Look with respect to Pitino shedding kids from the roster there is a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it.
The right way is to have a conversation with each kid let them know where they stand and be honest with them about their chances of playing and where they would fit and if it means they would be better somewhere else be honest. Let them know the Portal is available and he and the staff will help in trying to have them land on their feet somewhere else. That is the right way and I have no doubt that is the way he will do it.
But bottom line is he did not recruit these kids, he is coming here to turn this around and win. So if that means overhauling the roster then so be it. I mean first year coaches like Jerome Tang at KSU and others totally overhauled their rosters which meant kids transferring out. Heck forget new coaches look at Jeff Capel and Pitt. I think his entire starting 5 were brand new kids all from the portal.
I think the fact that Pitino said the quiet part out loud has maybe ruffled a few feathers but look at how many names are in the Portal already before 1 SJU player entered. It is the way of the world now. We can't have it both ways. We can't argue for years that players deserve freedom of movement without penalty or needing permission because coaches are allowed to move, but if a coach decides a player just is not a good fit here we think that is heartless.
The comment in the second paragraph is spot on. It is about one on one interviews with each of the players on the roster to discuss future. Women's coach Joey T. had a similar situation with his high import of transfers after the 21-22 season and sat down with Unique Drake who had started 40 games over the previous 2 years and told her she would assume the "6th man" and she readily accepted and her production did not suffer; rather she provided a spark off the bench.
Honesty as to expectations and roles goes a far way and lessens having disgruntled players. I believe that Dylan would be excellent in this type of roll. Posh "lost" a year in 22-23 as CMA utilized him too much (33 minutes per game when I felt his his performance went down after 25 mpg), the "experiment" with Curbelo was a failure, and statistically his scoring avg., assists, steals, and rebounds all went down and his turnovers went up. I would hope more coaching, less minutes and and 6th man would aid his game.