Maybe, but I think this is a much deeper team. King and Storr look like BE players right now.
Still, a lot of sloppy play, but we should remember there's time to fix that.
Pinzon and Stanley looked improved overall. Jones will need some time to get used to the team. He looked like Bashir Ahmed Black Hole offense too often.
Did Third Choice look improved overall? Because he's a huge part of the problem. Was there any indication he's going to abandon the antediluvian system that's led him to three NCAA tournament wins since 2011, which years include winning a whopping 41 percent of his BE games at SJU? Because the universally reviled Norm Roberts was 32 and 70, that's carry the one, 31 percent.
41 percent = Savior
31 percent = Satan
Prediction
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This year Iron Mike Anderson leads St. John's to its first NIT victory since St John's beat St Joe's in 2013.
Put it in ink baby! Say what you will about Steve Lavin - and I have - at least he was smart enough to realize that if you're not Bobby Knight or Pete Carril you recruit the best players you can and let them play. Which makes Anderson just another Louie: he's got a system that's good enough to win enough to make himself look good while disappointing the fans. It's just all so boring. But of course it is because WE. ARE. SAINT. JOHNS.
Did Third Choice look improved overall? Because he's a huge part of the problem. Was there any indication he's going to abandon the antediluvian system that's led him to three NCAA tournament wins since 2011, which years include winning a whopping 41 percent of his BE games at SJU? Because the universally reviled Norm Roberts was 32 and 70, that's carry the one, 31 percent.
41 percent = Savior
31 percent = Satan
Prediction
(https://www.liveabout.com/thmb/3glI2X32A9cQk_9V1kFkmrIkGgw=/2048x2048/smart/filters:no_upscale()/snapshot--the-writings-of-nostradamus-543758834-5a620c0313f129003691629c.jpg)
This year Iron Mike Anderson leads St. John's to its first NIT victory since St John's beat St Joe's in 2013.
Put it in ink baby! Say what you will about Steve Lavin - and I have - at least he was smart enough to realize that if you're not Bobby Knight or Pete Carril you recruit the best players you can and let them play. Which makes Anderson just another Louie: he's got a system that's good enough to win enough to make himself look good while disappointing the fans. It's just all so boring. But of course it is because WE. ARE. SAINT. JOHNS.
The similarities to the Norm Roberts offense are alarming, but I think this group has more offensive talent than we’ve seen under Coach Anderson. The new guys aren’t liabilities like they were last year. With the exception of Keita, who is a big time project, all of the new guys can play.