L J S A
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Whole lot of A-holes in there. Going to bookmark that tweet and revisit every year for the next few years to see what those guys have to say.
Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!
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RedStormRising
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I think what will happen is they/we (I am a naysayer irt RP) will root for success because at the end of the day we are St. John’s fan whether Ron Artest is taking us the the Elite 8 or Phil Misserie has to play 40 minutes against Gtown to scrape out a sole BE victory. If success comes quickly the majority of this board will have a great chance to needle us naysayers. And we will have a mouth full of crow but we still be happy because it’s still St John’s and we’d being winning (finally). Better to be happy than right, I’ve always been told.
If success doesn’t come quickly we’ll bring up Speedy, Richey, and probably now that guy from FDU, there will be japes from us naysayers but it won’t nearly be as fun. Because we’ve been through the initial excitement then dashed hopes of new coaches for the last X amount of years.
If heaven forbide there is scandal or something crazy happens like Pitino leaves after year one, I fear this board will be aflame.
All and all the I thought the pro RP/anti RP discourse on the board has been pretty respectful if not a little repetitive (I’m certainly guilty of that).
As for BT’s post I mean it’s the off season it’s the perfect time to shoot for the moon, because until they lace’em up, every recruit is a five star guy and every coach a genius. Hope springs eternal.
MugCostanza
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Is BT on Pitino’s agent’s payroll with that tweet? Geez
For Pitino, the best thing about coming to St John’s is that the expectations will be super low!!! He just needs to sell out MSG 10 times a year and make deep annual runs in the NCAA Tourney!!! LOL
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"I would expect this thing to move fast," a source said Friday.
My read: I would think Pitino is visiting St. John's no later than Monday to at least get a sense of the place and figure out if this is the spot to which he wants to jump.
"You don't buy houses without looking at the garage and the upstairs and the kitchen and everything," Pitino said about St. John's. "You don't just buy a house."
Also Cooley to Georgetown remains a possibility -
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My read: I would think Pitino is visiting St. John's no later than Monday to at least get a sense of the place and figure out if this is the spot to which he wants to jump.
"You don't buy houses without looking at the garage and the upstairs and the kitchen and everything," Pitino said about St. John's. "You don't just buy a house."
Also Cooley to Georgetown remains a possibility -
Rick Pitino poised for return to big leagues, but a question lingers: Is St. John's the best option?
Pitino coaching the Red Storm is certainly on the table, but another Big East option could emerge
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I think Final Four in the first year will satisfy most posters.
He may have already made decision to buy the house but will give him more negotiating leverage after he visits."I would expect this thing to move fast," a source said Friday.
My read: I would think Pitino is visiting St. John's no later than Monday to at least get a sense of the place and figure out if this is the spot to which he wants to jump.
"You don't buy houses without looking at the garage and the upstairs and the kitchen and everything," Pitino said about St. John's. "You don't just buy a house."
Also Cooley to Georgetown remains a possibility -
Rick Pitino poised for return to big leagues, but a question lingers: Is St. John's the best option?
Pitino coaching the Red Storm is certainly on the table, but another Big East option could emerge
At a minimum, since he doesn't know how to get there from his house, he can at least experience morning or afternoon rush hour commute traffic
School may end up needing to buy big house in Jamaica Estates just to give Rick a place to sleepover when he wants.
Imagine if he doesn't come and said the traffic was awful ? Lol
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Lavin, as I recall, lived in Manhattan the whole time he coached at SJU. He had one of the student managers pick him up in the morning and drive him to the school.
Yes, a question mark inserted in the title might be prudent. Moderators?
Did he sign yet?
Moose
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It was Derrick Wrobel who drove him
Revenge is normally a dish best served cold.
In this case it will be best served old (due to the average age of the fanbase).
fan since 65
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I think Gene Keady was also part of that carpool.
Alumni Hall
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Lavs driver was Jason Tilton (UCLA-04) who drove into the city each morning, picked up Coaches Lavin and Keady, and dropped them off at night. He lasted two years with SJU. He was one of our two Graduate Assistants.
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Alumni Hall
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Incorrect, student managers and never drove Lav. After Tilton was gone, Lav used a private driver, almost exclusively with Wrobel a very occasional driver. That private driver would always drop the coaches at the airport and be there upon the late night return from charters. He also drove Lav to games at MSG and sat right behind the bench and was the only one given MSG credentials to park his Escalade under the Garden.
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Starting that thread is reverse karma. It is the only way we can have a truly clean break from all of bad luck that has shadowed this program.
Moose
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Thanks. Confused the two
Yada, yada, yada. Just like the AC issue at CA, you'll be complaining about both after the first four CA games.
Nope I've given the mjmaherjr vow. No heat complaints ever if we get Pitino and same goes for beer lines. Take that to the bank just wont bring it to silicon valley bankYada, yada, yada. Just like the AC issue at CA, you'll be complaining about both after the first four CA games.
Hmm…The specter of congestion pricing may have been a contributory factor in Lavin’s dismissal