“It’s an honor to have him around,” said D. J. Kennedy, the senior guard/forward who was the leading scorer for a St. John’s team that won only 6 of 18 Big East games last season.
Malik Boothe, a 5-foot-9 senior guard, did not know who Keady was before he arrived. To deliver the point that Keady was not just another coach coming out of retirement, Lavin scrawled many of Keady’s accomplishments on a chalkboard when introducing him.
“Just that aura, that winning attitude, is great to have around,” the senior guard Paris Horne said.
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So, for the next six months, Keady plans to live in a Midtown hotel, close to Broadway and lots of good restaurants — “probably too many,” Keady said. He plans to be an observer at St. John’s, offering advice when asked. He will steer clear of fire-and-brimstone speeches.
Boothe laughed when someone at media day called Keady a secret weapon, saying: “I don’t think he’s a secret weapon to any other coaches. That’s a legendary career he’s had. I don’t think you can not listen to what he says.”
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“Pretty simple game,” Keady said. “Easy to play, hard to master.”
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