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St. John\u2019s hasn\u2019t forgotten about Kim English\u2019s comments from the first meeting against Providence.<\/p>\n
After the Johnnies rallied from a 16-point deficit to win at the buzzer at Amica Mutual Pavilion in December, the Friars coach offered Rick Pitino\u2019s team a backhanded compliment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey force turnovers and they offensive rebound,\u201d English said then. \u201cPretty much the only thing they do really well, and they did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deivon Smith, who is expected to return from a right shoulder injury that has sidelined him for three of the past four games, responded to those comments Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI disagree. We do a lot of other good stuff,\u201d the St. John\u2019s point guard said. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t play our best basketball that first half. He has to come in here at 12 p.m. Saturday and re-judge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if the team is motivated to face English, Smith said: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pitino doesn\u2019t think the remarks will have any impact on the game, and it has not been a point of emphasis for him.<\/p>\n
The issue in the comments was that English suggested that 15th-ranked St. John\u2019s doesn\u2019t do much well besides offensive rebound and force turnovers, when it is ranked fourth in the country in defensive efficiency and has a balanced offensive attack with six different players averaging at least 8.4 points per game.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter losses, coaches don\u2019t always say the smartest things \u2014 include me in on that,\u201d Pitino said.<\/p>\n
Asked if it was something that Pitino had used in the lead up to the game, sophomore wing Brady Dunlap smiled and declined comment. But he did say that it has been talked about among players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat stuff is something that we see as players, and it\u2019s something we feel like we\u2019re not just what he said,\u201d said Dunlap, who will be out the rest of the season due to an abdominal tear. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to call it bulletin board material, but any time a bunch of competitors see someone like that, it\u2019s going to spark some kind of fire.\u201d <\/p>\n
Saturday afternoon figures to be an electric afternoon at the Garden. <\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s (18-3, 9-1) hasn\u2019t lost since New Year\u2019s Eve, it will have Smith back, and it is off to its best start through 21 games since the 1985-86 season. <\/p>\n
A large crowd is expected, potentially even a sellout. <\/p>\n
Add in the idea the Johnnies are facing a coach they feel took a shot at them.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust walking into the arena tomorrow, seeing the fans come in here early, it\u2019s really going to get everybody going, more so than what Kim said,\u201d Dunlap said. \u201cThe energy around New York City right now is really firing all of us up and even firing me up on the bench.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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