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Fanta: St. John's Hiring Rick Pitino

August_West said:
If ST. Johns was smart they would settle this right now. Watch them go the UConn route and totally botch it though.
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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)?
 
Tyler2Rings said:
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)?
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Thats true, but they certainly dont want a 5 year court case dragging around. Just give the guy some money and get on with it with Pitino.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
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)?
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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.

That said, it’s always better if the parties can come to an it’s always better if the parties can come to a mutual agreement, rather than litigate.
 
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assuming pitino to SJ and pending PC's next hire, it's a tossup between Nova and Depaul for worst coach in the conference. kinda shocking.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
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)?
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huskymedic said:
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This is a very bad look for SJU, and a case that they are virtually guaranteed to lose. "Cause" is an incredibly high bar, as UConn learned. I have no idea if Anderson is a member of a union or not. Just because SJU is private does not mean there is not a union.

If I was Pitino, I would tell them to pay Anderson or fudge off. I wouldn't work at a place that wipes their butt with contracts they signed.
 
Have a hard time trusting a guy who is always wearing a white Adidas track suit.. Think Rick is just playing PC vs SJU to bump up his asking price..
 
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Friendly reminder Rick Pitino is a horrible person and any program willing to hire him after all of his personal and professional scandals in exchange for a few NCAAT appearance is also most likely run by horrible people
 
Double whammy for Providence fans who thought for a brief moment maybe Pitino would come back.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
A 6 year deal at age 70?

I get that, for recruiting purposes, he has to make it look like he'll be around a while, but come on.
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He will be 71 in September. He also said he wants to coach to 80+. Who does that? There are only a handful of coaches who are even 70.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
An all time day in the Big East. Next season is going to be a bloodbath in the league. As it deserves to be.
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Yup, the BE has 3 teams in the Sweet 16 and they are dominating the college basketball news cycle during the off day(s) between the 2nd round and Sweet 16.
 
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He’s a sleaze, but with Nosepicker gone, he’s probably the last holdover from the ‘80s coaching fraternity.
 
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