Can someone please summarize quotes for out of towner without Newsday sub?
Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!
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Redenbacher
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“I truly wasn’t ripping anybody,” Pitino told Newsday on Monday. “I was pointing out exactly — in a monotone voice — why we lost . . . I am not always calm and certainly not when I rip someone . . . I was not ripping anybody.
“I sometimes want my players to hear my words and read my words. That was my intention [Sunday].”
L J S A
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Class + no results = Norm.
I have no intention repeating that shitty math class. Would rather just take the F on my transcript.
guinness77
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lol, best post of the last 2 days.
Pitino " we have some shitty facilities I gotta get Maher air conditioning "
Zach " Umm Coach Fr Maher is the president of Niagara University he's not at St johns anymore "
Pitino " Huh ? No. That Maher guy the Elitist guy who drinks IPA's and thanks Cragg all the time for getting beer sales at Carnesseca. But I get him UBS and all he talks about is the Amex Lounge free drink deal and now for the Seton Hall game there is more people on that line to get in than there was of people in their seats for tipoff "
Roger Rubin " Coach what do you have to say to some fans who are getting pretty anxious over the last 10 games ? "
Pitino " we gotta get the guys on redfans some new material. Their stamina is weak. Only ones with any stamina there are Marillac talking about Jenkins and Mullins Revenge talking about Posh "
SJUDave " Coach what do you have to say about the constant second half breakdowns ? "
Pitino " Hey podcast guy how about I have Steve Masiello come and break you down after this press conference I heard you've been turning on me "
Redenbacher
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Have a feeling this will blow over quickly. Unless he decides to go nuclear the next press conference lol
It’s all BS from Pitino. The team has enough lateral quickness to build a nice half time lead right? Why not play Sim a bit (maybe not at pg)?
His rotations are puzzling to say the least. No in game adjustments from the Hall of Famer. Waste of another season.
His rotations are puzzling to say the least. No in game adjustments from the Hall of Famer. Waste of another season.
This is no great mystery. Pitino went where no classy coach or manager would go. The fact that he’s been a super successful coach doesn’t change the fact that he behaved like a jerk. Would be great to see him acknowledge that but don’t expect that he will. If he brings us to sweet sixteens it will all be forgotten, but it was a very bad look for a guy who has had one or two of those.
guinness77
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It’ll blow over if they win some games. If they keep losing, and losing the way they’ve been, it’s gonna get worse.
guinness77
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He hasn’t been super successful here. Plus, we’ve basically sucked for 20 years. Not a great combo. It’s gonna get uglier if things don’t change.
ESPN got an article too
www.espn.com
SJU's Pitino 'not ripping anybody,' stands by words
St. John's coach Rick Pitino, speaking to Newsday on Monday, said he stands by the criticism he leveled at his team Sunday night after the Red Storm blew a 19-point lead in a 68-62 loss to Seton Hall.
What he says in this article makes perfect sense. Sston Hall shot 37 free throws (i think we shot 13) because of this. We are constantlynout of position on defense by getting beat to a spot and then reaching. Old story - you play defense with your legs, not your arms.ESPN got an article too
SJU's Pitino 'not ripping anybody,' stands by words
St. John's coach Rick Pitino, speaking to Newsday on Monday, said he stands by the criticism he leveled at his team Sunday night after the Red Storm blew a 19-point lead in a 68-62 loss to Seton Hall.
Funny thing is we rip on the team, coaching, players all the time. Pitino holds them to the fire and he’s wrong. Yet he’s not wrong. He knows they’re a ton better than they’re playing. He isn’t gonna pull punches and he’s one of the best coaches that has ever been on the hardwood. I’ll add a measure that every player is being paid now and he knows that so people need to temper their sensitivity. This is no longer amateur sports.
They’re getting paid to perform and it’s a brave new world that the fans, coaches and colleges didn’t ask for. Once you’re getting paid you’re open to criticism beyond what you would have been as a regular recruited scholarship player.
Fans need to stop getting butthurt about his criticisms of the players because Johnny PF has now demanded 6 figures and is playing like 4 figures. Pitino knows this and his disdain isn’t being hidden which im okay with. But let’s not make it like it’s poor children he’s commenting about who are simply doing their best. The system is a mess. Stop feeling bad for the players though because now they are paid workers with NIL contracts and not being victimized by scathing press conferences.
They’re getting paid to perform and it’s a brave new world that the fans, coaches and colleges didn’t ask for. Once you’re getting paid you’re open to criticism beyond what you would have been as a regular recruited scholarship player.
Fans need to stop getting butthurt about his criticisms of the players because Johnny PF has now demanded 6 figures and is playing like 4 figures. Pitino knows this and his disdain isn’t being hidden which im okay with. But let’s not make it like it’s poor children he’s commenting about who are simply doing their best. The system is a mess. Stop feeling bad for the players though because now they are paid workers with NIL contracts and not being victimized by scathing press conferences.
The head coach of the players is not the same as the fans and even in the professional ranks coaches ripping their players in public in the immortal words of George Costanza is frowned upon.
MugCostanza
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To play the other side - Pitino has been with this group for 5+ months now and you don't need a ton of basketball knowledge to have seen the flaws this defense has had from the jump and it was even one of the first things Pitino talked about before the season started. I understand a certain style of play has won Pitino 800+ games and a couple national championships but this team is just nowhere near equipped to play it. Instead of adjusting his scheme to his players he's trying to get these players to play a style that they are flat out bad at.
Pitino changed the D up a touch after the BC debacle and incorporated some zone that worked for a few games but hasn't since. He didn't go any further than that with the defense. Maybe it's because he thought they'd improve, maybe because he wants the returners to have experience playing it, maybe he didn't think overhauling the defense mid-season would work. Regardless, he's employing a style that the players aren't fit to play.
Also, I don't know why it just dawned on me how weird it is that Pitino attacked the players defensive skills in a game where the defense only allowed .93 points per possession and the offense only scored .85 and only 21 points in the second half.
Again he didn’t rip anybody personally. Unathlletic plays, drawing no fouls. He isn’t wrong at all. It’s the players that play the games. I addition my feeling is he singled out Ledlum who probably got a shit ton of money to leave Tennessee just to not perform here. Just my gut feeling on that. Again I don’t think he’s wrong but I’ll blame Pitino and say that we should have just kept Slazinski who is quite a good player and fits better with the way we are playing.
RedStormRising
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I think Rick mentioned Slazinski in the interview, something like ‘the most enjoyable part of my time at St. John’s was showing all the old players the door. I loved it so much I recruited one of my old players and ran him out the door too. The second most enjoyable part is cashing the fat checks the university gives me to finish ninth in the Big East.’
gonzalo
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In 13 non conference games Slazinski averages 15.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 33.4 mpg.
In 12 conference games he averages 10.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 25.8 mpg.
I got over a dozen text messages from friends ripping me about Pitino, not going to lie wasn't a fan of what said but more about how he said it! But we knew when we hired him that, at the first presser this is a whole new deal here! I guess a little more pain before we can enjoy this program!