“No Shame in Finishing 2nd to UConn.”

[Travelman6]

And your still in Connecticut

From an objective observer, CT >>>> Pitt.

 

[uconnfan68]

The only good thing about Pitt is that their losses in OBE Tourney to UConn in 2004 and 2011 catapulted the UConn team towards the National Championships. That's it - their fans are Duke wannabes with no brains

I can’t hear “crossover” without thinking of Pitt.

 

[intlzncster]

Ctrl-Alt-Delete:

Pitt reaches out to Nate Oats and Mike Hopkins about coaching vacancy

This doesn't make me feel good though. I said it before this whole mess, if we get Hurley over Pitt, then Pitt hires Oats, and Oats goes on to a HOF career....I'm gonna be pissed!

Though, I would love if they got Hopkins and he stuck it to Syracuse for the next 15+ years.

 

[August_West]

Though, I would love if they got Hopkins and he stuck it to Syracuse for the next 15+ years.

This x 1000

 

[storrsroars]

Pitt reaches out to Nate Oats and Mike Hopkins about coaching vacancy

This doesn't make me feel good though. I said it before this whole mess, if we get Hurley over Pitt, then Pitt hires Oats, and Oats goes on to a HOF career....I'm gonna be pissed!

Though, I would love if they got Hopkins and he stuck it to Syracuse for the next 15+ years.

Gotta figure if anyone knows how to bust up their 2-3 zone, Hopkins does.

 

[huskymedic]

Part 2:
Pitt's decision to cancel today's expected board meeting on short notice reiterates one thing that can't be denied: The Panthers' search for a new head coach is lacking a compass.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Pitt basketball has sucked for much of its history, with the exception of a 13 or so year run when they had a New York City pipeline by virtue of being in the Big East. When Dixon saw that pipeline drying up, he bolted, and it will be hard to rebuild without the Big East. Say what you want about St. Johns, Seton Hall and even DePaul, but it is a lot easier to recruit New York and Chicago if those schools are in a conference with yours.

 

[Hankster]

Seeing a lot of Pittsburgh (the city) hate in these threads. I've never been but always heard Pittsburgh is a nice place.

And they have a sick baseball stadium

I lived out there for 4,5 years. It is a great place. In fact Western PA is a wonderful place to live. Fair priced homes, good food and fair priced beer. Cannot go wrong. Sports up the butt and not far from each other. I lived 30 minutes North West of Pitt. Spent every weekend there.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Gotta figure if anyone knows how to bust up their 2-3 zone, Hopkins does.

Apparently K has reached out to him on howto break it.

 

[imno1]

I took a dump outside the civic arena on 7/2/85

Haha it’s still there

 

[tzznandrew]

Pitt basketball has sucked for much of its history, with the exception of a 13 or so year run when they had a New York City pipeline by virtue of being in the Big East. When Dixon saw that pipeline drying up, he bolted, and it will be hard to rebuild without the Big East. Say what you want about St. Johns, Seton Hall and even DePaul, but it is a lot easier to recruit New York and Chicago if those schools are in a conference with yours.

The peaks of Pitt's basketball history are a 13 year run where they got 1 E8 and a dunk in the 1980s that everyone plays on repeat because Raftery called it.

That's it.

 

[LoveThemHusky]

I wake up from time to time in a cold sweat thinking about Blair absolutely man handling Thabeet. It has absolutely nothing to do with Pitt as a city but it's enough to hold a grudge for the rest of my life.

 

[intlzncster]

Apparently K has reached out to him on howto break it.

Actually, K is running his own version of the 2-3 zone now--because his team can't play m2m for sh it.

Where did he learn it? From Jimmy B himself, who was K's assistant on the Olympic team. They implemented the zone during the Olympics for stretches.