OMAHA, Neb. — In three Massive East video games, St. John’s has been outscored by 42 factors from the 3-point line. It continued in Tuesday’s irritating 57-56 loss at Creighton.
St. John’s went simply 2-for-9 from deep and tried solely two 3-pointers after halftime whereas Creighton was 9-for-26.
“They weren’t open, for one,” coach Rick Pitino mentioned when requested a few season low in makes an attempt from distance. “They’re taking away Aaron [Scott’s] 3-point shot. He’s not getting a superb look and we’re not a 3-point capturing staff. However that doesn’t imply we are able to’t win. We will win massive, we are able to go on and have a extremely profitable season. It’s simply not a power of the ballclub.
“You can’t try to become something you’re not. Last game, we’re 8-for-12 [from 3], that’s fine. But you can’t be a volume 3-point shooting team when you don’t have 3-point shooters. You have to be who you are and what you’re all about.”
The Johnnies pressured Creighton into 19 turnovers, 10 of which have been dedicated by level guard Steven Ashworth.
They did so regardless of not urgent a lot in any respect through the recreation.
Pitino doesn’t consider that may be a power of this staff.
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“We’re not a really good pressing team this year. That’s not our forte,” Pitino mentioned. “We just press on free throws and we press down the stretch to win the game. We were playing a lot of minutes there. We’re not a great shooting team, we’re not a great pressing team. What we are is a very good man-to-man [defensive] team, a very good intensity team. We’re not going to be something we’re not.”
