Less than a month away from March Madness, the talk of the Big East conference has been St. John’s. Their six-game winning streak not only helped turn around their season, it also placed them on the national radar for an NCAA Tournament bid. This week, however, their 76-73 overtime loss at Butler snapped their win-streak and tempered any talks of dancing within the field of … [Read more...] about St. John’s lost a tough one to Butler with a lesson learned
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We’ve all had to give ourselves a moment of pause.
My night was going well and there was a feeling of gratitude and relief. I walked into the media entrance of Madison Square Garden, not the one Spike Lee was told he could no longer use. It was day one of the Big East tournament and I was credentialed to cover it. This was a big deal for me. I’ve covered conference tournaments before, but this was the first one since this … [Read more...] about We’ve all had to give ourselves a moment of pause.
St. John’s has what it takes to make noise in Big East Tourney
After finishing the regular season with a 5-13 record in conference play, expectations are low for St. John’s in this year’s Big East Tournament. Bill Parcells, former NFL head coach, used to remind everyone that “you are what your record says you are”. The record for St. John’s, 16-15 overall, is what it is. They'll need to string some wins together this week for any … [Read more...] about St. John’s has what it takes to make noise in Big East Tourney
Tough times and lessons learned for St. John’s
St. John’s head coach Mike Anderson will look back at this season and exhale deeply. That sigh of relief will be loud enough to be heard throughout the tri-state area. He’ll look up and say, man, that was a 12-round fight of a season. This may or may not happen, but I’m predicting it’ll be something close to it. Because it’s been that type of season for the Red … [Read more...] about Tough times and lessons learned for St. John’s
St. John’s is on the right track, it’ll just take time
St. John's is playing the style of defense new head coach Mike Anderson likes. But there's still growing pains to endure. St. John’s was picked to finish ninth in the Big East preseason poll. A tumultuous offseason ultimately led to the low expectations for the Johnnies. New head coach Mike Anderson has his hands full helping St. John’s turn the page from the Chris … [Read more...] about St. John’s is on the right track, it’ll just take time
