Rick’s Targets

kranmars said:
You mean SJU is tanking on purpose so Fr. Shanley can move the campus to Las Vegas? 😉
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buckethead said:
So my take...without dwelling on who we lost...most of us already agree we'd at least have liked Storr to stay, if not more.

We now have some depth in the backcourt and that depth is proven to be able to shoot 3P at an acceptable percentage.
We have one of the top 10 centers in the country anchoring the front court.
We have a PF RP feels confident enough to bring over from a MAAC school. Difference maker?? Probably not what some are thinking but if RP likes what he brings..... Seems slightly undersized, at 215, to be a PF, but I have never watched a video of him so...
We have two unproven big men in Traore and Keita, but they are an anomoly until we see what RP sees in them and how they are utilized.

We have a real coach.

All things considered, with RP getting a late start, with SJU being a hot freaking mess for two decades and losing a some talent and experience in the purge, I am not despondent. I mean hell, come on, we survived Jarvis's ineptitude, Norm being in over his head, Lavin ( in my humble opinion the best of the post Lou era), CM being in over his head and MA not delivering what he said he would (40 minutes blah blah blah). We can survive a short while, as the HOF coach gets things situated.

We need another solid big and it would be nice to pull in a stretch that is BE worthy.
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I agree with what you Bucket have so eloquently written!
Bottom line, which maybe all/most of us on the opinion spectrum can agree on:
We are better for having Rick Pitino running our sidelines! Really, no other coach could do better. As good maybe. But not better.

All the best😊
 
Imagine living in Montana and then moving to Queens. My wife watches Yellowstone, that’s what I’m picturing in my head 😁.
 
Dan V said:
Imagine living in Montana and then moving to Queens. My wife watches Yellowstone, that’s what I’m picturing in my head 😁.
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He stated college in Seattle so going to Montana must
have been a huge change. More importantly this was
the type of player I would love to add. Great athleticism to go with good shooting.
 
Battle and teammate Darius Brown a package deal to finish off the roster?
 
Amaseinyourface said:
Battle and teammate Darius Brown a package deal to finish off the roster?
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Think Darius Brown was mentioned early on...don't know if there still interest from either side, but seems solid and yes, would be a great package with Battle.
 
I'll give it another two weeks without size, and then I'll assume we are going to just run four guards out there with Soriano for long stretches of game.
 
Dan V said:
Imagine living in Montana and then moving to Queens. My wife watches Yellowstone, that’s what I’m picturing in my head 😁.
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A high school teammate of mine from Queens got a full ride to Montana State. He lasted one year.

Granted it was because he couldn't compete on that level and dropped down to D3, but still....
 
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