Big East Media Day and Volvo

Hey guys I'm on my way to Big East Media day courtesy of Volvo. JohnnyJungle.com and 15 other Big East websites will be competing to see who is the biggest big east fan in launch of their new "naughty" S60 car. Be on the look out for #naughtyvolvo tweets and the launch of mybigeast.com today.

Please post some things you'd like to know and I'll surely try to find them out.

Thanks

Dave

with 9 Sr it will be interesting to see which players attend Media Day

with 9 Sr it will be interesting to see which players attend Media Day

Boothe, DJ, Horne

What's the biggest difference in practice under the new staff?

What is the deal with Dunlap's bat and do they feel like the guys from the Program (have they even seen that?)

What team in the BE would they most like to beat, of the teams they have not beaten in their 3 yrs?

What do they want our offensive/defensive identity to be?

Dave, everyone is going to be asking the same questions! I say distinguish yourself. Ask them:
Which two cheerleaders would you most like to have a threesome with?
Who on the team fishes with the longest fishing pole?
Ask those questions and you will always be remembered!

I have a question. Can Dwayne Polee start at the 4 if Dele Coler starts at the 5?

Dave, everyone is going to be asking the same questions! I say distinguish yourself. Ask them:
Which two cheerleaders would you most like to have a threesome with?
Who on the team fishes with the longest fishing pole?
Ask those questions and you will always be remembered!

"fishes with the longest pole?" Get your mind out of their jockstraps.  It's unseemly.

Ask about changes in defense under Lavin, what he emphasizes.  How they're acclimating to the offense, if they're going to run more (each team always threatens to be faster but doesn't).

Also some version of what did they learn from last year's tough losses - to WVU, to Rutgers.

Quote from: we are sju on October 20, 2010, 10:02:49 AM

Dave, everyone is going to be asking the same questions! I say distinguish yourself. Ask them:
Which two cheerleaders would you most like to have a threesome with?
Who on the team fishes with the longest fishing pole?
Ask those questions and you will always be remembered!

"fishes with the longest pole?" Get your mind out of their jockstraps.  It's unseemly.

Ask about changes in defense under Lavin, what he emphasizes.  How they're acclimating to the offense, if they're going to run more (each team always threatens to be faster but doesn't).

Also some version of what did they learn from last year's tough losses - to WVU, to Rutgers.

On offense Lavin has stated he would like them to not stand around and he is in favor of playing defense.
What the team learned from last year is they were not that good!
This is pretty boring stuff!
I think Dave should ask them the threesome and fishing pole questions!

Coaches picked us to finish sixth, Im a little surprised at that. I think we can be up there in the end but I would have thought we would have been around 8th or 9th. DJ on the Big East second team would be great also, he deserves the recognition.

Coaches are usually pretty close with their predictions, but usually too generous with us.

Ask Pitino what specifically made him pick us #1.

and if he spent more than 15 seconds on the exercise...

and if he spent more than 15 seconds on the exercise...

See now that is an imaginative question. I would also ask Calhoun if he ever coached a game drunk

Blue Ribbon feels that St. John's will finish ninth in the Big East and make the NIT.

Backcourt: B+
Bench:B
Frontcourt:B-
Intangibles:A-


This was the BE poll, however:
http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214542/Pittsburgh-Chosen-As-BIG-EAST-Hoops-Favorite.aspx

I love the (1) next to our name, lol.

Quote from: Tha Kid on October 20, 2010, 02:05:54 PM

and if he spent more than 15 seconds on the exercise...

See now that is an imaginative question. I would also ask Calhoun if he ever coached a game drunk

Wouldn't the better question be if he ever coached one sober, and how did it feel?

Pitino made that vote before Lavin was hired and today said "now I'm even more comfortable with my pick"

Pitino made that vote before Lavin was hired and today said "now I'm even more comfortable with my pick"

Before he was hired?
When do they poll these guys when last season is still going on?

http://bigeast.org/Sports/MensBasketball/2010MensBasketballMediaDay.aspx

http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214337/mens-basketball-preview-st-johns-red-storm.aspx

The Big Picture: The 2010-11 edition of the Red Storm will be brand new on the end of the bench with Steve Lavin taking over as the head coach. The players from last season, though, are mostly the same. Lavin’s first St. John’s team includes 10 seniors. Last season, the Red Storm reached the NIT. Lavin wants to play an uptempo game and will try to keep this veteran group moving upward. St. John’s finished 17-16 overall and 6-12 in the BIG EAST.
 
Who’s Back: Just about everyone is back and just about everyone is a senior. Swingman D.J. Kennedy is the one of the BIG EAST’s top all-around performers. Last year, he averaged a team-leading 15.1 points and 6.1 rebounds while also leading the team in assists (102), steals (38) and blocks (22). The other returning double-figure scorer is guard Dwight Hardy who served in a sixth-man role and averaged 10.5 points, shooting 38.3 percent from 3-point range. Guard Paris Horne averaged 9.2 ppg and is back as a starter. Malik Boothe is the incumbent at point guard. He averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 assists. Sophomore Malik Stith (1.6) will try to make some inroads for playing time at the point, after playing in 32 games last year. Up front, 6-8 forward Sean Evans settled in as a starter and averaged 6.7 points and 5.9 rebounds. Six-eight Justin Burrell (6.6, 4.4) mostly came off the bench after two seasons as a starter. Six-ten Dele Coker (1.7, 1.7) cracked the starting lineup nine times last year. Senior forward Rob Thomas, sophomore guard Quincy Roberts and senior guard Kevin Clark saw limited action.
 
Who’s Missing: Big guard Anthony Mason, Jr,, who was slowed by injuries in each of the past two seasons, averaged 7.3 points and 5.4 rebounds last year in 19 games. Reserve guard Omari Lawrence (2.3, 15) transferred.
 
Storylines: It’s hard to imagine a team with 10 seniors, but Lavin certainly has an experienced group for his first St. John’s team. Heralded freshman forward Dwayne Polee, Jr. is the only newcomer. Eleven of the 16 Red Storm losses were by 10 points or less. Lavin’s preference for an uptempo pace may help push St. John’s up in the BIG EAST standings.