Thanks again to the current team and coaches

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mchin

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As we head into the new season wanted to say thanks in advance. Was at the Garden on Thursday and caught the end of the second game after work from TV. Both were tough losses, but appreciate the effort from this young team that is full of talent. Exciting future ahead.

This is a very talented team and coaching staff that will only get better.

To the players - Thank you! In a city that craves basketball you are the only show in town!!! Thank you for turning the program around and looking forward to watching you at the Garden!

To the coaches - You guys are awesome. You spoiled the fans last year and will further spoil fans in the future. Keep up the great work!!! 
 
Well said. Living outside NY, I could only watch both games on TV, but was pleasantly surprised by the talent, teamwork and grit.

A couple of tough losses, but I'm excited to see what this group accomplishes over the next few years.
 
As we head into the new season wanted to say thanks in advance. Was at the Garden on Thursday and caught the end of the second game after work from TV. Both were tough losses, but appreciate the effort from this young team that is full of talent. Exciting future ahead.

This is a very talented team and coaching staff that will only get better.

To the players - Thank you! In a city that craves basketball you are the only show in town!!! Thank you for turning the program around and looking forward to watching you at the Garden!

The the coaches - You guys are awesome. You spoiled the fans last year and will further spoil fans in the future. Keep up the great work!!!
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Best post I have read on this board in weeks.
Thank you Mike.
 
this can't be said enough. Everyone needs to enjoy the players on the roster. This is an outstanding group of kids taht will be a great amount of fun to watch this season & beyond.

Of course, recruiting is always an integral part of any successful program. But instead of reading and re-reading the tweets of potential recruits (decommits), the fans on this board should pay more attention to the kids that have already joined the SJU family.

so once again, to all of this year's new kids and Stith, thanks for your effort and continue the great work. Keep it up. We're here to support you guys! 
 
 Nicely said, Mike.

I was at the Friday game and was impressed that for a young team our guys didn't give up and came back twice -- fouls shots will come;

Also, I thought the most amazing stat of the night (or of many nights, for that matter) was A&M only going to the line 4 times, particularly when they had such a size advantage and outrebounded us so measurably. It's great to see with such little depth that we are carefull about fouling.

This team has great upside potential and a coaching staff that knows hoe to develop it! :)
 
Fantastic posts! Its amazing to see how almost everyone is positive after those 2 losses. I think they looked fantastic in the first game and just got worn down by a deeper, more senior team. But Nuri was so impressive in how he would just take his defender time after time after time even when everyone in the arena knew it was coming. I didn't catch much of the second but I'm not worried one bit! I think come February we're one of the better teams in the Big East. 
 
 I've been away from this site in recent weeks (family health concerns) but have caught some posts and have watched these games, and I'm incredibly impressed with these freshmen and how the coaching staff has maximized their current skills thus far in the season. Particularly surprising is how the staff has masked their lack of size and depth in the last two games. Honestly while I watched those loses at the Garden it reminded me of the 1998 season when we lost the two games back to back to Stanford and Purdue. In those loses, that team was able to realize that it could compete with the upper echelon, which was far more important than the actual results. Of course I'm not comparing this team to that Elite Eight team, just that many positives can be generated even in a two game slide. I know the Kentucky game (which I still hope to attend) and others may be brutal, but I love what I see from this class and the coaching staff.
 
Honestly while I watched those loses at the Garden it reminded me of the 1998 season when we lost the two games back to back to Stanford and Purdue. In those loses, that team was able to realize that it could compete with the upper echelon, which was far more important than the actual results. Of course I'm not comparing this team to that Elite Eight team, just that many positives can be generated even in a two game slide. I know the Kentucky game (which I still hope to attend) and others may be brutal, but I love what I see from this class and the coaching staff.
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I, mentioned the same in the "St. John's/UCONN 1999 thread." I, vividly recall watching the Stanford game and closely watching the ESPN crawl for the Purdue game (as, it wasn't televised) and seeing the '98-'99 team blow late leads. I also could sense we had a pretty good group on our hands and they would get better as the season progressed. This current group is somewhat younger than that particular team, but the groundwork is certainly in place for some great things to take place. 
 
this can't be said enough. Everyone needs to enjoy the players on the roster. This is an outstanding group of kids taht will be a great amount of fun to watch this season & beyond.

Of course, recruiting is always an integral part of any successful program. But instead of reading and re-reading the tweets of potential recruits (decommits), the fans on this board should pay more attention to the kids that have already joined the SJU family.

so once again, to all of this year's new kids and Stith, thanks for your effort and continue the great work. Keep it up. We're here to support you guys! 
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 Well, I will be sure to share the tweets of our young men currently on the team. The stream of consciousness thinking/(non-thinking?) provides insights one cannot necessarily glean from everyday articles or post game interviews.

That being said, I have enjoyed their recruitment as well as the intensity they have flashed on the floor. With more games will come consistency and the improved assuming of roles. But talent is the base as we know - this group has it in spades. I'll enjoy tracking the growth as we take some lumps this season.
 
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