in the past regarding recruits in Ga.. Lou & Ron actually asked me to look at some possible recruits & send tapes to them. Guess that Cincy is south of Masn Dixon line. I never called again! Enough said. Incidentally, Savannah has 2 of highest ranking five teams in the state this year & Postell came from Ga.
Maybe 30 years ago. These days all you have to do is upload a video via flash drive or a soundbite or whatever. On a plane or bus or whatever they have access to internet connections. By the way, another day, still no upload. All editing and uploading can be done on a laptop for redstormsports.com's purposes.
jumbo_peanuts
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Well what is your bball background? Why should college coaches listen to you? What made you so special?
I have no desire to engage in discussion about what my basketball background is but I must respond to a recent question & inuendo & I will not respond further since it is a waste of time. I attended SJU from 1950-1954.
I was part of the intramural team that won the intramural champioship in my freshman year at old DeGray. It was a league filled with many of the CYO kids who were on high school teams but did not get scholarships to college,. I did not play after that since I was pre-med & classes interferred. I still have my intramural medal & showed it to Prof. Sciame of SJu when he visited Savannah a few years ago.
I attended SJU games fron 1948 up until this year in Charleston. I went to St. Augustine's High School in B'klyn & we got cheap tickets for the Garden. I was at many Big East Championships over the years, at the Final Four in Lexington & at Tenn. for Elite 8 in 1999 when Barkley was fouled in last play. My next door neighbor, Johnny Orr, coach of Michigan when they won NCAA, agreed that Barkley was fouled & should have gone to the line He also thought that SJU had the best team that year. He seemed to think that I had a reasonable knowledge base re. the sport.
Pete Brennan, All- american at North Carolina, recruited from my high school to play for Frank McGuire's first team at N.C. He was part of team that beat Wilt in the NCAA Finals. I used to play against him in Gym Class. he sat next to me in my senior year.
Moved to Savannah in 1969 & coached "YMCA'" teams & won a city championship, another "Y" championship & then moved to private school league where I finished 2nd at least 4 times in 5 years with 7th & 8th grade teams. Smaller school with smaller enrollment but i was able to lead fight to change league to two divisions composed of small & larger schools. Incidentally, all my 4 sons were high school varsity starters playing for a private school in a public school league. I will not comment on the racial mix but I think "enough said". Kids in this league have moved on to major teams like Villanoa, Colorado, Alabama & even Cornell.
It did not take a genius to see that Cashmere Wright could play when he was a kid. I hope I answered my detractors who asked "what do I know about basketball".
Didn't take a genius to see that Wright was a Div. I prospect.
I was part of the intramural team that won the intramural champioship in my freshman year at old DeGray. It was a league filled with many of the CYO kids who were on high school teams but did not get scholarships to college,. I did not play after that since I was pre-med & classes interferred. I still have my intramural medal & showed it to Prof. Sciame of SJu when he visited Savannah a few years ago.
I attended SJU games fron 1948 up until this year in Charleston. I went to St. Augustine's High School in B'klyn & we got cheap tickets for the Garden. I was at many Big East Championships over the years, at the Final Four in Lexington & at Tenn. for Elite 8 in 1999 when Barkley was fouled in last play. My next door neighbor, Johnny Orr, coach of Michigan when they won NCAA, agreed that Barkley was fouled & should have gone to the line He also thought that SJU had the best team that year. He seemed to think that I had a reasonable knowledge base re. the sport.
Pete Brennan, All- american at North Carolina, recruited from my high school to play for Frank McGuire's first team at N.C. He was part of team that beat Wilt in the NCAA Finals. I used to play against him in Gym Class. he sat next to me in my senior year.
Moved to Savannah in 1969 & coached "YMCA'" teams & won a city championship, another "Y" championship & then moved to private school league where I finished 2nd at least 4 times in 5 years with 7th & 8th grade teams. Smaller school with smaller enrollment but i was able to lead fight to change league to two divisions composed of small & larger schools. Incidentally, all my 4 sons were high school varsity starters playing for a private school in a public school league. I will not comment on the racial mix but I think "enough said". Kids in this league have moved on to major teams like Villanoa, Colorado, Alabama & even Cornell.
It did not take a genius to see that Cashmere Wright could play when he was a kid. I hope I answered my detractors who asked "what do I know about basketball".
Didn't take a genius to see that Wright was a Div. I prospect.
Ron Rutludge and Brian Mahoney were kind and decent folks and does not surprise me that they would be opened to input, suggestions.
During the Roberts era many felt the doors had been closed to even loyal staff and fans.
Perhaps you will find Lavin and staff more opened minded???
all the best
Class of 72
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God Bless Doc! Glad to see some new blood here! I am sure you forgot more about basketball than most here claim to know. Norm was a good man....with the worst staff in SJ history. Anyone who tries to argue any different is FOS!
STJ11Redmen
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They never put up the press conference from road games because Lavin doesn't usually have a formal sit-down press conference after road games.
Wouldn't even know who to contact, and obviously they aren't going to listen to some grad student telling them how to do their job. Even the suggestion to contact someone to get a mere press conference and player reactions shows how slow they are with this! I'm so used to watching games and watching reactions and press conferences after. It's usually a no brainer. Maybe I'm just being picky, but damn upload the damn thing already it takes 5 minutes!