What does it say about his character that after his school took him back, he is now lobbying to go somewhere else? If I were Manhattan, I'd fire him now. And I do not want him here. He has proven he is untrustworthy. I'm not ready to sacrifice our integrity to win.
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What does it say about his character that after his school took him back, he is now lobbying to go somewhere else? If I were Manhattan, I'd fire him now. And I do not want him here. He has proven he is untrustworthy. I'm not ready to sacrifice our integrity to win.
Everyone had the same concerns after Norm was let go...that is that the school was going to look to find someone on the cheap. Turns out they were willing to shell out good money for Lavin. IMO they will again pay what it takes, within reason, to get who they feel is the right person for the job
We have no choice but to be okay with a rebuild. That situation is a big reason why Lavin lost support.
That said, anyone who was advocating for Lavin by claiming things weren't so bad, cannot now claim we are in a bad position because we let him go.
Thx for scoop on Pitino.
I don't do scoops. That is clearly your territory.
Are you surprised about young Pitino declaring no interest?
Not really. He's at a big university in a good league.
But it's somewhat irrelevant because I don't think SJU gets past their 1st or 2nd options before making a hire. Mullin or Hurley.
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My opinion is that Big PItino has told little pitino that he already has a better job than SJU and stay put on this one.
Even if Dantes reopened and put mattresses on the tables, Rick is not coming here.. ahem, so to speak
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The cynical me say that Danny's intrigue with SJU begins and ends with a 6 year deal in the vicinity of $12 million. If SJU offered 6 years and say $7.5 million, Danny Boy would laugh and say cya.
Since Hurley began the season at 700K plus incentives, a deal like that would be essentially tripling his salary, and my guess is that's what it would require for him to grab a job nobody has been successful at.
Mullin on the other hand would accept a fair salary based on where he is in terms of experience. Should he do well, the school will tear it up and raise him.
Just my thoughts, and probably what SJU is finding out in their inquiries.
Since Hurley began the season at 700K plus incentives, a deal like that would be essentially tripling his salary, and my guess is that's what it would require for him to grab a job nobody has been successful at.
Mullin on the other hand would accept a fair salary based on where he is in terms of experience. Should he do well, the school will tear it up and raise him.
Just my thoughts, and probably what SJU is finding out in their inquiries.
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I'm sure I'm missing a few. Not one of them panned out as a head coach after Manhattan. I don't want Massiello at all, but if he's hired the way I see it the odds are in our favor that he'll be a huge success.
The reason the last few hires haven't had success here is either:
A. They weren't qualified for the job(BM + NR), or:
B. They self -destructed(FF + MJ)
It has nothing to do with the job itself and everything to do with who the school hired.
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There are reaons for everything, of course, but no coach in his right mind thinks this is an easy job to be successful.
I am surprised people are being so impatient about this process. Look at Texas. They've been rumored to be firing Rick Barnes since they got bounced from the tournament and still haven't pulled the trigger. The rumor is that they want to go after Greg Marshall but he was unavailable until Thursday's loss. They are probably gauging interest but in the meantime Barnes appears to be a lame duck.
I hope SJU is doing their homework. The one thing I worry about is if Mullin really wants the gig but SJU goes in a different direction, I hope it doesn't damage the school's relationship with Chris.
I hope SJU is doing their homework. The one thing I worry about is if Mullin really wants the gig but SJU goes in a different direction, I hope it doesn't damage the school's relationship with Chris.
Unless you think there was a decent chance that he was going to bring it at least 2 of the 6 decent recruits STJ was still being mentioned with, keep Sampson and maybe even RJ. I don't think CO cares about Lavin, he's such a dope he probably thinks he's a victim. So let's see who is on the roster in September and then we can decide how bad a position the team is in. A quick hire of a home run would erase any doubt. But Mass ain't no HR. If there's school interest it means the others have made it clear they won't be lowballed.