Boothe

8 pts, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 turnovers

..and dominated his old teammate.

Very sweet.

 He played terrific. 

I knocked him when he was down so I have to give him a tremendous amount of credit for doing well too. He's been playing with so much more confidence and aggressiveness. This is the MB I remember from CTK.

8 pts, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 turnovers

..and dominated his old teammate.

Very sweet.

According to espn.com 9 assists. 4/4 from the floor. Agree on his defense. It was his decision-making that was most impressive. Looks like he's beyond that injury and is coming into his own.
Notice when he plays really well so does the team: Louisville, South Florida and today.

Malik II schooling future Nba'er?, Kemba "4 -17" Walker.  How sweet.

Played a hellva game and has been playing well down the stretch. Keep it up.

8 pts, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 turnovers

..and dominated his old teammate.

Very sweet.

who was his old teammate?

I knocked him when he was down so I have to give him a tremendous amount of credit for doing well too. He's been playing with so much more confidence and aggressiveness. This is the MB I remember from CTK.

Well.....where has he been the last 3 years ?

Quote from: Jacstorm on March 09, 2010, 04:58:55 PM

8 pts, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 turnovers

..and dominated his old teammate.

Very sweet.

who was his old teammate?

Maybe he got Kemba mixed up with Erving?

lol I think I did

lol I think I did

no worries, guys like boo,wasju and tha kid make mistakes all the time

Great job by Boothe...could not have played a better game.

i was the biggest Malik hater all year, hell for the past 3 years altogether. he plays with heart, but hhe never showed me the skill of a BE point guard....

well he sure proved me wrong today. thank you and I'm sorry for ever doubting you Malik. i've never witnessed a STJ win over UConn in person, but seeing the Uconn faithful storm out of the garden with their heads down and talking shit to me and fellow STJ fans made my year. I hate Uconn and everything  they represent. and i wish their school and fans suffer the way we have suffered the past decade.

but to me, the most impressive thing of today was not the surprising play of boothe, evans, brownlee, etc. it was this postgame quote by our starting PG...

"I don't know if it removes the frustration (of this year).  I know it was a good win today.  We also can't celebrate on this win.  Last year we were in the same position going against the same team in the next round, and they pretty much had their way with us.  We have to have the same focus tomorrow."

lets take it to marquette tmw. i hate norm more than the next guy, but i cant help but root for these kids...

thats a great post right there by Junglefever!

just speaking the truth marco..gotta admit when a player makes me eat my words..

just speaking the truth marco..gotta admit when a player makes me eat my words..

Thats how we do it here. Everyone is fair in their compliments and criticisms. Thats why I feel we're the best place to talk St. John's hoops.

This is the MB I remember from CTK.

Ditto!

Congrats and Thank you Mailk II

Quote from: JungleFever on March 10, 2010, 12:23:11 AM

just speaking the truth marco..gotta admit when a player makes me eat my words..

Thats how we do it here. Everyone is fair in their compliments and criticisms. Thats why I feel we're the best place to talk St. John's hoops.

Malik has been playing better, but honestly it took Norm almost 3 years to figure out having a 5 -4 guy with a terrible jumper just stand at the top of the key and swing the ball from side to side? Honestly I still do not feel Boothe should be a starting BE point guard, but Norm was not doing him any favors playing him in the Geno role!

Malik has been playing better, but honestly it took Norm almost 3 years to figure out having a 5 -4 guy with a terrible jumper just stand at the top of the key and swing the ball from side to side? Honestly I still do not feel Boothe should be a starting BE point guard, but Norm was not doing him any favors playing him in the Geno role!

I think the problem with the offensive system (stop laughing, y'all) is that there is at times too much freedom for the ballhandling players.  It almost seems like the staff is telling them to work it out and "just make plays" or something; I have no idea why Boothe, when healthy last year, wasn't looking to drive a little more.

Well, I know the answer to that.  His jumper was so bad, the other team played a couple of steps off of him anyway, limiting his room.  Still, I think the staff should have coaxed more offensive aggressiveness from him.

Quote from: we are sju on March 10, 2010, 09:06:11 AM

Malik has been playing better, but honestly it took Norm almost 3 years to figure out having a 5 -4 guy with a terrible jumper just stand at the top of the key and swing the ball from side to side? Honestly I still do not feel Boothe should be a starting BE point guard, but Norm was not doing him any favors playing him in the Geno role!

I think the problem with the offensive system (stop laughing, y'all) is that there is at times too much freedom for the ballhandling players.  It almost seems like the staff is telling them to work it out and "just make plays" or something; I have no idea why Boothe, when healthy last year, wasn't looking to drive a little more.

Well, I know the answer to that.  His jumper was so bad, the other team played a couple of steps off of him anyway, limiting his room.  Still, I think the staff should have coaxed more offensive aggressiveness from him.

A lot of this might be on Norm, but my biggest disappointment with Malik has been his lack of drive and dish capability. Thought that would open up the offense and help Burrell. Have not seen any of that until lately.