Mike Barnes
04-11-2003, 11:33 AM
Syracuse played very well in the NCAA tourament this year and Carmelo Anthoney is a very, talented cat, To me, Jim Boehiem did a good job coaching this years Syracuse team with all of the young cats(Freshman,Sophomore's)who were major contributors to the teams success, But Cats cannot overlook the St John's team that took(Won)the NIT last week also, Playing in the finals against Georgetown at that(LOL), When a few weeks ago cats(Media,Fans,cats not knowing what there talking about)were screaming hard about Mike Jarvis(St.John's Head Coach)and Georgetown's Head Coach Craig Esherick getting cancelled(Fired), When both teams(St John's and Georgetown)were going thru some down times during the season, Mike Jarvis really showed alot of cats that he could deal with adversity and with the win over Duke in March, St John's proved that they are a good team when they play together(Same as Georgetown), Also, Cats that soup up the NCAA Tournament, But disrespect the NIT Tournament like it's weak, Need to do serious research on the NIT(LOL), Back in the 50's and 60's, The NIT was the Headliner, Not the NCAA's, Playing in New York was always the drawing card for alot of schools that probably never been to or played at Madison Square Garden before, Plus alot of the Pro scouts would be at the NIT Tournament looking for cats who did not receive the big name notoriety in school, But were nice enough to go the show(NBA). I'll say this about the NIT Tournament, It gives schools that did not get a invitation to play in the NCAA's a chance to continue playing which is very important for recruiting and exposure for your Seniors to get noticed by the scouts in the Pro's(NBA), Also on the low, Alot of Teams that go far in the NIT tournament(Especially the two schools playing for the championship), Always get selected to the NCAA Tournament the next year and play very,very, well(Winning At least one or two games),and that's because of the experience of playing in the NIT Tournament and the tough competetion you have to go thru to advance, And you develop as a team from playing through adversity together(Like St.John's and Georgetown did this year), So for all of those cats/ladies who want to soup up Syracuse for taking it(Winning the NCAA's), Remember this, St.John's deserves just as much credit for taking the NIT Tournament).
Later
Mike Barnes
P.S. Hopefully cats will judge Coachs and teams in reference to what they have accomplished after the season is over, Rather than draw guns(Being very critical), Of schools while the season is still going on(LOL).
Later
Mike Barnes
P.S. Hopefully cats will judge Coachs and teams in reference to what they have accomplished after the season is over, Rather than draw guns(Being very critical), Of schools while the season is still going on(LOL).