4 Takeaways From UConn's Historic Blowout vs. Rick Pitino's St. John's
PeoplesBank Arena (Hartford, Conn.) — Not for the first time, an unmistakable voice cut through the free-throw silence with a poignant message for St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, leader of the No. 15 team in the nation. This time, Pitino’s backup center, Ruben Prey, had been dinged for a Flagrant 1 foul against No. 6 UConn point guard Silas Demary Jr., his reckless contest of an attempted dunk, hacksawing his opponent to the ground. And after the replay review, as Demary stepped to the foul line, the words from this particular Huskies fan pierced the air. "Hey Pitino," the person wailed, "take your dirty f------ team home!" By then, Pitino had long since waved the white flag in a game...
