Rick’s Targets

Just a guess based on what I've read online: I think that Pitino isn't promising players like Storr or Gardner starting roles (either short or long-term) and is planning a huge 2024 class backed by major NIL money. In other words, he could have their replacements signed before they get to campus this Fall, and next year they'll be young and likely undeserving of guaranteed starting roles. Next year's team will likely be experienced veterans (such as Clayton, Jenkins, and a couple other strong mid-majors) + Soriano. Good enough to make the NCAA, especially under an excellent coach like Pitino, but nothing mind-blowing.

That's not to say he wouldn't accept players like Gardner of course, he just doesn't want to guarantee anything and won't lose sleep over them going elsewhere (and neither should anyone else- which embarrassingly isn't the case). All of this, including the fact that Soriano is our only starter thus far, shows he has a lot of confidence in his plan both short and long-term. He isn't like past coaches and won't need to beg recruits to play here. Everything is going according to plan exactly as he stated day one (notice he didn't mention Storr or Gardner as priorities, only the players who are actually here).
 
Aren’t there any current students who have any interest in the basketball program contributing to this site? I would think rumors are rampant regarding the future of the team on campus and would love to hear that scuttle butt.
 
ADORAZ said:
Just a guess based on what I've read online: I think that Pitino isn't promising players like Storr or Gardner starting roles (either short or long-term) and is planning a huge 2024 class backed by major NIL money. In other words, he could have their replacements signed before they get to campus this Fall, and next year they'll be young and likely undeserving of guaranteed starting roles. Next year's team will likely be experienced veterans (such as Clayton, Jenkins, and a couple other strong mid-majors) + Soriano. Good enough to make the NCAA, especially under an excellent coach like Pitino, but nothing mind-blowing.

That's not to say he wouldn't accept players like Gardner of course, he just doesn't want to guarantee anything and won't lose sleep over them going elsewhere (and neither should anyone else- which embarrassingly isn't the case). All of this, including the fact that Soriano is our only starter thus far, shows he has a lot of confidence in his plan both short and long-term. He isn't like past coaches and won't need to beg recruits to play here. Everything is going according to plan exactly as he stated day one (notice he didn't mention Storr or Gardner as priorities, only the players who are actually here).
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You really think kids are leaving based on what recruits may or may not come two seasons from now?
 
Boo Harvey said:
You really think kids are leaving based on what recruits may or may not come two seasons from now?
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That's not what I said. I'm guessing that he isn't promising 2023 high school students or freshmen guaranteed starting roles, either short or long-term, because he thinks he can do better next year with the portal (veteran transfers) and in 2024 with high 4 stars and 5 stars (higher ranked than Gardner/Storr). He'd only guarantee someone like Storr or Gardner starting roles if he didn't think he could do better. He likely sees them as players who'd need to develop over multiple years rather than immediate impact players (readily available in the transfer portal). If they're not willing to develop as role players and want more time without proving anything first then clearly they're not the right fit. Soriano is the only player who has proven he deserves a guaranteed starting role, and he's still here. Further, if Pitino guarantees young players starting roles now that could negatively impact his 2024 class. "Think Big, Dream Bigger!!!!!"

IMO this is a glass half-full vs half-empty thing. Half-full is he has bigger plans with full-confidence in those plans. Half-empty is that Storr/Gardner aren't coming here for NIL reasons or whatever and he struck out, which I absolutely don't think is the case. If it were he'd be re-recruiting them now, which we already know isn't the case (to the dismay of Gardner's mom). He's a HoF coach and deserves benefit of the doubt for more than 2 weeks lol.
 
Red Drum said:
Aren’t there any current students who have any interest in the basketball program contributing to this site? I would think rumors are rampant regarding the future of the team on campus and would love to hear that scuttle butt.
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At St. John's they are on Ratemyprofessors.com
to complain about the grade professor Srinivasan gave them or Studentloans.com trying get money to attend Professor Srinivasan's course on gender equity.
Across town at NYU they are on Tinder.
 
NCJohnnie said:
Who gives a sh#t about this? Basketball here, not politics.
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Some of you see politics in every fckg thing you read!

Where on earth did you gather ANY political inference from my extremely sardonic post??????

Forget it! I just realized you live in North Carolina.

And you wonder why no St.John’s students come and partake in dialog here?🥸
 
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