Curbelo and Posh love pick up their defense full court and they will go for the steal when the ball handler least expects it especially on spin dribbles. If UConn limits the turnovers they will win-St. John's just doesn't have enough scoring ability in the half court. They thrive off of making chaos and scoring off of turnovers before the defense is set.
very true. SJU played the Providence Friars really tough down to the wire in Providence. They gave Providence a tougher match than UConn did.
Pinzon killed us last gameUpdated Report!
St. John’s: 17-12 (5-6 since we’ve last played
Kenpom Rating: 87 (down from 72 compared to last game)
OFFENSE efficiency has dropped from 75th to 129th since the last time we played them
Big East ranks -7th overall
- 1st in tempo (15.5 seconds/possession)
- 1st in preventing blocks
- 3rd in offensive rebounding (30.9%)
- 3rd in preventing non-steal TOs
- 7th in A/FGM (51.8%) and 33.3 3p%
- 8th in 47.8 2p%
- 9th in FTA/FGA (26.1%)
- 11th in 67.3 FT% and 24.8 3PA/FGA rate
DEFENSE efficiency has improved from 70th to 68th since the last time we played
Big East Ranks - 7th overall
- 3rd in 11.1% steal rate
- 4th in 49.9 Opp. 2P%
- 5th in non-Block/Steal turnovers
- 7th in defensive rebounding rate
- 7th in A/FGM (57.1%)
- 8th in block rate
- 8th in 73.4 Opp FT%
- 9th in FTA/FGA (31.5%)
- 10th in 3PA/FGA (38.1%)
- 10th in 36.9 Opp 3P%
Not surprisingly, Mike Anderson prefers to generate offense through turnovers. While the Johnnies are still forcing steals and turnovers, their rate pales in comparison to previous years, forcing the team to rely more on halfcourt situations.
In the halfcourt, the Johnnies move the ball adequately and attempt field goals inside the arc, but they do not draw contact when attacking the rim, making a good chance that UConn should avoid foul trouble next game.
After a three game hiatus, Andre Curbelo is back, scoring 11 points and snaring five steals in 23 minutes, however shooter Rafael Pinzon is still out for personal reasons.
Top Performers Over The Last 30 Days
David Jones - 14.2p, 7.7r, 1.2s, 1.0 3PM, 41.2 fg%, 81.8 ft%
Joel Soriano - 12.5p, 11.3r, 1.8a, 1.3b, 45.6 fg%
Posh Alexander - 10.3p, 5.0r, 5.3a, 1.4s, NO THREES MADE
Dylan Addae-Wusu - 11.8p, 5.3r, 3.3a, 2.1s, 2.0 3PM, 38.6 fg%
AJ Storr - 12.3p, 3.9r, 1.3 3PM
he did, but I don't think he will be playing ever again in a St. John's uniform let alone playing tomorrow after he openly criticized Mike Anderson on Instagram.
Anderson has a $10M buyout. I don't know if SJU can afford that.
Vitamin water founder is big alum/supporter. It’s probably up to him if he wants to pay
A big shooter/scoring guard? Yes please.
Probably they only pay if they can get a big time hire. And the list of big time hires who would take St. John's highly on their personal list is just Pitino. They probably just need to beat out Georgetown and comfort level of Iona itself.
He and Solo would make a good diverse pairing. But he might be young enough to piss off Solo. Solo probably wants to start by soph year. We might need to get a 4th year guy.
Sign me up
I’d show him Hurley playing Alleyne at the 3. Hurley doesn’t mind playing 3 guards. Especially when they’re all big guards. Castle, Ball, Storr is pretty good
He might get pissed, but we’re losing our starting backcourt this off season, and I doubt Ball expects to start year 1. We can figure out Balls future once he shows us his game, but we can’t turn down quality players to keep freshmen happy.
Check out our defensive FTR the last 5 games vs the first Providence game and the SJ L.
He would be right at home in...
Yeah it's just the kind of thing where if there's another good option that's a 4th year guy and this guy, give me the 4th year guy to keep Ball happy and committed. An optimization. If Storr would want to come and he's the best option by a long shot, get it done.
