Rumble in the Garden podcast

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St. John's-related conversation and interviews as the men's basketball program works to build a consistent winner - and to make the Johnnies true New York's college team.

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Episodes

Two dances with the Musketeers; NCAA seed hopes

Recorded on Monday evening, the Rumble takes a few minutes to talk about Xavier with Bryan from Banners on the Parkway; the Red Storm will play Xavier twice in the next three games, thanks to a Big East scheduling quirk. 1:40 – looking back on Xavier’s season 7:35 – what’s clicked for Xavier 14:20 – Who’s the most important player on the Musketeers’ roster 17:15 – the Big East, hard to figure out 20:20 – the future of the Xavier head coach – Listener question: can St. John’s move up a seed line ...

Feb 26, 2019

Getting to know the new-look Big East

Recorded on Friday evening, we get into the Big East’s seemingly down year with Chris Lane of VUHoops, Villanova’s start, and we dig into some of the burning questions around the Johnnies. 4:25 – the Big East’s down year, tempo-free rankings, poor defenses 10:30 – conference parity 16:00 – point of order: Butler 19:35 – the end of Big East non conference play 20:15 – point of order: Marquette 26:25 – point of order: Xavier 29:35 – user question: when will St. John’s lose their first game 35:00 –...

Dec 22, 2018

We used to be friends: St. John’s vs Rutgers, Gavitt Games

St. John’s vs Rutgers, a former Big East conference game and perhaps a rivalry, returns as part of this week’s Gavitt Games between the Big East and the Big Ten. It may not be bigger than Duke/ UNC or even Harvard/ Yale, but the Epic Battle will be discussed with our favorite Rutgers people — On the Banks manager Aaron Breitman and Dave White, who used to manage the site. We shoot some breeze about hoops, Veronica Mars, and also: 5:30 – talking undefeated Rutgers 9:30 – the changes in Rutgers no...

Nov 14, 2018

Previewing basketball that counts + non-con schedule strength

Basketball that Counts is just a day away for St. John’s. The Rumble takes a look at an exhibition that raised some alarm bells. We look forward to the first opponent with Stephen Thompson Jr. Plus, we delve into schedule quality with Chris from Blogging the Bracket. This episode, we cover… 1:00 Takeaways from the Maryville exhibition game and where we expected more from the season’s debut 16:00 Looking ahead to Loyola MD — what new coach Tavares Hardy brings, who to watch out for from the Greyh...

Nov 05, 2018

Preseason tip-off for Johnnies, Heron eligible

The Rumble in the Garden podcast kicks off the new season with the help of Rumble writer David Combs, talking about the newly eligible Heron, what we saw during the loose exhibition that was the Red Storm Tip-Off, some beliefs about the coming year for the Red Storm and is this really a no excuses year for Chris Mullin? This episode, we cover… 1:30 quick look back on last season 2:10 Mustapha Heron is “free”, praise the NCAA 6:25 The team’s early family vibe 8:30 L.J. Figueroa 11:20 The “no excu...

Oct 14, 2018

Hype train, featuring Heron & Ponds

The Rumble in the Garden podcast has returned with a new episode; Norman has guest Joseph Nardone on to muse about the NCAA, the effects of the return of Shamorie Ponds and the transfer of Mustapha Heron to St. John’s, and the sudden burst of Red Storm preseason hype — with real, unvarnished talk the whole way. This week: Recapping the wild offseason for St. John’s The return of Shamorie Ponds and where his game could land him (with diversions about Marcus Hatten, Omar Cook, Matthew Dellavedova,...

Jun 05, 2018

St. John’s rising? Will Marquette quell the surge?

Apologies for the sniffles, but the podcast is back. Andy from Anonymous Eagle joins me to talk about all things Marquette, to talk trash about Seton Hall and to help answer the question about whether the Red Storm could actually STILL be an at-large team after all the losses. 6:30 depending on freshmen on defense – a look at the Marquette freshman big men 11:40 Markus howard and andrew rowsey 26:30 sam hauser and the bench 30:25 harry froling! 34:00 game prediction! 36:50 we talk about how weir...

Feb 09, 2018

Matching up with Providence; St. John’s recruiting & J’Raan Brooks

St. John’s faces longtime opponent Providence on Thursday, so our guest today is Mike of PCBB1917 , covering Providence basketball, the “free agent” scene in hoops & northeastern recruiting. The injuries to the Friars backcourt The magic of Planek Rodney Bullock, the quiet leader Ed Cooley calling his team “soft”, but they have improved A schedule that means they need wins in the league How will the St. John’s matchup vs Providence go? Also: on J’Raan Brooks and next year’s roster Who will t...

Dec 27, 2017

Sun Devil’s dynamo guards, newcomer big men – talking Arizona State before the matchup in LA

St. John’s is facing Arizona. Naturally, we have questions about not just the “New Leadership Model” but about Arizona State guard Tra Holder and forward Romello White, who are going to cause problems for St. John’s in Friday’s game in the Staples Center (Basketball Hall of Game Classic). So we reached out to Max from House of Sparky for more detail Topics: New leadership model, and that Arizona State press release Jump to ranked 16 – powered by the front court Hurley’s offseason player losses N...

Dec 07, 2017

St. John’s travels to the Magic Kingdom for the Advocate Invitational

St. John’s swings into Thanksgiving week 4-0, with a nationally-televised, bracketed tournament to showcase themselves in. It’s the kind of sessions like these where school reputations are made, and where players gain the confidence they will need through the grueling conference play. We welcome Blogging the Bracket’s Chris Dobbertean to dish about the Advocare Invitational Field, and where it ranks against other tournaments. Spoiler: it’s not the tops of the tourney fields. Thanks, Nike. How do...

Nov 21, 2017

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