St. John’s

christophero

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I went to SJU so to be fair they are my second favorite team. And yes, I catch grief for that. But I've been a Duke fan since 7th grade or so. St. John's was a consistent top 20 program in the 70's, 80's and some of the 90's. And they had a few good teams in the early 2000's. But it's been dry since then for sure. There is a LOT of goodwill towards Mullin there so he'll have plenty of time to turn it around. But he needs to win eventually.
 

Dattier

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I went to SJU so to be fair they are my second favorite team. And yes, I catch grief for that. But I've been a Duke fan since 7th grade or so. St. John's was a consistent top 20 program in the 70's, 80's and some of the 90's. And they had a few good teams in the early 2000's. But it's been dry since then for sure. There is a LOT of goodwill towards Mullin there so he'll have plenty of time to turn it around. But he needs to win eventually.
I've heard UConn blamed for hurting SJU's recruiting.
 
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christophero

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I've heard UConn blamed for hurting SJU's recruiting.
I've heard that too. UConn and Nova started getting the best players from the NYC area. There's a prep school in Conn. where many of the city's top players go.
 
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LongTimeDukeFan

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Like everyone else SJ will be pumped to play Duke. Great way to break a 11-game losing streak.

They are expected to lose and having nothing to lose. I think this game is closer than anyone would like.

...and Duke still wins.
 

tclark6

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St. John's is always scary to me for some reason. We've played them before where they've been lousy and almost lost. I know this game is on the road, but are they still the last non-conference team to beat us in Cameron? And wasn't that like 17 or 18 years ago?
Well, I guess you were right to be scared... I have always hated this trap game, eventhough I think a game like this is needed..
 

SwatX1

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They have lost 11 in a row. Even though it's a road game, I would hope not to see us struggle to beat a team that has lost 11 straight.

Good call huh?? I should get me a folding table and some tarot cards!!