Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!

[SJU61982]

Final Four as a goal seems weird to me. You got that far, why not just want to win the final two games?

Personally, I don't think you should set any postseason goals beyond the Sweet 16. Anything can happen at that point, because it usually features teams that are more or less on even footing.

I know that beyond us, and a couple of the #3 seeds, that 2025 was a very chalky NCAA Tournament, but I believe that will prove to be an anomaly, more than anything.

 

[classof2010]

The goal is always to be a second weekend team. Things open for you and get favorable matchups then things fall into place. UConn had that happen 3 times for them.

 

[paultzman]

 

[stjohnnie75]

 

[paultzman]

 

[Moose]

 

[bucketshardy]

The goal is always to be a second weekend team. Things open for you and get favorable matchups then things fall into place. UConn had that happen 3 times for them.

Get a 1-3 seed in the Tourney.... get to second weekend- agree. with the parity in College bball right now... ROund 2 can be real tough, as we saw last year with being rewarded either Kansas or Ark... who would have thought we'd be in a position hoping to face Kansas lol...

NCAAT is a crapshoot based on matchups... we should get a good barometer on how we square up with BIG teams with the 3 SEC games and the Vegas tourney. (Love the Mich exhibition!)

Things we can* control.... Back2Back BE Reg Season / BET Winners.... would love to see another Saturday NIght at the Garden... Place was a Home game...

 

[mjmaherjr]

Final 4

 

[L J S A]

Final 4

Where of course we win two games

 

[mjmaherjr]

Where of course we win two games

If you will it strong enough it will happen. We should have been to the Elite 8 last year minimum but horrible 2nd round matchup plus I still say Kadary got ref jobbed but this is the year

Book it

 

[Mean Gene]

If you will it strong enough it will happen. We should have been to the Elite 8 last year minimum but horrible 2nd round matchup plus I still say Kadary got ref jobbed but this is the year

Book it

We also had three players, Scott, Richmond and Smith who weren’t totally healthy.

 

[classof2010]

it be nice to hear New York, New York played at Lucas Oil again.

 

[dk423]

Not that anyone should've been concerned but Trilly did not list Rick in his "retirement list" for his annual coach hot seat list.

 

[Marillac2]

Not that anyone should've been concerned but Trilly did not list Rick in his "retirement list" for his annual coach hot seat list.

I don't think you get to where Rick is without being extremely competitive and obsessing over goals. I believe that is 1,000 career wins and a Final Four for him. If the list below is accurate (seems to count the wins he was stripped of), he needs 115 wins (about 4 seasons for him).

Given his quotes on the NCAA not being able to strip a team -- and implicitly coach -- of what happened on the court, I don't think he will factor the losses he was stripped of.

Career Coaching Men's Leaders and Records for Wins | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Career Coaching Men's Leaders and Records for Wins

www.sports-reference.com

 

[L J S A]

Not that anyone should've been concerned but Trilly did not list Rick in his "retirement list" for his annual coach hot seat list.

Does he think this will be Self's swan song?

 

[mjmaherjr]

Not that anyone should've been concerned but Trilly did not list Rick in his "retirement list" for his annual coach hot seat list.

thought hasn't crossed my mind once. Kranmars guaranteed us till 80

 

[redmannorth]

After this season he will be third all time in wins.
CAN he do 7 more seasons to get to second?
That is the big question.