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POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John’s Men’s Basketball at DePaul
St. John’s Head Coach Rick Pitino, Jordan Dingle and Chris Ledlum met with the media following the Red Storm’s 104-77 win against DePaul on Tuesday at Wintrust Arena
St. John’s Head Coach Rick Pitino
Opening Statement…
“We played about as well as you could play offensively. I’m actually glad DePaul came back a little at the end, we don’t want to embarrass anybody. Those guys are going through a difficult year, so I’m glad they came back, made some shots. For about eighty percent of the game, we couldn’t play any better offensively.”
On the strong play as of late…
“I think we are practicing great, playing great, with the exception of the last twenty percent of the game [tonight]. We have been playing great basketball in practice. [Our performance against] Creighton was terrific, Butler was even better. Tonight, our offense was clicking. We never panicked when they made a few threes, we just kept running our offense. When you see 26 assists and six turnovers, it’s continuing now. Six turnovers, three turnovers, you all remember the beginning of the year, turnovers were a major problem for us. We are getting a lot better, and you want to get better in March. I think [Jordan] Dingle and [Chris] Ledlum are the key for us getting a lot better. I think Jordan was terrific tonight. He only played 12 minutes and had 19 points, six assists and no turnovers. He played a fabulous game and so did Chris. They all played tremendous basketball.”
On the team’s improvement…
“We are getting a lot better, improving, working very hard. They are highly motivated to play good basketball. We have played good basketball all year with the exception of a couple of games, but never this good where you see six turnovers, six turnovers, three turnovers. We are playing good basketball and we want to keep it up.”
St. John’s guard Jordan Dingle
On his offensive game right now…
“Just finding a rhythm. My teammates are looking for me. They are making great passes and great cuts. I just thank God I am able to contribute. He has given me a great ability so I am thankful for it.”
On winning four-straight games…
“It’s amazing. It’s a lot of fun. We compete hard every single day. We are making sure we are locked in on the game plan and we go out and execute and put together great performances.”
St. John’s forward Chris Ledlum
On the team’s four-game winning streak being the best stretch of the season…
“Absolutely. We have learned each other and our chemistry is building. We are playing great with each other and what better time than March.”
On his thoughts on Jordan Dingle and his own play of late…
“I think we are both confident in our abilities. We know we can play basketball. I think the biggest thing has been for us adjusting to the new team, being used to playing with one another, you know, learning how to play other guys and learning to play with one another.”
Opening Statement…
“We played about as well as you could play offensively. I’m actually glad DePaul came back a little at the end, we don’t want to embarrass anybody. Those guys are going through a difficult year, so I’m glad they came back, made some shots. For about eighty percent of the game, we couldn’t play any better offensively.”
On the strong play as of late…
“I think we are practicing great, playing great, with the exception of the last twenty percent of the game [tonight]. We have been playing great basketball in practice. [Our performance against] Creighton was terrific, Butler was even better. Tonight, our offense was clicking. We never panicked when they made a few threes, we just kept running our offense. When you see 26 assists and six turnovers, it’s continuing now. Six turnovers, three turnovers, you all remember the beginning of the year, turnovers were a major problem for us. We are getting a lot better, and you want to get better in March. I think [Jordan] Dingle and [Chris] Ledlum are the key for us getting a lot better. I think Jordan was terrific tonight. He only played 12 minutes and had 19 points, six assists and no turnovers. He played a fabulous game and so did Chris. They all played tremendous basketball.”
On the team’s improvement…
“We are getting a lot better, improving, working very hard. They are highly motivated to play good basketball. We have played good basketball all year with the exception of a couple of games, but never this good where you see six turnovers, six turnovers, three turnovers. We are playing good basketball and we want to keep it up.”
St. John’s guard Jordan Dingle
On his offensive game right now…
“Just finding a rhythm. My teammates are looking for me. They are making great passes and great cuts. I just thank God I am able to contribute. He has given me a great ability so I am thankful for it.”
On winning four-straight games…
“It’s amazing. It’s a lot of fun. We compete hard every single day. We are making sure we are locked in on the game plan and we go out and execute and put together great performances.”
St. John’s forward Chris Ledlum
On the team’s four-game winning streak being the best stretch of the season…
“Absolutely. We have learned each other and our chemistry is building. We are playing great with each other and what better time than March.”
On his thoughts on Jordan Dingle and his own play of late…
“I think we are both confident in our abilities. We know we can play basketball. I think the biggest thing has been for us adjusting to the new team, being used to playing with one another, you know, learning how to play other guys and learning to play with one another.”