ESPN: Is the the season St. John's finally breaks through?

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ESPN: Is the the season St. John's finally breaks through?

« on: September 03, 2009, 01:48:57 PM »

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4442146&name=katz_andy

Here's the end of the article; check it out, chock full of info to argue about, centered around the Canada trip.

Monasch said Roberts could have gone for a quick fix with four-year transfers and junior college transfers when he arrived. But, he said, "We wanted Norm to do it the right way, and he's done it that way." Roberts has a five-year contract that has a rollover every year, which means every year is essentially the start of a new five-year deal. That doesn't mean there won't be some pressure this season if the Red Storm struggle.

Monasch said the games like Duke, Georgia and the Philly Hoop Group Classic are all critical, but how the Storm performs over an 18-game Big East schedule will ultimately be the barometer for how this team is perceived and whether it gets an NCAA bid.

"We hope to create excitement, but how we do in the Big East will determine that," Monasch said.

"[Roberts] has held up good with a straight face," Mason Jr. said. "He doesn't hold his head down. He keeps it positive and keeps us confident. He keeps pushing us. He's held up, especially after a lot of [job security] stuff was said about him and this team. We've all handled it good, and that's why we're doing it for him, too."

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