define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); johnnies – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:16:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court St. John’s Bent But Not Broken With Duke Looming http://rushthecourt.net/2015/01/22/st-johns-wobbly-but-alive-with-duke-looming/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/01/22/st-johns-wobbly-but-alive-with-duke-looming/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:21:47 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=107416

St. John’s fans expected a regular NCAA Tournament team by now. When head coach Steve Lavin was brought in five years ago to revive the Red Storm program from the woeful Norm Roberts era, there were high expectations based on his recruiting connections and player development abilities. Playing with a senior-laden roster in his first season at the helm, the Red Storm went on to make the NCAA Tournament before bowing out in the first round. Since then, however, Lavin’s teams have fallen well short, either striking out completely or wavering on the bubble (50-48 from 2012-14). Despite having a talented core of players ranging [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/01/22/st-johns-wobbly-but-alive-with-duke-looming/feed/ 0