At the end of the day, I blame Pitino and coaching staff more than Jenkins. They didn't have an adequate backup plan for WCJ not committing here -- which, considering his real life circumstances, should've been obviously planned for. Jenkins is playing out of position and out of role. He's being asked to carry the team based on necessity. Those three things aren't his fault. Pitino's never criticized his offensive play here, that's on the staff not correcting anything.
Dingle fell in their laps late in the process. He's been the biggest disappointment of a player we've had since I've followed the team in 2001. But perhaps we should not have been in this position to begin with. Hired in mid-March or not, this is on the staff.
All correct . In my speculative opinion , I think Clayton jr threw RP a curve ball he wasn’t expecting .
Rick thought he had both, Jenkins and Walter in the bag . They were a dynamic duo that clicked together at Iona . And , most Analysts , etc agreed they would be trouble for any BE opponent to handle .
Their skills were complimentary and they produced almost identical results individually .
What caused Clayton to go to Florida ? Who really knows .
Florida for a native Florida kid in Winter Vs
NY is a no brainer . So is being close to home .
Having a pregnant girl friend might be another .
I don’t remember Clayton saying too much about not transferring to St John’s but , it’s doubtful it was not wanting to play for RP or with Jenkins .
I agree with those who say together they would have wrecked havoc in the BE this year .
And , Clayton coming here probably meant that Dingle wouldn’t .
