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POSTGAME QUOTES: ST. JOHN’S VS. PROVIDENCE
St. John’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Pitino spoke to the media after falling to Providence, 77-71, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday
Head Coach Rick Pitino
Opening statement…
“On a night where we struggled offensively, we knew we had to rely on our defense to give ourselves a chance. Give Providence credit for hanging in there and making plays down the stretch. It was a disappointing night for us, but this is part of the season, and we’ll learn from it and get better moving forward.”
On the team’s approach going forward…
“… We have high hopes. This is a good team that plays hard and we’re going to get better.”
On his confidence in the group…
“These guys are great guys and they just had an off night collectively. We’re not going to get down and we’re going to keep working.”
On learning and team growth …
“We just came off our best offensive performance of the year against Georgetown and the guys have been moving the ball great. They’ll learn a valuable lesson from this and it’s going to help us by digging in and getting better.”
On Providence..
“Providence has a lot of talent, and they made big shots down the stretch. You have to give them a lot of credit.”
Opening statement…
“On a night where we struggled offensively, we knew we had to rely on our defense to give ourselves a chance. Give Providence credit for hanging in there and making plays down the stretch. It was a disappointing night for us, but this is part of the season, and we’ll learn from it and get better moving forward.”
On the team’s approach going forward…
“… We have high hopes. This is a good team that plays hard and we’re going to get better.”
On his confidence in the group…
“These guys are great guys and they just had an off night collectively. We’re not going to get down and we’re going to keep working.”
On learning and team growth …
“We just came off our best offensive performance of the year against Georgetown and the guys have been moving the ball great. They’ll learn a valuable lesson from this and it’s going to help us by digging in and getting better.”
On Providence..
“Providence has a lot of talent, and they made big shots down the stretch. You have to give them a lot of credit.”