dmac80 wrote:Westbrook36 wrote:In regards to St. John's, if one is talking about NBA type of athlete's then St. John's is your team. They're probably top 5 in the country in that regard, that doesn't make them great players though. Last year countless times I watched them play outstanding high level top 5 type of play ... for like 10 minutes, then unfortunately they'd follow that up with some of the dumbest 20 minute stretches you can image. Poor shot selection, turnovers, stupid fouls, poor rebounding, etc. They really are a Jekyll and Hyde team.
It just goes to show how far the game has come, pure athleticism is not enough, not even close. The men's game is so competitive that any top 100 team could beat one another on any given night (even if the favored team wins 9/10 or more, that 1 upset still happens), and sometimes that filters down even further than that.
Westbrook36 wrote:In regards to St. John's, if one is talking about NBA type of athlete's then St. John's is your team. They're probably top 5 in the country in that regard, that doesn't make them great players though. Last year countless times I watched them play outstanding high level top 5 type of play ... for like 10 minutes, then unfortunately they'd follow that up with some of the dumbest 20 minute stretches you can image. Poor shot selection, turnovers, stupid fouls, poor rebounding, etc. They really are a Jekyll and Hyde team.
Bill Marsh wrote:Westbrook36 wrote:In regards to St. John's, if one is talking about NBA type of athlete's then St. John's is your team. They're probably top 5 in the country in that regard, that doesn't make them great players though. Last year countless times I watched them play outstanding high level top 5 type of play ... for like 10 minutes, then unfortunately they'd follow that up with some of the dumbest 20 minute stretches you can image. Poor shot selection, turnovers, stupid fouls, poor rebounding, etc. They really are a Jekyll and Hyde team.
They were also a very young team last year. The kind of lapses you're describing should begin to disappear with more experience IMO.
Westbrook36 wrote:Bill Marsh wrote:Westbrook36 wrote:In regards to St. John's, if one is talking about NBA type of athlete's then St. John's is your team. They're probably top 5 in the country in that regard, that doesn't make them great players though. Last year countless times I watched them play outstanding high level top 5 type of play ... for like 10 minutes, then unfortunately they'd follow that up with some of the dumbest 20 minute stretches you can image. Poor shot selection, turnovers, stupid fouls, poor rebounding, etc. They really are a Jekyll and Hyde team.
They were also a very young team last year. The kind of lapses you're describing should begin to disappear with more experience IMO.
That was their excuse the year before that as well, at some point they have to stop talking about it and start doing it. I expect St. John's to be very dangerous this year and to actually make the NCAA tourney, but just because you want it and it looks good on paper, doesn't mean it's going to be given to you. Time for them to step up and deliver, hoping they do, good for them and good for the conference.
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