Re: How Hot Are Our Coaches Seats?
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 3:34 pm
GumbyDamnit! wrote:NJRedman wrote: Guess what, your coach under achieved the last two years. Not shit talking, fact staying. Now go on about how we suck, that's fine. You're still underachievers.
So let's talk about facts since you brought it up.
Nova's record in the past 2 years is 62-8 (89% winning pct.). Their record in conference is 32-4 (also 89% winning pct.) with two regular season championships and a BET championship. I believe they were picked to finish in 4th in that first year. There are 6 conf teams that have not yet beaten Nova since the new conference was formed. 6 out of 9, including SJU. They have been ranked in the Top 5 both of the last two years, and no other BE teams have earned more tourney credits than Nova (directly putting $ in SJU's pockets--you're welcome.) So run by us all again how Nova should be feeling that they are the underachievers in the conference?
Now SJU on the other hand is probably the poster child for long term underachievement. In year one of the conference you had a future NBA player in Sampson, perhaps the best 2 guard in the league in Harrison, the best rim protector in the country in Obekpa, one of the most all-around, do-everything, gifted athletes on the wing in Pointer and one of the top 3-4 PG's coming out of HS in Jordan. Result? 6 games behind Nova in the conf standings, a first round BET loss on your home court when a win would have gotten you in the tourney, another first round exit in the NIT, on your home court, as a 1 seed. Year 2? Mediocre league record again--6 games behind Nova in the standings yet again, in a season that included a 37 point loss to the team that you feel underachieved. They squeak into the tourney only to lose by double digits in a toss up 8/9 game.
And we're the underachievers? Exhibit A of the delusion of SJU Nation...
No, we were never supposed to do anything special. Those guys you listed were literally all we had. We had no bench. You guys on the other hand getting #1 seeds and not getting out of the first week is underachieving. Face it, you guys choke. That's an actual fact.
You better enjoy being on top while you can, because everyone is starting to catch up. Not just my Johnnies but Marquette is reloading, X and Butler are seeing the benefits of big east recruiting and Gtown is always dangerous. Hell if Cooley could ever get a full roster at Providence (remember them? Another team you choked against) they could win the reg season.
Your Philly insecurity is out there for all to see. No one likes a sore winner.