On the eve of St. John's Big East opener, junior Sean Evans took a moment to remember what his first taste of conference play was like. He was in awe playing at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Getting onto the floor against the Orange was shocking.
"People can tell you things to try to make you ready for it, but those are just words. You have to experience it," he said. "Everything about the basketball you played before that changes: the size of the other players, the speed they play, the intensity of the games."
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