Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!
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Rick Pitino on Turning St. John’s Into a Tourney Contender and Why Coaches Should Wear Suits
The college hoops legend has remade the Johnnies in his image: resilient and relentless.
Just asking: Is Rick Pitino the best coach in the history of college basketball?
Pitino is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the debate, but this much is true: He wins wherever he goes.
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I would vote for Pitino because he won with less talent than the other candidates.
Mark Pope says playing for Rick Pitino at Kentucky helped prepare him for first postseason as coach
The big moment doesn't feel like the big moment if they're all big moments. That's why Mark Pope's messaging was consistent from day one.
SJUWillRockNYC
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Rick Pitino on Turning St. John’s Into a Tourney Contender and Why Coaches Should Wear Suits
The college hoops legend has remade the Johnnies in his image: resilient and relentless.
The key is that he’s turned around program after program in their second year consistently, where most coaches need three to four years.
L J S A
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Yes
Just asking: Is Rick Pitino the best coach in the history of college basketball?
Pitino is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the debate, but this much is true: He wins wherever he goes.
I didn't realize Paultz already had the Wetzel article.
But again it is pretty amazing to think that SJU may literally have the "greatest college coach" on their sidelines now.
And how he was available 6 years ago and they passed on him and then 4 years later he fell into their lap again and Thank God they did not screw it up....
But again it is pretty amazing to think that SJU may literally have the "greatest college coach" on their sidelines now.
And how he was available 6 years ago and they passed on him and then 4 years later he fell into their lap again and Thank God they did not screw it up....
Just to emphasize this further I am reminded of when Jim Boeheim was on YES Network Centerstage with Michael Kay in 2013.
Kay said it is Championship Monday in April and Syracuse is playing, "Who do you NOT want to see on the other bench...?"
Boehiem didn't hesitate, "Rick Pitino."
MugCostanza
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In 2013, Louisville and Syracuse met in the Big East Tournament championship game. Syracuse was up 35-22 at half. Louisville outscored them 56-26 in the 2nd half to win 78-61. Louisville implemented a new yet simple zone offense in the 2nd half that Syracuse had no answer for. After that, teams at every level were using that zone offense but defenses eventually adjusted. It's still somewhat difficult to defend
Johnnies317
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Revisionist history but if we got Rick 6 years ago is he here today or is he at some blue blood program for the last couple years after a nice couple years here? Whenever this comes up I always think about that.
I think he'd be extremely flustered and either gone or retired. Also don't think he comes here without Shanley/Kull (I know Kull wasn't here at the time but clearly that was an inevitability -- six years ago, I'm not sure Kull is getting this AD job or its even a thing)