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ConnHuskBask said:
Holloway would leave the school he played for, that has a new practice facility inbound, for a downgrade in competition, prestige, and money?

How many other coaches do that voluntarily?
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Generally I would say no one would, but Seton Hall is such a mess that it is not out of the question.
 
August_West said:
I dont think Capel is a bad coach.
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He's not a good coach. He does not relate to his players. He does not understand, nor have the ability to communicate, why his "stars" should ignore social media. He has one tourney appearance in six years despite having some very talented rosters. His brother is an issue for Pitt administration. The rest of his staff is cromulent at best.

This year he's got two guards, Rose and Leggett, both of whom would be useful to UConn right now as they can make their own shots and break down defenses. But, they both continually go off script when things get difficult, resulting in contested circus shots instead of looking for the open man. With those two guards, Austin, Corhen, Dunn and Guillermo, Pitt has a solid core than a guy like Dan Hurley would have in 2nd place in the ACC right now.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Generally I would say no one would, but Seton Hall is such a mess that it is not out of the question.
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I mean, they were a bubble team that won the NIT last spring.

This year has been brutal for them, but they lost almost their entire roster. Team still plays hard for Holloway. Not sure what their baseline expectations should be going forward? Mid pack BE and NIT contention?
 
Matta is always a threat to leave at the end of a season. That’s a 57 year old man in a 95 year old body.

Holloway might throw himself off a bridge. That job is a horror and I can see him going elsewhere…I think his rep would get him an easier job than SHU.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
I mean, they were a bubble team that won the NIT last spring.

This year has been brutal for them, but they lost almost their entire roster. Team still plays hard for Holloway. Not sure what their baseline expectations should be going forward? Mid pack BE and NIT contention?
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From what I was told by someone that spoke with Holloway over two years ago is that Seton Hall is not remotely competitive in NIL and Holloway was unhappy about it then. Since I was told that, Seton Hall whiffed bad on transfers for last year and Kadary Richmond staged a 2 game holdout in mid season where he refused to play, and Seton Hall took getting pummeled in the transfer portal to a new level this past offseason.

Seton Hall’s roster would not be competitive with the top half of the A10. There is no way to win anything at that program without a major influx of cash, but unless the Sopranos get a new Esplanade contract, I don’t see where it is coming from.
 
Indiana job is opening up next season. Think they reach out to anyone?

Sean Miller - Indiana won’t want anything to do with the Miller family again

Shaka - I think Shaka has found his spot at Marquette. He can run the program exactly how he wants (clearly working well) without the outside noise and pressure of a big name program like Texas

Don’t think they go for Matta since he’s underperformed majorly

An IU superfan coworker said they are looking at Pitino but I don’t see it
 
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REB1094 said:
Indiana job is opening up next season. Think they reach out to anyone?

Sean Miller - Indiana won’t want anything to do with the Miller family again

Shaka - I think Shaka has found his spot at Marquette. He can run the program exactly how he wants (clearly working well) without the outside noise and pressure of a big name program like Texas

Don’t think they go for Matta since he’s underperformed majorly

An IU superfan coworker said they are looking at Pitino but I don’t see it
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Pitino in bourbon and stallions makes some sense. Pitino in the corn fields on back end of his career makes none.

I can’t blame Indiana for thinking as deeply about options as possible. There is no obvious choice for them. The one thing you know with Pitino is he’ll reset winning culture fast.

Their ideals will be Brad Stevens, Dusty May and Billy D, or if they can convince Jay Wright. All highly unlikely. They’ll then move on to guys like Pearl, Beard, Golden.

IU is a bit more puritan than the SEC so not sure how welcoming they are to checkered backgrounds.

Brought it up earlier but this carousel is gonna run deep, wondering if Murray/Kimani take a peak this season. So important they stay selective.
 
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Fishy said:
Matta is always a threat to leave at the end of a season. That’s a 57 year old man in a 95 year old body.

Holloway might throw himself off a bridge. That job is a horror and I can see him going elsewhere…I think his rep would get him an easier job than SHU.
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I still stop and do a double take every time I think the Matta is seven years younger than I am. He looked older than I am now when he took Ohio St to the final four the first time (nearly 20 years ago).
 
nelsonmuntz said:
From what I was told by someone that spoke with Holloway over two years ago is that Seton Hall is not remotely competitive in NIL and Holloway was unhappy about it then. Since I was told that, Seton Hall whiffed bad on transfers for last year and Kadary Richmond staged a 2 game holdout in mid season where he refused to play, and Seton Hall took getting pummeled in the transfer portal to a new level this past offseason.

Seton Hall’s roster would not be competitive with the top half of the A10. There is no way to win anything at that program without a major influx of cash, but unless the Sopranos get a new Esplanade contract, I don’t see where it is coming from.
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They butchered the start of NIL.

They were slow to get moving, formed two dysfunctional collectives that immediately failed and were combined into one collective that has progressively failed.

I’m not sure what they were thinking.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
I still stop and do a double take every time I think the Matta is seven years younger than I am. He looked older than I am now when he took Ohio St to the final four the first time (nearly 20 years ago).
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When he retired the first time, I assumed he was like 65. He was 50.
 
August_West said:
I could see him going there. Tough to see him at a lot of other places, not tough at all to see him at Pitt. I think that would be a good fit for both parties, although I dont think Capel is a bad coach.
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He’s not a good coach.

Pitt is a mess during games.

Related note - I’m going to Miami - Pitt next weekend. I shall heckle both teams.
 
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Fishy said:
He’s not a good coach.

Pitt is a mess during games.

Related note - I’m going to Miami - Pitt next weekend. I shall heckle both teams.
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At least it'll be over early enough where you can grab a nice lunch and visit any number of our fine watering holes.
 
Fishy said:
He’s not a good coach.

Pitt is a mess during games.

Related note - I’m going to Miami - Pitt next weekend. I shall heckle both teams.
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Looks a lot better than Kevin Stallings. There is a difference between "not a bad coach" and "good coach"
 
storrsroars said:
He's not a good coach. He does not relate to his players. He does not understand, nor have the ability to communicate, why his "stars" should ignore social media. He has one tourney appearance in six years despite having some very talented rosters. His brother is an issue for Pitt administration. The rest of his staff is cromulent at best.

This year he's got two guards, Rose and Leggett, both of whom would be useful to UConn right now as they can make their own shots and break down defenses. But, they both continually go off script when things get difficult, resulting in contested circus shots instead of looking for the open man. With those two guards, Austin, Corhen, Dunn and Guillermo, Pitt has a solid core than a guy like Dan Hurley would have in 2nd place in the ACC right now.
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Getting a like for vocabulary.
 
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