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Rick Pitino sounds alarm bells about St. John's basketball defensive inefficiency

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The Red Storm have a lot to figure out defensively if it wants to live up to its preseason expectations

St. John's v Baylor - 2025 Players Era Tournament; St. John's basketball forward Dillon Mitchell | Ian Maule/GettyImages

Not only did the St. John’s basketball team have high expectations entering the season, but it looked to prove that it stacks up against some of the best team in the country at the Player Era Championship in Las Vegas this week.

So far, through a month of the season, the Johnnies have fallen short of both of its goals after exiting the desert with a win and two losses against No.