Should David Chase and the other creative forces behind “The Sopranos” ever decide to revisit the exploits of badasses from the State of Concrete Gardens (although after the profound disappointment that was “The Many Saints of Newark” I am not sure any of them do), might I suggest they cast Shaheen Holloway in a lead role?
The current head coach of the Peacocks of Saint Peter’s College (and presumptive next coach of the Pirates of Seton Hall) is as Jersey as a Jersey guy can be. He grew up on the basketball courts here, playing his high school hoops at St. Patrick’s in Elizabeth before playing at Seton Hall. He has made his bones here. He is Jersey, through and through.
Whether midnight arrives tonight for his Peacocks or not, he and they have already written the story of this year’s NCAA Tournament. They have proven the truth and the wisdom of the words of the Hall-of-Fame defensive tackle (and woefully underrated American philosopher) Bob Lilly, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
Or, in the case of Coach Holloway and his team, I suppose, the size of the fight in the peacock.
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-AK
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