norms/genos pregame quotes:
"Our main goal is to make Big East play," said Eugene Lawrence, the only senior in the rotation. "It'd be big for the freshmen to be able to play in the tournament. That'll help them as far as their career here. That'd be good for them."
Despite being in the top five in St, John's history in assists, steals and 3s, Lawrence - starting his 103rd straight game - hasn't thought about his legacy at the school, but does talk of mentoring the seven freshman, eight including redshirt freshman Rob Thomas.
That class may be hitting the freshman wall collectively, with the best of the lot slumping the most. The 6-8, 235-pound Justin Burrell averaged 12.2 points on 44.7-percent shooting through the Providence win, but just 5.5 on 19.2 percent in the four-game skid since.
"We don't have time to be tired. You've got to fight, find a way through it," Norm Roberts said. "He could be a little fatigued. Plus teams are guarding him. When you're a good player, teams respect you and set out to make sure you can't do what you want.
"That's part of the learning process. The only way to [get] out of not playing as well as you like is to play your way out of it, be aggressive."
**i thought geno wanted to make the big dance this year..
**norm's quotes are well norm's quotes.