Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!
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RP big time fan of Daniss Jenkins . Rick never waivered in supporting Daniss and still at it .
If Rick was a NBA Coach , I don’t think there is much doubt that he would have Jenkins on his Team .
Rick Pitino talks Panathinaikos, U20 standouts, Valanciunas rumors
Rick Pitino is back in Greece — and he couldn’t be more pleased with what he’s seeing.
basketnews.com
Rick interview.
Original interview: https://www.gazzetta.gr/basketball/...o-gazzetta-fantastiko-alla-dyskolo-na-parei-oRick Pitino talks Panathinaikos, U20 standouts, Valanciunas rumors
Rick Pitino is back in Greece — and he couldn’t be more pleased with what he’s seeing.
Rick interview.
"– Are there any potential players for St. John's?
"I would like to take around four, but our roster is full."
He said he liked the guys from Panathinaikos, his former club. The two guys that play for them are Neoklis Avdalas and Alexandros Samodurov. Avdalas will be playing for Virginia Tech. He went through the draft process, and looked pretty good at the NBA combine. Apparently, he chose Virginia Tech because he will be the main guy with the ball in his hands. I'll be trying to watch some of his games/monitor that situation closely because playing for a school like that brings a lot of potential for backfiring your draft stock (e.g. Sanon and Arizona State)
Alexandros Samodurov is a NBA prospect. The guy on the Trilly discord said if he goes to college, he'd have to be promised a starting role.
Alexandros Samodurov is a NBA prospect. The guy on the Trilly discord said if he goes to college, he'd have to be promised a starting role.
Moose
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Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 coaches of the 2000s: Bill Self, Roy Williams top list
The NCAA Tournament is one-and-done chaos — regular-season success should matter more when judging college basketball coaches.
www.nytimes.com
#5
Self, Roy, K and Jay ahead of RP
Teams: Louisville (2001-17), Iona (2020-23), St. John’s (2023-present)
National titles: 1
Final Fours: 3
Conference regular-season championships: 7
Conference tournament titles: 9
NCAA Tournament appearances: 17
Wins: 531 (25.3 per season)
Pitino is in the conversation among the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. His this-century resume took a hit when he was fired at Louisville, because he might have won another national title or two there. But the fifth and sixth acts of his career have added to his legacy. At 72, he just won the Big East at a school that hadn’t won its league in 23 years. He also proved in his return to college hoops that he can win anywhere, taking Iona to two NCAA Tournaments in three seasons. Pitino is a master at player development and also can X and O as well as anyone. And while most coaches seem to lose some speed on their fastball as they age, Pitino is an exception.
Johnnies317
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Saying he has one national title is ridiculous. Like we all didn’t watch Louisville win. Are we supposed to forget that happened?
Article is about 2001-25. Kentucky championship is 1996.
Rick has all the qualities of a great coach. He's brilliant as a pure x's and o's coach. Tremendous motivator. Great recruiter.
And just like all the great ones not just in cbb but across all sports he is totally full of shit 25-30% of the time. Most of which is intentional.
I'm not certain I'm buying, but Rick never stops selling that's for sure.
Are you saying that you don’t buy Pitino talking up the team’s “work ethic, character, and humility”?
