{"id":160539,"date":"2025-01-29T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casualhoya.com\/2025\/1\/28\/24354151\/rick-rolled-st-johns-jumps-georgetown-in-lopsided-letdown-66-41-pitino-cooley-mack-sorber-epps-peavy"},"modified":"2025-01-29T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:30:00","slug":"rick-rolled-st-johns-jumps-georgetown-in-lopsided-letdown-66-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/rick-rolled-st-johns-jumps-georgetown-in-lopsided-letdown-66-41\/","title":{"rendered":"RICK ROLLED: St. John\u2019s Jumps Georgetown in Lopsided Letdown, 66-41"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. John\u2019s vs Georgetown\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/FtCSYpti7HDj49D4RlSS_u_18gU=\/0x0:3000x2000\/1310x873\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73873774\/2196470487.0.jpg\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pitino shows Hoyas, Cooley what \u2018urgency\u2019 can do<\/p>\n<p id=\"075fsk\">This one was over early. At the under-12 timeout in the first period, FS1 took a live look into the huddle of St. John\u2019s Red Storm. During the media timeout, Rick Pitino said something to the effect of \u201cEarly in the clock [Georgetown\u2019s] looking to pass the ball, get your hands up to deflect it. Then it\u2019s one-on-one time. Remember what I said about their assist-to-turnover ratio\u2014it\u2019s a negative, so it\u2019s all one-on-one at the end &#8230; Help like you\u2019re helping. Make your rotation and [get] steals.\u201d It\u2019s almost like his staff has been watching your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casualhoya.com\/\">Georgetown Hoyas<\/a>\u2019 recent games and adjusted since the two teams met at Madison Square Garden two weeks ago. <\/p>\n<div id=\"VKVV50\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rick Pitino is pushing 75 years old, and still might be the best damn coach in the country. <\/p>\n<p>Guy is a monster <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RvZr3LZ468\">pic.twitter.com\/RvZr3LZ468<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aaron_Torres\/status\/1884387806950064478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"OHgXRf\">It was a clinic from the jump. The final score was 66-41 and the deficit only got down to 15 in the second half. <\/p>\n<p id=\"XAVGtu\">At that first-half media timeout, with 11:47 left, St. John\u2019s led Georgetown 23-3, holding the Hoyas to 1-11 from the floor (1-5 3PT). St. John\u2019s had 10 points in the paint and 7 fastbreak points. They had 4 steals and 4 assists. Georgetown was 0 for their last 6 and had not scored in 4 minutes during a 12-0 run.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TKrgoS\">The first half ended 47-21 with St. John\u2019s shooting 61.8% (21-34 FG, 5-11 3PT) and GU shooting 7-30 FG (3-11 3PT) for 23.3%. The poor Hoya shooting was across the board with Sorber shooting 1-7 FG, Mack going 3-7 (2-3 3PT), Peavy shooting 1-6, and Epps hitting only 1-5. Ugly. <\/p>\n<p id=\"XjnABo\">SJU had balanced scoring in the half with Richmond scoring 11 points (5-6 FG, 1-2 3PT), Luis contributing 8 points (4-7 FG) and Ejiofor scoring 9 points on 4-5 FG, with 6 rebounds. The Johnnies won the half on points-in-the-paint 26-8, fastbreak points 13-2, points-off-turnovers 9-2, and rebounds 21-16.<\/p>\n<div id=\"QwhUaJ\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">30 seconds of St John&#8217;s defense<\/p>\n<p>Size, help, switching. No weak spot.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you end up with the #5 defense in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b0GDRIgx8u\">pic.twitter.com\/b0GDRIgx8u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Cassidy (@ryancassidycbb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryancassidycbb\/status\/1884391038099357724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"iZepbw\">The second half started with a 7-0 run by Georgetown in the first two minutes before two minutes of scoreless basketball. St. John\u2019s did not score the first points until free-throws with 16:10 left. The Johnnies were only up 20 at the under-16 timeout, 49-29.<\/p>\n<p id=\"78auvd\">The difference during this time was that Thomas Sorber got early touches. Fielder hit a three on the third scoring possession.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fnBc7j\">For whatever reason, Georgetown stopped passing to Sorber in the post after that. During spurts of the second half, Georgetown was generating transition offense but not orchestrating buckets. While there were only two SJU turnovers at this point and no true fastbreak points, attacking the before the defense sets up was Georgetown\u2019s only offense. But that requires a stop.<\/p>\n<p id=\"23nVOi\">After the run, St. John\u2019s capitalized on two turnovers for thunderous dunks to remind Georgetown that the momentum was fleeting. <\/p>\n<div id=\"ANHRgS\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both ends of the floor \u203c\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>2 steals \u27a1\ufe0f 4 points for the Red Storm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aNlWUyMolv\">pic.twitter.com\/aNlWUyMolv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. John&#8217;s Men\u2019s Basketball (@StJohnsBBall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StJohnsBBall\/status\/1884405600421052434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"RbDUDl\">Georgetown had another 8-2 run to get to the U8 media timeout, but they were still down 55-37.<\/p>\n<p id=\"507KQC\">The rest of the season will depend on what Georgetown and its opponents learn from this game. Ed Cooley and the Hoyas staff needs to reframe the halfcourt offense to get Sorber going, make some space for Peavy, find Epps some good looks, and limit Mack\u2019s turnovers. They cannot rely on transition offense.<\/p>\n<p id=\"nvwMaY\">With 6:33 left, Sorber got a rare entry pass and drew a foul to pull within 15 points, 55-40. Georgetown scored one more point in the rest of the game to lose 66-41. <\/p>\n<p id=\"cE3Wnw\">The Hoyas shot 7-27 FG (25.9%) after intermission and 14-57 from the field overall (6-26 3PT, 23.1%). St. John\u2019s shot poorly in the second (7-24 FG, 1-10 3PT), but it did not matter. Georgetown had 10 second-half turnovers giving St. John\u2019s 7 second-half steals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"SuibsJ\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">St. John&#8217;s pummels Georgetown on the road, 66-41.<\/p>\n<p>The Hoyas were held to under 25% shooting on the evening, a ridiculous marker.<\/p>\n<p>Johnnies entered today with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigEast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BigEast<\/a>&#8216;s best D, 2-pt.% D, and eFG% D. All of those numbers only improved.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoccoMiller8\/status\/1884415196506239172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"or05sK\">One word that came to mind several times during the game was \u201curgency,\u201d and the lack of it. Georgetown did not attack the basket with urgency. 8 minutes left and down 18, out of a timeout, there was little Hoyas urgency. <\/p>\n<p id=\"moEXDP\">Urgency was also a word that often appeared in the Great Coaching Candidate Debate of 2023. While the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/27\/sports\/st-johns-rick-pitino-knows-his-window-is-closing-but-it-doesnt-sound-imminent\/\">reported today<\/a> that Rick Pitino anticipates coaching at least another year, everyone knew his limited time window would force a sense of urgency to get his squad to the tournament. That coaching debate does not need to be rehashed today, but the hall-of-famer had his #15-ranked team rolling tonight in D.C. on both sides of the floor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"oSCN0D\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rick Pitino: &#8220;That was the best defense\/offense we&#8217;ve played.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sjubb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sjubb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Braziller (@NYPost_Brazille) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPost_Brazille\/status\/1884415659565826362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mGUAET\">As the Hoyas were trying to claw back into the game, they kept ignoring Sorber in the post.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fIFNKh\">There was no urgency to pass Sorber the ball for 10 minutes. This prompted John Fanta and Donny Marshall to discuss whether Sorber will leave for the NBA at the end of the year. The consensus was that he had to go if the league came calling. That would be a nightmare for all Hoyas fans, but it makes sense.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7yycp1\">If Cooley and his staff only have Thomas Sorber for 30-some games, the only word to describe it would be a waste. There\u2019s still time, but it\u2019s running out. Where is the urgency?<\/p>\n<p id=\"9pGOzf\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>        Photo by Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  Pitino shows Hoyas, Cooley what \u2018urgency\u2019 can do This one was over early. At the under-12 timeout in the first period, FS1 took a live look into the huddle of St. John\u2019s Red Storm. 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