St. John's went 14-19 on the season, 7-11 in Big East play. On a national level, in isolation, those aren't great numbers, but compared to the year before (8-24, 1-17 in Big East play), those marks are a strong improvement.
Chris Mullin’s second St. John's team was consistent in significant ways. Consistently solid about maintaining a low turnover rate. Consistent in struggling to score and defend inside the paint. Consistent in forcing turnovers. Consistent in trying to play a fast pace. Consistent in rebounding struggles.
Not all consistency is good, but given the very obvious flaws in the Red Storm, the fact that the team won seven games in the league that send seven teams to the NCAA Tournament is intriguing, in the sense that there is potential - and in the sense that some of the problems can be answered by personnel.