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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
(11-07-2015 12:01 AM)stever20 Wrote: (11-06-2015 11:47 PM)hoops22 Wrote: It's very difficult to win when you rely so heavily on freshmen, unless it's the type of class Duke and Kentucky normally bring in. Although even Kentucky a few years back had that great freshman class and still got knocked out in the first round of the NIT by Robert Morris. St. Johns has gone from last year, where they pretty much played the entire season with 6 guys , to this year where there's zero experience. I am curious to see how they play with Lovett in the lineup assuming he's eligible.
yeah, that'll be interesting to see if Lovett gets eligible. But even if he does- I don't know how much better that makes everyone. If St John's could finish as good as Marquette was last year- that'd be an incredible season IMO.
I'll be encouraged if they finish as well as Marquette, especially if they bring in a similar freshman class to the one Marquette brought in this year.
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
(11-06-2015 11:47 PM)hoops22 Wrote: It's very difficult to win when you rely so heavily on freshmen, unless it's the type of class Duke and Kentucky normally bring in. Although even Kentucky a few years back had that great freshman class and still got knocked out in the first round of the NIT by Robert Morris. St. Johns has gone from last year, where they pretty much played the entire season with 6 guys , to this year where there's zero experience. I am curious to see how they play with Lovett in the lineup assuming he's eligible.
also, I wouldn't just say relying on the freshmen. a guy like Durand Johnson- I didn't watch the game- but looking at the box score- it definitely appeared as if he was shaking off a ton of rust- which is to be expected considering he hadn't played a game since 1/11/14. That's rough. Ron Mvouika played all of 34 minutes last year before injuries.
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
(11-07-2015 12:06 AM)hoops22 Wrote: (11-07-2015 12:01 AM)stever20 Wrote: (11-06-2015 11:47 PM)hoops22 Wrote: It's very difficult to win when you rely so heavily on freshmen, unless it's the type of class Duke and Kentucky normally bring in. Although even Kentucky a few years back had that great freshman class and still got knocked out in the first round of the NIT by Robert Morris. St. Johns has gone from last year, where they pretty much played the entire season with 6 guys , to this year where there's zero experience. I am curious to see how they play with Lovett in the lineup assuming he's eligible.
yeah, that'll be interesting to see if Lovett gets eligible. But even if he does- I don't know how much better that makes everyone. If St John's could finish as good as Marquette was last year- that'd be an incredible season IMO.
I'll be encouraged if they finish as well as Marquette, especially if they bring in a similar freshman class to the one Marquette brought in this year.
well St John's has gotten off to a pretty solid start so far IMO. Will they be able to get an equiv of Ellensen to bring it all together is the big question.
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
Hey, hoops, don't feel so bad. Iowa got beat tonight by D2 Augustana. 76-74. Of course, Augustana supposedly is the #1 D2 team in the country.
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
For a comparable thing for St Johns- St Thomas Aquinas played Rhode Island tonight and lost 100-77. They forced only 15 turnovers tonight after the 28 I think it was 2 nights ago vs St John's.
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
I find it absolutely ridiculous that the NCAA still hasn't ruled on Lovett with the season a week away. Totally unfair to Lovett, as well as to St. Johns. It would be a real shot in the arm to have him starting at point guard.
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
(11-07-2015 10:38 PM)hoops22 Wrote: I find it absolutely ridiculous that the NCAA still hasn't ruled on Lovett with the season a week away. Totally unfair to Lovett, as well as to St. Johns. It would be a real shot in the arm to have him starting at point guard.
He's not the only one- there's several around like him. Diallo, Yakwe, think heard guy from UCF actually(big guy- like 7'6 or something like that).
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RE: Big Day for St John's on Monday
sounds like they were waiting for the appeals process to play out....
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