OT: st johns leading scorer to transfer

[Whitey23]

Tough year all around for the Johnnies.

St. John's sophomore point guard Nurideen Lindsey will leave the Red Storm and transfer to another school, the Daily News has learned.

Two independent sources confirmed to the News that Lindsey would leave at the end of the semester.

Lindsey, who transferred in from Redlands CC in El Reno, Oklahoma, was the team's leading scorer after seven games, but has struggled in the past two games for the 4-5 Johnnies. In road losses to No. 1 Kentucky and Detroit Mercy, he scored five points with one assist while committing 11 turnovers. "I'm definitely not as aggressive as I was. I will eventually get back to that point," he said Monday after the loss to Detroit in which he had four points, zero assists and six turnovers.

It's unclear if Lindsey's poor play the past two games is related to wavering feelings about St. John's in general or the team's lack of success thus far.

Lindsey comes from tough circumstances in the West Philadelphia neighborhood where he grew up. Two of his brothers were murdered. After the his younger brother, Halim, was shot in 2009, Lindsey spiraled into depression. He did not play organized basketball for a little less than two years before enrolling at Redlands and reviving his career.

Lindsey is averaging 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in almost 30 minutes per game this season. He has dealt with on-court adversity, missing two free throws with 2.3 seconds left in the game on Nov. 18, a one-point loss to then-No. 19 Texas A&M.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/c...een-lindsey-transfer-sources-article-1.988727

 

[NovaOrange]

Freaking poor guy can't catch a break hope it all turns out well for him

 

[StopCoolio]

Down to 6? scholarship players now.

I forget who that St. John's poster was who was on the old board, how Lindsey would be better than MCW. Wonder what he thinks about that now?

 

[Upstate]

Down to 6? scholarship players now.

I forget who that St. John's poster was who was on the old board, how Lindsey would be better than MCW. Wonder what he thinks about that now?

That's unreal...Lav is going to have to go out and get another 10-man class. Strange how SJU was set up with so many seniors last year. How does that happen?

 

[Frozen]

Lindsey's friends and mom badmouthing acting head coach Mike Dunlap on Facebook certainly did not help:

Pme TeamLeem
Our offense is pass the ball around the perimeter for 30sec. then take a bad shot.. Our defense is jus chase the ball until the other team scores...smh... yur pulln yur best player off the floor for every minor mistake on offense, sends a certain message to yur players coach Dunlap. Wheres the rope Dunlap. Our team is good Mr. Dunlap. We have what we need to win ball games n its as if yur throwin our season away with yur coachn errors. Wat more do yu need??? FYI~good players dont need yu to rebuild their game just point em n the right direction n they will follow Mr. Dunlap. Please listen to yur players opinion if not yull lose yur team

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    BossHall MickLovin
    I am a St. Johns fan because of Nuri, and now know the background of every player on the team and am also a fan of them because of it...embarrassment is for the WEAK, strong people places and things don't break because of embarassment...in... the end a lot needs to be worked on but the talent is there on and off the hardwood, the inside presence will develop with the 6 that will be recruited next year but for St. Johns to stand a chance they are going to have to slash and create fouls and opportunities along with outside ball rotationSee More
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    Aisha Schenck TOM COOK THIS IS NORE'S MOTHER SPEAKING PPL CAN VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON HERE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY SON IF PPL ARE FANS OF THE JOHNNIE'S AND THEY SINGLE EACH PLAYER OUT AND SAY HOW THEY FEEL THEY CAN DO THAT IT'S NOT EMBARRASSING MY SON THE FOCUS IS ON THE COACHING STAFF THESE PPL COMMENTING KNO THE GAME
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[orange79]

I feel less intelligent after reading that. But its yur choyce

 

[pfister1]

Down to 6? scholarship players now.

I forget who that St. John's poster was who was on the old board, how Lindsey would be better than MCW. Wonder what he thinks about that now?

Sounds like St. John's is leaving the Big East too, one player at a time.

 

[Madbiker]

Can't help but think the kid is making a big mistake. STJ is a decent program run by good people. They're having a tough year because they only have 7 players and Lavin is out recovering from surgery.

 

[PeteCalvin]

I feel less intelligent after reading that. But its yur choyce

I'm glad I'm not the only one. For a second there I thought I had lost all of my reading comprehension abilities.

 

[Flacusian]

It is a commonly held belief that the manner in which a person writes is a direct reflection on how they think and reason. If that is the case, and I believe it is, then these people must have pretty muddled thinking.

 

[Whitey23]

Typo in title. He's the 3rd leading scorer now.

 

[billsin01]

Can't help but think the kid is making a big mistake. STJ is a decent program run by good people. They're having a tough year because they only have 7 players and Lavin is out recovering from surgery.

Yeah, the better option here is to try and muscle through it while also attempting to at least make some legit progress toward an SJU degree. Honestly, these kids get such horrible advice it's said, IMO.

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

Yeah, the better option here is to try and muscle through it while also attempting to at least make some legit progress toward an SJU degree. Honestly, these kids get such horrible advice it's said, IMO.

didn't you know that they all go on to sign 100 million dollar deals in the NBA? Don't need no schoolin fo dat.

 

[billsin01]

didn't you know that they all go on to sign 100 million dollar deals in the NBA? Don't need no schoolin fo dat.

Well, they might not all sign for $100M in the NBA, but it won't be their fault if it doesn't happen. Bad coaches or something. I don't know, but it's somebody else's fault.

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

Well, they might not all sign for $100M in the NBA, but it won't be their fault if it doesn't happen. Bad coaches or something. I don't know, but it's somebody else's fault.

Damn those coaches... always knew they were up to something