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FriendofJohnnie
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It ties directly to transfers. Did Rick really need this "extra time" to get quality players or does the walk and chew gum approach taken by Seton Hall with them in NIT finals now make them appear better to transfers/recruits? I don't have an answer, I see both sides here but was wondering thoughts on the impact on some of the more local players we might be after.
I just don't think Hall's performance in the NIT will do much, if anything, to influence a recruit's decision.
redstorm to redmen
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I agree. And what if St. John's lose first round of NIT?
Playing in the NIT will have zero impact on Hall's recruiting. I'm sure they didn't play for that reason. They probably played because of some combination of their kids wanting to have one last rodeo together on the court and any exposure a school like Seton Hall gets, however minimal, is positive exposure because they get none. I got texts from numerous NJ basketball fans last night asking me if I was watching Bailey and Harper play in the McDonald's game and they had zero clue Seton Hall was even on TV.
guinness77
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High school recruits would probably ask what the NIT is and what does it stand for?
I can picture the convo now. Mom I want to go to Seton Hall they just won the NIT. Kids mom calls assistant coaches my son is interested what are you offering him. Well Mrs xxx “ we can get him a years worth of free breakfasts at IHOP as long as he goes there before 7am. Mom “ but your morning practices end at 8am can he get it delivered. Asst Coach “ absolutely but you have to pay the uber eats delivery charge and tip “
SH kids wanted to play, Sha was happy to coach, so good for them. Everything does not have to be put through SJU prism. Hope they win it, diminished event or not.
Agree completely. I was only commenting on the specific point of how it could impact recruiting.
Heck I was watching Bailey and Harper (before switching to the Hall game) too and I had no routing interest.
Pitino hated this team. He publicly called coaching them the most unenjoyable experience of his life — and this is a man that was once banished to coach in Greece and Iona.
If he thought they could win it and he was willing to coach them, we would have accepted.
These are professionals now. If they wanted to play an extra week they should have won more games.
My take is that 6 5th year seniors had no interest in playing on the NITs small stage, and with so many seniors would not be a stepping stone for next years squad anyway.
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Probably true, but I don’t think it mattered. I think Pitino was just done with this group.
That will likely be his least talented team here by a mile and it must be a nightmare for such a winner to show up with that kind of product given what he’s achieved.
Posted by guy on FB group - "Chatted w Joel,RJ, Zuby,Dunlap & Daniss They all said they Voted No to NIT . They also said UBS arena is NOT a Homecourt "
end of debate then. if the players didn't want to play- thats it.
That post is by a friend of mine - huge fan - he chatted with me on the way home from the event and said the exact same thing, including UBS. So Rick left it up to the players, and even the younger guys voted no.
I have to find out what our UBS plans are for next year. I kind of like the family vibe on weekend games there - it attracts lots of younger fans with their families. Seats behind the basket are very far from the court with no investment in the type of removable seating there that the Garden has.
We are probably stuck with CA for now. I think it will probably make due since a lot of our late surge in attendance were freebies to military, first responders, cops, firemen. We aren't packing CA with 100% paid tix, or anything close, no less MSG.
I am baffled that a big east game at CA cannot sell out. Interest in college basketball in the NYC area must be at an all time low.
All games at CA sold out this year including Butler and Xavier and the out of conference games--The Rick Effect
