The first thing out of any experts’ or analysts’ mouth when talking about St. John’s Basketball team is versatility and depth. But except for injuries and disciplinary actions, the team saw a familiar starting 5 every game for the last two seasons – Sean Evans/ DJ Kennedy/ Paris Horne/ Malik Boothe with either Justin Burrell or Anthony Mason Jr. With a new staff – and with the graduation of Mase – will the status quo change?
Obviously, it’s more important who finishes the game rather than who starts, but its imperative to establish tempo and control of the game from the opening tip. And St. John’s often found themselves in need of a scoring boost from bench players like Dwight Hardy and Justin Brownlee; personnel changes could spark better starts.
With that in mind, here is a look at five different starting lineups for St. John’s.
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