Eye on the Storm

Get to know Mike from Queens. The kid who grew up in Middle Village, who went to St. John's and became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. At his core he bleeds Johnnies red and so he joins the podcast to talk about his roots, where his love for basketball came from, his relationship with Rick Pitino and what it's been like watching the success of the last three years unfold.

His take on setting up guidelines and rules for NIL in NCAA, how St. John's can keep Rick Pitino here till win 1000, and why he never gave up on this season even through the early stumbles. We dive into it all and learn about the basketball side of Mike and how there's so much more than just dollars and cents behind his passion. 

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It's all you could have dreamed of, two ranked rival on a Friday night inside Madison Square Garden. The words electric do not do the atmosphere justice and the nerves were high but the energy was higher. It was a clash of titans, from coaches to players, the top of the Big East was up for grabs. St. John's used defense and their physicality to get their signature win of the season, knocking off the #3 ranked UConn Huskies 81-72 as they improve to 18-5, 11-1 on the season.

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The number 22 ranked Johnnies got one more tune up before the big showdown in New York City on Friday night. They took on the DePaul Blue Demons on Tuesday night in Chicago looking for a season sweep. And after a shaky first half, they buckled down as they have all season in the second stanza and took care of business beating DePaul by 12. This sets up the game of the year in the Big East where the whole world will be watching two top 25 teams riding long winning streaks facing off for the first time this season with a lot on the line.

(15:40) We set the table for #22 St. John's as they welcome #3 UConn to The Mecca. Joined by UConn Spaces kings HurleyMania and Hotballs, we have some fun, preview the match up and get you ready for the clash of the titans.

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If there was any doubt before if this team had guts, that goes out the window. In back to back games St. John's was down by at least 15 points in the second half and dug in deep. They came away with two wins, and at the Cintas Center, it was St. John's having to rely on once again use their defense to lead to offense. Thanks to Dillon Mitchell, Bryce Hopkins and Dylan Darling, the Johnnies made sure that Father Knew Best once again and St. John's got Rick Pitino win #900 - coming over Xavier coached by his son Richard. St. John's has now won six games in a row.

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Pure guts. That's what St. John's showed in the 2nd half inside Madison Square Garden as they stormed back from down 15 points to beat Seton Hall 65-60. It was shades of last year, with a toughness on displayed we didn't see in the first half, and most of the season. It was a win and a performance that should have the Red Storm and it's fans feeling great as they proved they can win by digging their feet in and clawing their opponent. 

Joined by Roger Rubin of Newsday and Kevin Connelly of StormThePaint.com we recap the huge come from behind win 

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The Mayor of the Big East is back on the pod. John Fanta joins once again to give us the lay of the land in the Big East Conference as it stands today. From UConn rising back to the top to the struggles of Marquette and Georgetown. Who is his Big East Player of the Year and which teams are going to be making a push for the NCAA tournament. We also discuss what the Big East Presidents need to do to get this conference fully competitive again, how impressive DePaul and Villanova have been and so much more.

Plus it's rivalry week as St. John's welcomes Seton Hall to MSG and we talk all things Red Storm as they are surging thanks to a four game winning streak.

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Make it four wins in a row for St. John's as they improve to 6-1 to start Big East play following an 86-79 win against Villanova. A trip to the Main Line proved to be friendly confines for St. John's who have now won four of their six conference games on the road. They led by as many as 17 thanks to the best games of the season by Bryce Hopkins and Ian Jackson. Moments that previously caused St. John's to stumble, were answered by big shots and good defense. St. John's has seemingly turned a corner since that Providence loss, as they have a ton of momentum behind them.

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The Red Storm are road warriors as they've gotten their third road conference win of the season knocking off the Creighton Blue Jays at home 90-73. Lefty has come on strong the last two games, earning a spot in the rotation and making the most of his opportunities, leading the Johnnies with 17 points in this game. The Red Storm dominated this game, which featured their best offensive half of the season and seemingly looks like the rotations are coming into focus. A big week was a success for Rick Pitino's squad earning two much needed quad 1 road wins.

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That's more like it. A dominant second half played out in the complete opposite way of the last game as St. John's used their defense to get a much needed road win. Thanks to Lefteris Liotopoulos and Ruben Prey plus Bryce Hopkins, the Red Storm dominated Butler and followed the formula that worked so well last year. St. John's relied on the three main returnees to win this game, as well as great connection on defense using the press and forcing 21 Butler turnovers. Picking up a much needed Quad 1 win, St. John's will look to take this momentum to Omaha as they will look to make it a road warrior week against Creighton.

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It was not a happy new year for St. John's as their lack of toughness reared its ugly head again this season. Soft interior play, the inability to handle adversity, and not being able to put away a struggling Providence team led to the worst loss of the season on Saturday afternoon. A 33 points 15 rebound effort from Zuby Ejiofor was wasted because of St. John's inability to make a shot all second half. The guards for St. John's were non factors, the lack of adjustments to the struggles on offense were perplexing and St. John's season continues to walk a tight rope as a quad 3 loss in their own building now features on their resume.

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