When Ian Jackson dedicated to St. John’s within the spring, on the high of his checklist of causes for selecting his hometown faculty was the concept he would get pushed.
That Rick Pitino would demand probably the most out of him and educate him features of the game that have been lacking from his recreation. He understood that might include some powerful love, one thing he has skilled loads of already.
“Nothing for him is nice sufficient, and for me that’s OK,” Jackson stated with amusing on Wednesday after St. John’s held an open scrimmage for the media on the Backyard. “I’ve no downside with wanting ahead and having a mindset to the subsequent factor, and never simply dwelling on success. …
“Coach P is a unique man, when it comes to his particulars, when it comes to his strategy, when it comes to his work. He’s simply completely different. It’s one thing I wanted. I’m rising from it and I find it irresistible.”
