So here we are, staring at February.
Here we are, getting ready to come down the stretch in the Big East Conference, the time of year when preseason dreams start to die in the dust by the side of the road.
And here are the Friars, this young team with the weight of the past both on its shoulders, and the black and white banners that hang over the court like a constant reminder that this is Providence College basketball where the past always rains down heavy.
That is the reality that sits on the Friars’ bench no matter who the coach is, the reality that’s always there, regardless of the season.