Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!
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Reminder, if we need any. Roll back less than one year and just about everything negative that could be said about Richmond was said, including that he was not very good to begin with. Wrath and negative critiques by our experts were heaped in every direction. If after a handful of 3 pt shots a guy made 20%, he was deemed a poor shooter.
If we lost by a couple of points, the team was shredded. If we won by a couple, all was well. It didn't matter that the difference could be a buzzer beater 3 point shot by an opponent, or a free throw or two made or missed on a questionable call.
One thing I love about Rick's narrative is he doesn't fawn over wins where we play badly, especially against bad teams (a Norm Roberts specialty). He also acknowledges how good some opponents are when we lose. Don't get me wrong. Rick has you rolling your eyes sometimes, but the trick is knowing that he knows when he is spinning something. Many coaches don't, and either believe their own bs or expect us to.
Things can change rapidly in basketball, game to game. There's a saying in Colorado: "If you don't like the weather, just wait till tomorrow." Things can change that fast.
Putting labels on players or coaching decisions after just 7 games is largely silly. Certainly, a guy like Ayo has at times given much more than expected, but may or may not sustain it. Certainly Prey has underwhelmed compared to last year, but that could and should change. Our high profile imports? Give them a little time. The cream always rises to the top.
Five or six poorly constructed paragraphs to say basically two things: be patient and enjoy what's in front of you.
If we lost by a couple of points, the team was shredded. If we won by a couple, all was well. It didn't matter that the difference could be a buzzer beater 3 point shot by an opponent, or a free throw or two made or missed on a questionable call.
One thing I love about Rick's narrative is he doesn't fawn over wins where we play badly, especially against bad teams (a Norm Roberts specialty). He also acknowledges how good some opponents are when we lose. Don't get me wrong. Rick has you rolling your eyes sometimes, but the trick is knowing that he knows when he is spinning something. Many coaches don't, and either believe their own bs or expect us to.
Things can change rapidly in basketball, game to game. There's a saying in Colorado: "If you don't like the weather, just wait till tomorrow." Things can change that fast.
Putting labels on players or coaching decisions after just 7 games is largely silly. Certainly, a guy like Ayo has at times given much more than expected, but may or may not sustain it. Certainly Prey has underwhelmed compared to last year, but that could and should change. Our high profile imports? Give them a little time. The cream always rises to the top.
Five or six poorly constructed paragraphs to say basically two things: be patient and enjoy what's in front of you.