We probably would still be waiting for the ruling.
Villanova (MSG), Sat., Jan. 11 , 7p, CBSSN
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Provided it wasn’t tipped which I don’t believe it was, yes.
A couple of other observations from watching the game.
The refs were definitely inconsistent and we seemed to get the worse of it. I mean Dixon was allowed to bully his way into the lane, push off etc and was not called on many of those. And then they called some ticky taxk ones on us.
Liked Ricks use of Prey and Vince and hopefully that remains when Glover and smith and if he does this year Dunlap return. The longer bench will serve us well later on.
The difference in making some 3 point shots is huge and hopefully continues.
The refs were definitely inconsistent and we seemed to get the worse of it. I mean Dixon was allowed to bully his way into the lane, push off etc and was not called on many of those. And then they called some ticky taxk ones on us.
Liked Ricks use of Prey and Vince and hopefully that remains when Glover and smith and if he does this year Dunlap return. The longer bench will serve us well later on.
The difference in making some 3 point shots is huge and hopefully continues.
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Facts, he initiated contact with the defender almost everytime he drove in the paint. Our guys were bouncing off him flatfooted. The one where the refs called jump ball when he cross checked RJ was beyond ridiculous.
Earl Campbell with the basketball.
Red white pregames have been moved to Stout. St. John's actually loses money on the r-w pregames at the Garden - MSG charges a hefty price, and sju underwrote some of it.
I was gonna sit this one out but yes all RJ had to do was wait for Dixon to pick up the ball and it would have been a backcourt and our ball. Chasing the ball was not the smart move there because he could either touch it first and Dixon recovers or pick up a foul or whatever.
But you can't fault the effort and his back was to the pass so he had no way of knowing it wasn't deflected before it got to Dixon. Someone should have hollered at him to let it go.
Totally agree with you. We have some bad fans just like any other program. I try to represent the program well whenever I watch the team on the road. Met some great Providence folks when I went on Dec 20th, and I'm sure they thought I was a great representative for SJU. I will do the same on Saturday in Newark, though I'm not sure there will be as many fans lol. It's just sports, and I think people forget that.
That is Carl on the left.
Shoutout Dave for getting a segment on the Jumbotron last night. Big time!
It took (only) 1 1/2 seasons but last night reached one of the goals Rick Pitino promised when he took over: MSG packed with Johnny fans watching a (very?) good St. Johns team successfully battling a red hot team from an elite program. The city was ours for a night, maybe our debutant's ball. Sustain this through March and we will once again become the team nearly all NYC's basketball fans root for.
This team is by all means a Queens team, regardless of where our kids are from. Work hard for everything you get. Play defense relentlessly. Play for the name on the front of your jersey. Win and advance.
This team is by all means a Queens team, regardless of where our kids are from. Work hard for everything you get. Play defense relentlessly. Play for the name on the front of your jersey. Win and advance.
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I wasn’t at the game, but it looked on TV to be an overwhelmingly SJU crowd. Gotta give Pitino huge credit for revving up the fanbase to this extent in year 2. Great win!
Its a reflection of society as a whole. Why would a small subset attending a basketball game be any different? (and then you add alcohol)
A couple of random thoughts, which at this point are all that is left because we have thoroughly discussed and dissected this wonderful win.
1. My son came with me. He goes to Cooper Union so by default he roots for SJU because he doesn’t have a team to root for, and he is embarrassed watching his father mope around the house after an SJU loss. But even he was into the game more than I have ever seen before. Almost like a student.
2. I loved when Pitino acknowledged the fans after the game by standing and clapping. He finally saw a glimpse of what may be the start of something big.
1. My son came with me. He goes to Cooper Union so by default he roots for SJU because he doesn’t have a team to root for, and he is embarrassed watching his father mope around the house after an SJU loss. But even he was into the game more than I have ever seen before. Almost like a student.
2. I loved when Pitino acknowledged the fans after the game by standing and clapping. He finally saw a glimpse of what may be the start of something big.
I gotta say that Nova is much better than we thought
The guys were exhausted at the end of the game so the defensive effort suffered a bit which is understandable. RJ could hardly stand
80% of the game was played at novas pace and we won. Why? Effort and toughness. We beat them in the half court bc we were tougher and played harder. Neptune made it clear to them during the breaks
Garden was rocking. Great job by all. Great win!
The guys were exhausted at the end of the game so the defensive effort suffered a bit which is understandable. RJ could hardly stand
80% of the game was played at novas pace and we won. Why? Effort and toughness. We beat them in the half court bc we were tougher and played harder. Neptune made it clear to them during the breaks
Garden was rocking. Great job by all. Great win!
they had to go pay their pre game bar tabs
mjmaherjr is getting older. Perfectly content with a noon matchup
18,168. Fantastic crowd.
Longino hit 2 buzzer beating daggers which were a really bad omen.
Villanova went cold from 3 but give credit to our guys. They rotated well and were relentless on the boards.
Note to new fans. When you are up by 9 win one minute to go, the victory chant is "We are... St. JOHN'S " not "Let’s go Johnnies"