5 Things St. John’s Must Accomplish During Conference Play

By Adam McGill

5 Things St. John's Must Accomplish in Big East Play

St. John's Red Storm Basketball — Big East play has already started and St. John's hasn't played very well so far. Here are five things they must accomplish during the rest of conference play.

5. End Losing Streak

St. John's Red Storm

5. End Losing Streak

St. John's Red Storm — St. John's three-game losing streak to open conference play is extremely disappointing. They have struggled in every facet of the game and have been outscored by a combined score of 241-208 over that stretch. They need to end this nasty losing streak as soon as possible.

4. Let D'Angelo Harrison Take As Many Shots As He Wants

D'Angelo Harrison

4. Let D'Angelo Harrison Take As Many Shots As He Wants

D'Angelo Harrison — Harrison is currently netting a staggering 20.6 points per game, which is 10th in the nation. He is also shooting 45.6% from the field and adding two 3-pointers per contest. St. John's must allow him to let shots fly throughout conference play.

3. Contain Fouls

St. John's

3. Contain Fouls

St. John's — St. John's has struggled with foul trouble lately. In their 90-72 loss against Villanova, the team had three players with four or more fouls and Sir'Dominic Pointer fouled out. They must contain the fouls down the stretch this season.

2. Don't Shoot Too Many 3-Pointers

D'Angelo Harrison

2. Don't Shoot Too Many 3-Pointers

D'Angelo Harrison — The team has several players capable of shooting 3-pointers, including the sharpshooting Harrison. However, they are shooting just 31.3% from behind the arc as a team. They must allow their offense to develop and not go three crazy early in the shot clock.

1. Don't Fight Over Rebounds

Chris Obekpa

1. Don't Fight Over Rebounds

Chris Obekpa — The Red Storm have an array of big men. They currently have three people averaging over six rebounds per game, including Chris Obekpa (8.1), Pointer (7.2) and Harrison (6.1). Above all else, they can't allow their front court to battle over boards this year.

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