Perhaps Rick should avoid Twitter during happy hour?
Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!
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Perhaps Rick should avoid Twitter during happy hour?
Good stuff from Roger Rubin at Newsday. Pitino has already spoken to the players he wants to keep. Storr, Soriano and Traore plus one more? Hope Gardner makes the cut.
JohnnyPirate
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That had a lot to do with his shot selection. I'm sure that will improve under Pitino.
L J S A
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Jeez, not many guys coming back at all according to that. I don't think that's a game even Pitino plays without being sure of who he can expect from the portal, whether they've entered yet or not.
As for LuHi, I know Pitino thinks on a whole other recruiting level from what I'm used to for St. John's, but I'd offer Reid as a peace offering for Pinzon and what I assume will be Curbelo.
As for LuHi, I know Pitino thinks on a whole other recruiting level from what I'm used to for St. John's, but I'd offer Reid as a peace offering for Pinzon and what I assume will be Curbelo.
L J S A
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I assume he's not lumped in with guys he wants to return, since he's not here yet.
SJUWillRockNYC
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Most likely Posh is gone, that sucks. He was a tough kid who battled, but he isn't good enough for Rick.
Rick is going to get the best.
Rick vs. Calipari recruiting wars are coming back.
This is new to us sju fans, I love this.
this is the guy I love like a brother
RedStormRising
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That’s the rub, right? When you pay a lot of money to get a mercenary, you go into with your eyes open and you hope the good outweighs the bad.
OK, Let’s Call Out Rick Pitino’s Latest Move For What It Really Is
Scandals and spin couldn’t keep St. John’s from buying Rick Pitino’s latest pitch, and the Red Storm bought it hook, line and sinker.Three years and six days ago, the statement came with the customary Rick Pitino flourish of counterfeit finality. “My passion in basketball started in New York and...www.abc27.com
Dang, he wasn’t playing when he said 8 new guys this season. I’m still assuming there was a lot of stuff behind the scenes that we aren’t privy to that was going on for Rick to clear house like that.
I'm surprised.
Thought he'd keep a core.
Feel sorry for the guys who put in a lot of hard work and thought they'd be here for the duration of their career.
College athletics is brutal.
They did (including free throws) but it could have been due to hitting “the freshman wall” and/or fatigue. More conditioning and having that first year under his belt and his body and mind adjusting will rectify that.
MarkRedman
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St John's got some TV air time this morning on Keyshawn, J Will and Max.
Keyshawn and Jay Will debated the pros and cons of a new coach "running players" off the roster who don't fit his style.
Interesting dialogue with arguments made on both sides of the coin
Keyshawn and Jay Will debated the pros and cons of a new coach "running players" off the roster who don't fit his style.
Interesting dialogue with arguments made on both sides of the coin
i enjoy hearing about fans who like two schools and hearing their connections that led them to rooting for each school. How'd you end up a Hall and SJU fan?
Apologies if you said already in a prior post
Just watched that as well and yes they were both compelling arguments but as Keyshawn said he wouldn't be our new coach if they weren't problem here.
Well because he invited Drissa back, who really wasn’t a contributor at any point thus far, my only guess is that much of it is/was social/disciplinary, academic or other reasons and not basketball talent. Pitino said he’s not done talking to them yet and may invite more back so we shall see a bunch more shake out by early next week I assume.
Hmmm. If this was actually the case, wouldn't more of the kids be in the portal already? Feels a bit like Pitino trying to make a statement to the current kids on the roster to see who is up for the challenge. If that's not the case, we should certainly see a bunch hit the portal today.
I think the Drissa thing is the token to LuHi since he is running Pinzon and Curbelo out. Drissa has not had the opportunity to show what he has yet, and was by all accounts a great teammate and bench guy, so no downside to keeping him, and making LuHi happy.