The St. John’s Red Storm are not the laughable squad they were last year. Yes, they lost to Delaware St. and LIU Brooklyn (which I guess is pretty amusing), but they’ve also beaten Butler and Syracuse. They’re not nearly on the level of Providence or Georgetown, or even Marquette, but they are no longer a team to be looked past prior to the next legitimate Big East tilt. There are undoubtedly those in New York who think a tournament bid is possible with a good run in the Big East. Adding a Xavier win to one over Butler would go a very long way toward helping that.
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