(Photo : (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)) MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 10: Head coach Rick Pitino of the St. John’s Red Storm reacts in the course of the second half in opposition to the Marquette Golden Eagles at Fiserv Forum on February 10, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The St. John’s University Basketball staff has been the speak of the city all through, nevertheless, for all of the mistaken causes.
Head coach Rick Pitino held some heavy criticism of his roster following their 19-point loss to Seton Hall at UBS Arena.
However, the legendary St. John’s coach instructed Newsday that he’s standing on what he stated and that the staff is solely not performing.
“I was pointing out exactly – in a monotone voice – why we lost … I am not always calm and certainly not when I rip someone … I was not ripping anybody. I sometimes want my players to hear my words and read my words. That was my intention [Sunday].”
It’s been an unpleasant season for the Johnnies, who at one level had loads of fanfare coming into the season due to the hiring of Rick Pitino.
St. John’s latest skid hit a low on Sunday. The Red Storm, at one level led by 19 factors in opposition to Seton Hall. The sport finally resulted in a 68-62 win for Seton Hall.
The Johines began the 12 months 4-1 and on the prime of the Big East for the primary time because the 2001-02 season. Since then it has been down hill for St. John’s, who’ve misplaced their final eight of 10. Now they stand at 14-12 and 6-9 within the Big East.
Pitino instructed the New York Post that he takes duty for St. John’s season and the losses they’ve endured to date.
“I think I’m maximizing everything we can maximize, but that hasn’t been enough, so we’re still losing. That’s on me,” Pitino stated. “I take losing very personally, I take losing to heart, I take losing to bed. It eats at me.”
“I think we all can get better. I can get better. Everything can get better. But there’s no question about it: we could’ve won games we lost. We’ve been competitive. I don’t give myself high grades because we’re losing,” Pitino added.
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