St. John’s re-adopts its 40-Minutes-of-Hell approach and embarrasses Seton Hall on their campus, 84-63.
In Malcolm Gladwell’s 2013 book David and Goliath, he discussed Rick Pitino’s Louisville press and coaching strategy. Regarding what kind of teams can run the press, Gladwell wrote, “[Y]ou have to be desperate. You have to be so bad that you have no choice.”
Tonight was the first time this season that St. John’s has looked desperate. Perhaps then, it is no coincidence that this was also the first game where the Johnnies lived up to their preseason pedigree.
After five straight games of scoring in the double digits, Aaron Wheeler was inserted into the starting lineup for Posh Alexander.