Very much so. Played a great game. St. John’s has a VERY good teamJohnnies very tough
I think they play the opposite of an AAU team. When I played AAU, it was all about offense-offense-offense. Everybody trying to "get theirs". On paper, this team was picked 5th in the league based on talent, and that was despite having the HC they have on the sidelines.It feels so weird. St. John’s feels like watching an AAU team.
And Marquette abandons their entire inside game and just keeps kicking out passes for 3’s.
But St. John’s is an all-star team of upper classmen. Pretty dangerous come tourney time.
Offensively the shooting and FTs are still an issue, which is the case for other defensive-minded teams.Their defense is so much smarter and tougher than ours. Even Rafferty commented how good the defense rotation was. They missed 14 FTs and still won in control.
They have a couple guys who can shoot too, which is the odd thing. Smith's a big part of that IMO.They can't shoot at all but their defense and rebounding are excellent and their 6 main players all complement each other well.
Having 2 Point Guards with completely different games is a massive advantage.
Bingo. Someone send this to the SHU Admin.Do you think St Johns is getting their money's worth. Absolutely.
How much do they make with 19,000 people in the Garden every game, front page of the NY Post, ranked in Top 10 of the country. Whatever it took to put this team together was worth every penny.
Remember, they’re playing against the UConn killer.All that said, I think Uconn smacks them on Friday. That's a huge statement game, and Uconn matches up well with them in being able to protect the glass and shoot the 3. And I don't think SJU shoots it well enough right now to make up for Uconn's defensive lapses.
Damn man. That’s a helluvan explanation in defense of your guys. I got you.I think they play the opposite of an AAU team. When I played AAU, it was all about offense-offense-offense. Everybody trying to "get theirs". On paper, this team was picked 5th in the league based on talent, and that was despite having the HC they have on the sidelines.
They are playing unbelievable team defense, kill the glass and are unselfish on offense almost to a fault at times.
They remind me of a lesser version, not as good Kelvin Sampson Houston team with how hard they play and how they attack.
they are strong and tough and play good d. their shooting is the problem. even fts sucked. how did kr go from 80% to 50 this year. i was happy to see him have the moment. wasnt sure how i'd feel.I think they play the opposite of an AAU team. When I played AAU, it was all about offense-offense-offense. Everybody trying to "get theirs". On paper, this team was picked 5th in the league based on talent, and that was despite having the HC they have on the sidelines.
They are playing unbelievable team defense, kill the glass and are unselfish on offense almost to a fault at times.
They remind me of a lesser version, not as good Kelvin Sampson Houston team with how hard they play and how they attack.