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St. John's coach Rick Pitino said Monday he stands by the criticism he leveled at his team Sunday night after the Red Storm blew a 19-point first-half lead in a 68-62 loss to tristate rival and fellow bubble team Seton Hall.
The Hall of Fame coach, in his first season at St. John's, didn't hold back during a postgame news conference in which he questioned his players' toughness and mentioned several by name while describing their athletic shortcomings.
"Our lateral quickness and our toughness is just something I've never witnessed in all my years of coaching," Pitino said Sunday night, adding, "We are so nonathletic that we can't guard anybody without fouling.