Louisville vs St John's

Louisville ventured into the world's most famous arena tonight for a game against St John's.  They leave with the heads hung low..after a very bad loss. Did the NBA coaching chatter of Pitino get in the heads of his players?  Don't think so.  Pitino seemed to put those rumors to rest very early today.  UL trailed 40-34 with plenty of time left in the game..only to see their defense abandon them..along with getting the ball effectively into Samuels.  Bottomline..it was a bad loss for UL and one of NY's favorite sons.  The Pitino/UL appeal wasn't there either..as the arena was half-full (being optimistic) tonight.  St John's is a Big East cellar team at best.  It was a must-win road game for the Cards..and they couldn't get it done.  After tonight..they are definitely on the outside looking in regarding the Big Dance.  I do have empathy for my friends who are Cards fans.  This reminds me a lot of my Cats of last year..