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NEW YORK — St. John’s isn’t a great basketball team yet. Just ask Rick Pitino. The Red Storm entered Wednesday tied for second in the Big East with a 3-1 record in conference play, but their title-winning head coach believes the program remains “a work in progress” two months into his first season there. “Don’t get me wrong, I am thrilled with the wins we have had, but this is not a great basketball team by any stretch of the imagination,” Pitino said before Wednesday night’s game against Providence at Madison Square Garden. “We have so much room for improvement. What I am hoping for is that c…

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