In an effort to get a feel for each team in the Big East before they play the Hoyas, I got my first extended look at St. John's tonight. The Johnnies are one of the 3 schools that Georgetown plays both home and away. So this is what I just saw:
**Played a lot of zone but they would switch to man-to-man after timeouts and other dead ball situations.
**Gave up a lot of 3's in the corners.
**They get a lot of offensive rebounds which is important for them because they don't particually shoot very well.
**It's weird to see Gene Keady on the bench next to Lavin.
**They like to press after made buckets.
**I still hate Davidson. A lot. I will never like the song Sweet Caroline thanks to their band on Easter Sunday '08.
Quote of the Night - Brought to you by my man Bucky Waters calling the St. John's - Davidson game at the MSG Holiday Festival - "They got really touchy about blood a few years ago with AIDS and all of that."
What does the "and all of that" part mean? I feel like he could have phrased that better.
St. John's held on for the win tonight to advance and play Northwestern tomorrow. Davidson's McKillop had a shot to force OT go in an out. The coach's son just didn't have enough to pull out the win.
I knew I shouldn't have watched Davidson. I just checked out the box score from the 2008 Second Round Nightmare in Raleigh. I can't believe a team shot 63% from the field and over 50% from three and lost. The free throws and soft fouls on Hibbert were the difference. Maybe one day I'll get over it but I doubt it.
Peace brah
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