St. John's lost to Pace?

[CL82]

For what it's worth...
It was without projected starters Joel Soriano (calf), Jordan Dingle (left hand) and RJ Luis (broken left hand), and only had nine available players due to other injuries.

Former UConn player Nahiem Alleyne lead the Johnnies with 22 points.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Pace, eh?

 

[Austin316]

I wish Naheim hung around here

 

[FlexOnEm]

I’m gonna make a bold prediction and say St. John’s will sniff the top 10 at some point this season. They have the best X’s and O’s coach in the country and very good talent. Dingle will be their leading scorer and Soriano is probably their most important player so I’m not worried about this result with Pace. They still should’ve won though.

 

[CL82]

I wish Naheim hung around here

Same, but I'm sure he'd have a much harder time carving out minutes here than on a depleted St. John's roster. I wish him well.

 

[Austin316]

Same, but I'm sure he'd have a much harder time carving out minutes here than on a depleted St. John's roster. I wish him well.

I was just watching some highlights and thinking to myself he could have probably earned 1) a starting spot or 2) 6th man of the year accolade. He was a reliable spark off the bench last year when we turned the corner.

Edit: I don’t think minutes would be an issue. But I get Hurley needs to invest younger guys minutes to lay down some bricks.

 

[FlexOnEm]

I wish Naheim hung around here

If he knew Jackson was gone, he would have stayed. But he couldn’t take the chance of being a reserve in his final year of eligibility while waiting for Jackson’s decision. Ironically he will now be a reserve for a worse team than us. Really hope he carves a role out though. He was a great teammate and gave 100% effort on the court despite a lot not going his way.

 

[pj]

Same, but I'm sure he'd have a much harder time carving out minutes here than on a depleted St. John's roster. I wish him well.

He wouldn't get minutes here. I'd rather develop Solo Ball, Jayden Ross, and Jaylin Stewart. His move was good for both sides.

 

[McLovin]

Going to miss him. Apparently last year he had an issue with one of his eyes and still was a great shooter for us - it’s better now and he’s shooting the lights out at St. John’s. Hope he plays the best basketball of his career this season in NYC (except the 2-3 times we play him).

 

[REB1094]

Will preface this by saying it’s an exhibition so it doesn’t mean anything..but yikes

Alleyne with 22 points. Shot bad from the field (5-14) but 4-9 from three which is solid. 8-8 from the line. 19 PPG Harvard transfer shot 2-14. 16 PPG Iona transfer was 0-4. Yikes!

Again it’s an exhibition so it doesn’t mean anything. But I’m sure the fanbase was expecting a little better

 

[Huskyforlife]

Losing an exhibition to a D2 team means something. Losing an exhibition game to top 25 team doesn’t mean anything. This is a terrible sign for St John’s, and everyone would be better off if they adjusted their projections for the team.

 

[navery12]

I was just watching some highlights and thinking to myself he could have probably earned 1) a starting spot or 2) 6th man of the year accolade. He was a reliable spark off the bench last year when we turned the corner.

Edit: I don’t think minutes would be an issue. But I get Hurley needs to invest younger guys minutes to lay down some bricks.

Minutes would be an issue here as well, we're loaded on the wing. But it's really a moot point because there was a 0% chance of him sticking around after the minutes he got last year

 

[Orc]

Rutgers lost to them last week lol

 

[ucp990411]

I’m gonna make a bold prediction and say St. John’s will sniff the top 10 at some point this season. They have the best X’s and O’s coach in the country and very good talent. Dingle will be their leading scorer and Soriano is probably their most important player so I’m not worried about this result with Pace. They still should’ve won though.

Rick Pitino is not the best X and O’s coach in the country

 

[Vowelguy]

I’m gonna make a bold prediction and say St. John’s will sniff the top 10 at some point this season. .

I know someone at StJ. Pitino thinks he has a final 4 caliber team.

 

[mauconnfan]

If he knew Jackson was gone, he would have stayed. But he couldn’t take the chance of being a reserve in his final year of eligibility while waiting for Jackson’s decision. Ironically he will now be a reserve for a worse team than us. Really hope he carves a role out though. He was a great teammate and gave 100% effort on the court despite a lot not going his way.

Agree with all of this. I guess the question is would you prefer Alleyne or Spencer? Cam wasn’t coming if he stayed I’m guessing. I like Spencer’s overall game and experience with the young roster. Passing ability, potential leadership etc.. I loved Alleyne supported him through his early speed bumps, but we did fine as did he!

 

[superjohn]

Going to miss him. Apparently last year he had an issue with one of his eyes and still was a great shooter for us - it’s better now and he’s shooting the lights out at St. John’s. Hope he plays the best basketball of his career this season in NYC (except the 2-3 times we play him).

He wasn't a great shooter for us. I like the kid and he had some nice buckets in the tournament but he shot 36% from the field and 31% from three for us.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Alleyne has already won a national title and dates Nika Muhl. Only thing left is leading a Big East team in scoring. Will be rooting for him to keep it up

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Losing an exhibition to a D2 team means something. Losing an exhibition game to top 25 team doesn’t mean anything. This is a terrible sign for St John’s, and everyone would be better off if they adjusted their projections for the team.

I generally agree with you but the X factor here (surprise) is Pitino

 

[gtcam]

Rick Pitino is not the best X and O’s coach in the country

So says you........................
I beg to differ

 

[ucp990411]

So says you........................
I beg to differ

Sorry. Never been a fan of slick Rick

 

[FlexOnEm]

Rick Pitino is not the best X and O’s coach in the country

Respectfully disagree. I think Pitino is one of the best X’s and O’s coaches of all-time. I know he’s slimy and his career is full of scandals, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he can flat out coach.

I know someone at StJ. Pitino thinks he has a final 4 caliber team.

I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest. He seems to have all the pieces and you can guarantee by the time conference play starts they’ll be firing on all cylinders. Their team is like 10 transfers so it’ll take time for them to build chemistry on the court. But once they put it together there’s no reason they can’t compete for a Big East title.

 

[FlexOnEm]

Agree with all of this. I guess the question is would you prefer Alleyne or Spencer? Cam wasn’t coming if he stayed I’m guessing. I like Spencer’s overall game and experience with the young roster. Passing ability, potential leadership etc.. I loved Alleyne supported him through his early speed bumps, but we did fine as did he!

Gotta go with Spencer. He’s a better shooter than Alleyne which was our biggest need. I think Alleyne is probably the better defender and I think he would’ve shot better than he did last year but I’m happy with how things worked out for both sides. I’m rooting for Alleyne except when he plays us

 

[Scottobot]

Losing an exhibition to a D2 team means something. Losing an exhibition game to top 25 team doesn’t mean anything. This is a terrible sign for St John’s, and everyone would be better off if they adjusted their projections for the team.

They have new players, new system and will probably be bad at the start of the season and will have a bad loss or two, but they will probably be very good by the start of the Big East season.

 

[Kitaman]

Doesn't matter what our BE foes do in the pre-season, they still present a huge challenge to us as opponents. Its what the BE Conference is all about. Remember once Creighton and Marquette were eliminated during the Tourney, there was no one left that could beat us.