Possible Coaching Candidates
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All seem like reasonable names to consider. None seem like world beaters but we could afford them if we were interested.
We are doomed!
I won't say age is just a number. Probably more than half the members of this board are eligible for medicare. Shit, a homeless looking panhandler called me "pops" when he asked for money outside MSG after the Georgetown game. That being said, Reagan was 78 when he left the presidency...Biden might be 86 if he decides to run again...Jimmy Carter is about 100 and still working Habitat for Humanity. 71 is nothing to the Pitinos of the world.hey Rock. …. When was the last time you say soon to be 71 year old Pitino coach? When I watched his Iona team get drilled by Siena last week he sure did not look like the aggressive hard working coach, up and down the sidelines, making adjustments I saw a decade ago. The soon to be 71 year old may have lost some speed on his fast ball.
Do you uderstand the Pitino family’s longtime close relationship with Georgetown ?
Rick Pitino's son is blogging ... at Georgetown University
Rick Pitino's son is blogging ... at Georgetown?www.espn.com
It really feels like whoever we bring in, especially in this NIL environment, needs to be just as good of a salesman as he is a coach. I have serious doubts that many of these coaches from mid majors would be able to step up to this level and attract high end talent (mostly due to NIL). That's what makes Pitino so appealing.
Staying in the "realistic" category... this one has me actually excited. Loved his career from underdog at Hofstra -> sticking in the League.If CMA is not back next season, and
If St. John’s does not open its wallet to hire a big time established coach
…… then Speedy Claxton deserves consideration.
In his 2 seasons as head coach at Hofstra which plays in the strong mid major CAA, Claxton has quietly earned a solid record of 36 wins and 19 overall (65.5%) and 21 and 7 in conference (75%). Pretty darn good.
Speedy Claxton - Men's Basketball Coach - Hofstra University Athletics
Past. Present. Future. That is what defines Speedy Claxton and his relationship with the Hofstra men's basketball program. During his spectacular playing career,gohofstra.com
Posted about Speedy in a diff thread - just would wonder if he would leave Hofstra for SJU? not sure what went on with his recruitment- would he be pissed we didnt look at him (did we?) - His number is retired at Hofstra... has them looking good for two years now... would SJU move the needle for him to jump?
I couldn't agree more. I think it needs to be someone who captures the back page of the tabloids. If it's someone where the casual fan says "who?" it will be a (continuing) long hard slog.
RedmanMike
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I'm for Pitino first and foremost, but if he's no longer on the board, then sign me up for...
Jones - Norfolk State
Speedy - Hofstra
Langel - Colgate
Any of them would be good choices once we hit the non-Pitino level.
Jones - Norfolk State
Speedy - Hofstra
Langel - Colgate
Any of them would be good choices once we hit the non-Pitino level.
Fran Frashilla tried desperately to flip Speedy’s commitment to Hofstra but he stayed loyal to the Pride.
You mean like Chris Mullin lol?
i don’t know Speedy but as a smart person I am sure that his favorite color is green (as in the color of $).
MugCostanza
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Think Speedy could be decent if he has a strong staff. I'd prefer him over guys like Grasso and Robert Jones but not as much as a high ceiling guy like Chris Mack should Pitino not be interested for whatever reason.
Speedy's sister played for the SJU women's team so there's some connection here and as Otis said he can't turn down that $ increase to stay at his alma mater forever.
Speedy's sister played for the SJU women's team so there's some connection here and as Otis said he can't turn down that $ increase to stay at his alma mater forever.
SJUWillRockNYC
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Rather take my chances with a coach who has already won championships.hey Rock. …. When was the last time you say soon to be 71 year old Pitino coach? When I watched his Iona team get drilled by Siena last week he sure did not look like the aggressive hard working coach, up and down the sidelines, making adjustments I saw a decade ago. The soon to be 71 year old may have lost some speed on his fast ball.
Do you uderstand the Pitino family’s longtime close relationship with Georgetown ?
Rick Pitino's son is blogging ... at Georgetown University
Rick Pitino's son is blogging ... at Georgetown?
So because of Georgetowns longtime close relationship, we don't even try? You gotta atleast try, sorry.
I thought the Hurley brothers said they would never coach in the same conference because they didn’t want to compete against each other?
Big East notebook: St. John’s Mike Anderson’s struggles, Xavier waits for Zach Freemantle, more
St. John's coach Mike Anderson say it's his responsibility the team has under-performed, while Xavier hopes to have New Jersey native Zach Freemantle back for the Big East Tournament.www.nj.com
With Cragg being from Duke, a source says Bobby Hurley will be their target. Meanwhile, Georgetown will be looking to hire Pitino.
That would be hard to take. Why do we want Hurley, he hasn't really done much at AZ St., ok maybe more then CMA but that's not saying much.
So we'll get Bobby and be alittle above avg, and Georgetown will be getting to atleast the 2nd week of the NCAA Tourny by his 3rd year.
Bobby doesn't do it for me. I'm getting a splitting headache just thinking of SJU being nothing with Hurley and G-Town kicking ass with Pitino.
If SJU doesn't atleast try for Pitino then they don't deserve any fans, just my opinion.
SJUWillRockNYC
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no idea
MugCostanza
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It's a very valid concern but anybody below that Pitino/Mack level is going to be a major roll of the dice one way or another.
SJUWillRockNYC
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Agree I guess. Not sure I'll care if we don't hit a HR for next hire.
I've gotten to the point that we'll always suck unless we hire a can't miss elite coach.
Just how I feel.