St. John's Scouting Report

[NJHusky]

Oh, it's great. I literally do NOTHING when they are competing. Coaches aren't even allowed in the rooms.

So day of, starts off w/ a bunch of drop-off logistics (there will be like 250+ kids there) and registering and then just hanging out for like an hour to help the kids relax off the pressure of whatever they and/or their parents put on the kids.

Then for like two hours, I mostly just...hang out. I'll have my laptop with me, a book, coffee, some snacks. Only one of our kids made the state championship last year, so I literally went for a walk around the campus of the college we were at.

Then, lunch is chaos. Picture 250+ sweaty, smelly, awkward middle schoolers...it's painfully awful, but also kinda hilarious.

Then, after lunch, it gets a bit more fun. There's a 4-person team round (the only competition part of the competition where kids could talk to each other) and then the last part is kinda like a jeopardy style event where the top 16 kids do a tournament-style rapid fire. Here's the national championship of the same thing, it's ridiculous how these kids process information.

When all is said and done, it ends at like 3. It's a long day, but I'm able to clock all my work with the team as "coaching hours", so it's nice to get compensated for all the work it takes.

So, long story short, I mostly hang out. My main job is being there for the kids, keeping it light and having fun with them. Fingers crossed we'll make the State Championship this year but, like college basketball "our conference is super competitive".

I clicked on the link it’s crazy how these kids do math in their head. Very impressive

 

[housekeys]

So, long story short, I mostly hang out. My main job is being there for the kids, keeping it light and having fun with them. Fingers crossed we'll make the State Championship this year but, like college basketball "our conference is super competitive".

Hope you have taught them the triangle and 1 defense? That's math, no? Kidding aside, good job and good luck.

 

[huskyharry]

Naheim was en fuego yesterday, 5/5, 3/3 from 3. Jenkins has played well all year and Dingle has been solid the last 7 games.
No way UConn allows 91 points though.
But protect the mojo, we are doomed, clearly DOOMED!

 

[Kembacity]

Not sure how to embed it but hope you guys have seen Pitinos quick interview last night. When asked what he needed to take down UConn tomorrow night he said: “well… we need about 6 of their guys to come down with COVID” he smiled and he walked away.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Naheim was en fuego yesterday, 5/5, 3/3 from 3. Jenkins has played well all year and Dingle has been solid the last 7 games.
No way UConn allows 91 points though.
But protect the mojo, we are doomed, clearly DOOMED!

Always doomed. We wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I've poo-poo'd St. John's most of the season, but the reality is that they've won their last six, including home wins against Creighton and Seton Hall and an away game against Butler. Two (close) wins over Georgetown and a cakewalk against DePaul makes it less impressive, but wins are still wins.

Here are St. John's most productive players in the six-game winning streak:

Jenkins: 15.8p, 5.5a, 1.7s, 55.2 FG%
Dingle: 15.2p, 73.0 2p%, 33.3 3P%
Luis: 13.5p, 56.6 2P%
Ledlum: 12.2p, 58.3 FG%

Soriano in that same span: 10.2p, 9.7r, 2.0b

So what's interesting, and also what makes St. John's is dangerous, is that they're winning without Soriano dominating on offense.

Defensively, St. John's hasn't changed much: they do a good job preventing 3PAs, but defend the interior well with Soriano, Ledlum and Ejiofor two of the team's best defenders. Dingle and Taylor are their two most suspect defenders who get regular minutes.