I’ve been critical of the push to make Mark Jackson a head-coaching candidate. But I’d gladly withdraw my objection if Jax was to show more of an interest in learning the craft. Like, say, fellow St. John’s legend Felipe Lopez. Hard to imagine a better learning opportunity for an aspiring head coach.
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Some writers seem to think Mark Jackson has the potential to be the next great NBA coach. I respectfully disagree.
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This time last week, the Connecticut Huskies were reeling — riding a three-game losing streak and about to lose hall-of-fame coach Jim Calhoun, who left the team to deal with an as-yet-unspecified medical problem, with games against St. John’s and top-ranked Texas looming. After a dominating win at Madison Square Garden and an impressive come-from-behind [...]
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Those of you who were glued to American Idol last night missed one of the most entertaining endings to a college game I’ve seen in some time. St. John’s was down two points to Cincinnati with under 20 seconds left — in danger of falling to 0-4 in Big East play — when junior guard [...]
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Troubled ex-NBA player Jayson Williams has plead guilty to aggravated assault in the 2002 shooting death of limousine driver Costas “Gus” Christofi. He’ll face a minimum of 18 months in prison, but avoids a more serious charge of reckless manslaughter, which could have meant a 10-year sentence. According to testimony at his first trial, the [...]
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A quick wrap-up of the weekend in college hoops: The Texas Longhorns are looking like national title contenders after beating North Carolina 103-90 on Saturday. The contest was the first basketball game played at Jerry Jones’ new Cowboys Stadium, which will host the 2010 NBA All-Star Game and 2014 Final Four. Carolina how has three [...]
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The history of mascots at St. John’s University is… dubious, to say the least. The Indian Chief was too offensive… the student who led cheers while dressed in a red tuxedo was routinely booed by the home fans, and the less said of “Thunder” — a red horse with a bolt of lightning protruding from [...]
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