Lol, he just claimed in the post game presser that he had "no idea" as to where he would be coaching next year.
Lol, he just claimed in the post game presser that he had "no idea" as to where he would be coaching next year.
Repole is big into the horses (owns the Derby favorite) and Pitino used to be. I'm sure they have crossed paths over the years.“As a proud and passionate St. John’s alum, I’ve waited over 15 years for St. John’s to hire a Hall of Fame coach like Rick Pitino,” Repole, the Vitamin Water co-founder, business mogul and Queens native, said Saturday afternoon, as St. John’s continued its pursuit of Pitino, the Iona coach. “He’s the type of coach that the University has deserved since the day Louie Carnesecca retired.” <-
Q: How can you tell Pitino is lying?
A: His lips are moving.
Pitino isn’t turning down St. John’s for Providence. As down as it has been for so long, St. John’s has a higher upside than Providence and Pitino isn’t moving from his house near Winged Foot to go somewhere else If he can avoid it.Would they take him back?
And SJU could legally pay recruits back then because they didn't have housing.Interesting move. A few years ago he didn't want to get back into big-time basketball. Iona was just right. Now that he's getting back in St John's is an interesting move. It seems difficult to consistently win there. I suspect their budget is pennies. That worked in the Carneseca days. Back when 1/2 the best guards came from NYC. Back when you could take a cab to visit recruits.
I think they will handle it better than UConn did Ollie. That said, isn't it impossible for them to "go the UConn route" since they are a private school and don't have to jump through the same union-related hoops that our state school did (or should have done)?If ST. Johns was smart they would settle this right now. Watch them go the UConn route and totally botch it though.
I think they will handle it better than UConn did Ollie. That said, isn't it impossible for them to "go the UConn route" since they are a private school and don't have to jump through the same union-related hoops that our state school did (or should have done)?
I don’t know how realistic the comparison to Connecticut really is. UConn includes its coaches in its teachers union collective-bargaining agreement, and that produced a quirky result where the NCAA compliance provisions were completely written out of the agreement.I think they will handle it better than UConn did Ollie. That said, isn't it impossible for them to "go the UConn route" since they are a private school and don't have to jump through the same union-related hoops that our state school did (or should have done)?
I think they will handle it better than UConn did Ollie. That said, isn't it impossible for them to "go the UConn route" since they are a private school and don't have to jump through the same union-related hoops that our state school did (or should have done)?