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Marillac2 said:
Iona’s Nelly Junior Joseph is in the portal so that’s always a solid fall back. I’d rather have a MAAC or CAA big man that wants to play in the paint than a top 80 kid who wants to be Durant.
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Thought he committed to New Mexico (Richard Pitino)
 
Have we got official or just speculation that Clayton jr and Jenkins are committed ? Whatever happens with Posh , he’s earned kudos from fans for his play over 3 years . True , year 3 wasn’t a vintage one for him but , CMA put him in a difficult situation with Curbelo . Now , none of us amateurs know what Pitino is pursuing right now . We also do not know what the dysfunction was in the Locker Room or Class room . Obviously it wasn’t a Happy Family .
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Have we got official or just speculation that Clayton jr and Jenkins are committed ? Whatever happens with Posh , he’s earned kudos from fans for his play over 3 years . True , year 3 wasn’t a vintage one for him but , CMA put him in a difficult situation with Curbelo . Now , none of us amateurs know what Pitino is pursuing right now . We also do not know what the dysfunction was in the Locker Room or Class room . Obviously it wasn’t a Happy Family .
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Nothing official
 
If Pitino is still a great coach, a core of Soriano/Posh/Storr/Gardner plus a couple of stud transfer shooters ought to be enough to get you to the top tier of the Big East….
 
With all the players not returning, doesn't that strengthen Mike Anderson's case by emphasizing it was the players and not the coach that was the problem?
 
BodyHarmer said:
With all the players not returning, doesn't that strengthen Mike Anderson's case by emphasizing it was the players and not the coach that was the problem?
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He let the inmates run the asylum. The issue was coach and players equally. Only guys who cared were Joel and Drissa.
 
BodyHarmer said:
With all the players not returning, doesn't that strengthen Mike Anderson's case by emphasizing it was the players and not the coach that was the problem?
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Well Anderson recruited the players. I suspect it was some combination of poor/desperate recruiting and an antiquated/disorganized system/philosophy.

I don’t believe Anderson is a bad coach or a bad guy. He has a successful track record and that’s no accident.

The SJU job is an incredibly difficult one and Anderson was clearly not a good fit. Few coaches are for this program.

I truly do believe that if anybody can turn this ship around it’s Pitino. I’m maintaining a healthy skepticism with all the departures, but there’s no doubting that we have one of the greats steering the ship and that’s pretty awesome.
 
Boo Harvey said:
Well Anderson recruited the players. I suspect it was some combination of poor/desperate recruiting and an antiquated/disorganized system/philosophy.

I don’t believe Anderson is a bad coach or a bad guy. He has a successful track record and that’s no accident.

The SJU job is an incredibly difficult one and Anderson was clearly not a good fit. Few coaches are for this program.

I truly do believe that if anybody can turn this ship around it’s Pitino. I’m maintaining a healthy skepticism with all the departures, but there’s no doubting that we have one of the greats steering the ship and that’s pretty awesome.
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I think it was too difficult for CMA to deal with the BE competition , the best Coaches, the recruiting , etc . He came from big State Schools , Missour , Arkansas where he could usually attract the best or near best players in those States . And , in his system , he needed big , Athletic guys who could handle his defense . On offense , he let them free lance and several of his players had NBA potential . But , even with all that , he missed the NCAA almost as much as he made the tournament . Plus , he’s a Southern guy . Here he was dealing mostly with Players who grew up in NY or , at least the North East . It was a adjustment . And , let’s face it , he kind of fell into Cragg ‘s lap . He wasn’t in the mix originally . At the bottom line , he just didn’t do the job expected of a major BB Coach . On the Court or , apparently off it as well .
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
I think it was too difficult for CMA to deal with the BE competition , the best Coaches, the recruiting , etc . He came from big State Schools , Missour , Arkansas where he could usually attract the best or near best players in those States . And , in his system , he needed big , Athletic guys who could handle his defense . On offense , he let them free lance and several of his players had NBA potential . But , even with all that , he missed the NCAA almost as much as he made the tournament . Plus , he’s a Southern guy . Here he was dealing mostly with Players who grew up in NY or , at least the North East . It was an adjustment . And , let’s face it , he kind of fell into Cragg ‘s lap . He wasn’t in the mix originally . At the bottom line , he just didn’t do the job expected of a major BB Coach . On the Court or , apparently off it as well .
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Nolan Richardson was a monster coach and the further away Anderson got from him his own coaching weakened. He also wasn’t able to evolve like Pitino did with going from his UK defense to his Louisville defense.

It also helps having two NBA talents in your family playing for you and, like you noted, getting a lot of the top 3-5 kids in the state almost automatically.
 
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