Villanova (MSG), Sat., Jan. 11 , 7p, CBSSN

[austour]

Nice post. I agree up to your last sentence. While I am a fan of Wright, as he is all class, I have a hard time picking Villanova as my second favorite Big East team.

And it isn’t so much a knock on them or their fans (although the KnickNova stuff is grating), I just cannot have a second favorite team that I want to knock the snot out of every year.

So what you're saying is you don't have a second favorite team at all.

 

[paultzman]

Nova great and local Allan Ray respects this Johnnie group;

 

[Marillac2]

Or he's not yet fully confident taking those 3s he can get off PNR, preferring instead to the drive, hesitation, and shorter pull up midrange.

The PnR 3 is probably something for next year with him. He needs to get himself in rhythm and it seems the mid to long 2’s are where he can get into it off the bounce now — and needs plenty of space.

The onky one I want shooting off the dribble from 3 is oddly Deivon.

 

[bucketshardy]

Nova great and local Allan Ray respects this Johnnie group;

KNOWER OF BALL!

ill say it again. We Will Sweep UConn

 

[dk423]

KNOWER OF BALL!

ill say it again. We Will Sweep UConn

We're a better defensive team and we're physically tougher than them.

 

[Johnnies317]

More sections in 300s opened up. Going to be quite a crowd tomorrow night. If you haven’t gotten tickets get them now! Massive game.

 

[Jack Williams]

KNOWER OF BALL!

ill say it again. We Will Sweep UConn

Love the confidence but can’t say I’m quite there yet

I’m building confidence in this group, but the 3pt thing will be an interesting thing to watch throughout the season. We may be better than UConn in some aspects this year, but I can’t shake the thought that we’re going to run into some games where the other team just simply has it going from 3. If that happens, would we have the firepower to hang in?

I am along for the ride regardless, but I am going to each game with a healthy respect for the opponent if they have some shooters. UConn is a good example of that.

 

[NCJohnnie]

Love the confidence but can’t say I’m quite there yet

I’m building confidence in this group, but the 3pt thing will be an interesting thing to watch throughout the season. We may be better than UConn in some aspects this year, but I can’t shake the thought that we’re going to run into some games where the other team just simply has it going from 3. If that happens, would we have the firepower to hang in?

I am along for the ride regardless, but I am going to each game with a healthy respect for the opponent if they have some shooters. UConn is a good example of that.

As is Nova.

 

[mjmaherjr]

More sections in 300s opened up. Going to be quite a crowd tomorrow night. If you haven’t gotten tickets get them now! Massive game.

Hopefully it’s Johnnie fans buying . Otherwise just go on a 15-0 run and demoralize their fans

 

[Section9]

Hopefully it’s Johnnie fans buying . Otherwise just go on a 15-0 run and demoralize their fans

Go on a 15-0 run regardless, and then keep the pedal to the metal.

 

[paultzman]

Kadary ineligible

 

[SJU Center Court]

Resurgent St. John’s set to take over MSG for classic clash vs. Villanova

It’s been a good long while since St. John’s has embraced this fully the elements of being the city’s basketball team.

nypost.com

Not going to post a full paywall article but

“There’s an energy and a blue-collar pride to this team that I think people are starting to pick up on,” says Ed Kull. “I think the most-loved basketball teams in this city — the Knicks, St. John’s, whoever — always seem to play that way. You know you’re getting an honest effort every night out. I sense that with our guys.”

Quotes like that show that Kull gets it. His glowing of the Garden also makes you imagine he understands the value of playing more games there in the future. If Pitino can keep this up next year, hopefully we're looking at more Fri/Sat/Sun as well.

Great post. Agree weekend (especially afternoon) is the prime time for best attendance. Early games also draw more families (next generation of SJU fans). Knicks / Rangers could still play at night. Hope this is the direction for next season.

 

[SJU Center Court]

Rivalry aside Nova is a class program, a credit to the Big East, and their fans are totally fine. Unlike UConn and Providence whose fans are trash.

Agree. I have sat next to Nova fans a few times at MSG and always found them to be enthusiastic bot not offensive. Have actually had several good basketball conversations with them.

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

Nm.

I get to carried away about Danny.

He is what he is but shouldn't post it here.

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

Yeah, until UConn came back.

Well that little s* can own this league, until Rick has all the pieces that he needs, then he'll punk Hurley, and tell Danny: " I own this league, and I will continue to own it until I retire."

So help me God, you know it must killed Rick to lose all 3 games to that whiney lil s*.

Sorry but when I think of Danny my blood boils

The term “must-win” gets thrown around too loosely here. Important game yes, but must-win by definition implies that if we lose the season is over.

Yeah it sucks to have that pressure on us, that we gotta win every game, but do you really trust leaving the committee decide our fate? So that's my mentality, every game is a must win, especially at home

 

[Mullins Revenge]

we cannot lose this game or it negates what we just did at xavier. We need to start stacking good wins now.

Johnnies are favored by 8.5 points. I have this as a close game all the way but down the stretch the johnnies will pull away and win by 9 points.

 

[Marillac2]

we cannot lose this game or it negates what we just did at xavier. We need to start stacking good wins now.

Johnnies are favored by 8.5 points. I have this as a close game all the way but down the stretch the johnnies will pull away and win by 9 points.

So take Nova and the points, boys.

 

[mjmaherjr]

we cannot lose this game or it negates what we just did at xavier. We need to start stacking good wins now.

Johnnies are favored by 8.5 points. I have this as a close game all the way but down the stretch the johnnies will pull away and win by 9 points.

Ohhhhhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

We are screwed

 

[mjmaherjr]

So take Nova and the points, boys.

Calling it in now.

This is as certain when Mullins Revenge guaranteed Russia will never invade Ukraine

 

[vegasman2000]

No way…he’s not shot faking his way past NBA defenders. In fact, RP should instruct anyone guarding him on perimeter that the goal is to distract not block.

People defend in the NBA?