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You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....

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You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« on: February 25, 2009, 01:29:42 PM »
Well I thought I'd start a fun thread instead of having a millions rants about how everyone is disappointed. We all experience the same heart aches every game so lets point out some things that really gets your blood boiling.
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JohnnyJungle

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 01:29:49 PM »
You know you're watching St. John's basketball when.....


.....your most consistently used baseline inbounds play consists of throwing the ball to midcourt
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JohnnyJungle

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 01:31:04 PM »
.....when it's possible that your turnovers + the other team's FT attempts could be greater than your points scored.
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 01:47:40 PM »
...when the old guy next to you in the red sweatshirt can't control his gas.
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EddiemacMIA

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 02:07:30 PM »
...people at the bar give you dirty looks for pursuading the bartender that putting on the Johnnies will not disappoint the patrons
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 02:08:37 PM »
....the game is over before you even get to your seat.
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 02:16:39 PM »
...a wide opened dunk is shanked. Furthermore, watching Gtown's pg Wright blow a dunk against Lville on Monday and the students' subsequent hands holding heads pose immidiately drew sympathy from myself and served as a reminder of what I routinely experience as a Johnnie.
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 02:20:56 PM »
...you swear out loud that "I'm telling you they are not that bad", and you are alone
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EddiemacMIA

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 02:23:29 PM »
...when a front court player commits a foul behind the 3 point line
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EddiemacMIA

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2009, 02:28:37 PM »
...when initially neutral spectators pity the struggles before their eyes to the extent that they cheer for the Johnnies with hopes to prevent sheer embarrassment to all that possess red resulting from emotions and or garb
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Marco Baldi

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2009, 02:30:37 PM »
You know you're watching St. John's basketball when.....

when some old, grouchy, disgruntled fans yell at the St Johns students for cheering the team on
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2009, 02:39:13 PM »
...when a precision play is perfectly executed by the good guys and the only people more surprised than you by the occurence are those that executed the play
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peter

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2009, 03:06:14 PM »
... when the announcers say the coach is doing a good job as the team gets crushed by 10+ points... for the 13th time this season.
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2009, 03:08:50 PM »
You know you're watching St. John's basketball when.....

when the arena is Africa hot
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sjd8886

Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2009, 03:11:01 PM »
....you're already thinking about next year before the conference schedule begins
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2009, 03:28:40 PM »
...you are watching on a tiny screen on Johnny Jungle so you can vent about how bad the team is.
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JohnnyJungle

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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2009, 03:34:18 PM »
.....when you use all of your 9 seconds out of 10 in the backcourt for 80% of the game trying to get it over half court
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2009, 09:11:31 PM »
  you have to hear about Mullin, Berry, Jackson , Lou, and the glory years all broadcast because you've sucked for the last 8 years
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2009, 12:27:35 AM »


....a school 4.5 hours away, and with half the student body can outnumber us in our house.
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Re: You know you're watching St. John's Basketball when....
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2009, 01:01:34 AM »
When the beers cost $9.25 (Amstel), but at least you get a free pretzel rod!

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