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Fanta: St. John's Hiring Rick Pitino

superjohn said:
Because it would be really poor form. Providence has done everything right by Cooley. They kept extending him with major pay increases, he's one of the best paid coaches out there, they gave him the pay increases for his assistants, he's from Providence, all he does is preach loyalty and family...

I think he quit on his team and it showed the past few weeks.
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But all this is happening to Providence.

This is the good part.
 
I think it’s gonna happen but Fanta’s “news” is that SJU wants to hire Pitino and that Pitino is interested. My dog could have broken that “story.”
 
If/When Cooley leaves PC how quickly does that team collapse. Faster or slower than they did against UK?
 
PC fans now praying they can put a full court press on Pitino before the clock strikes midnight. Sad.
 
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UCTitleTown said:
His commentary at the presser about the defeat by UConn showing him what it takes to win was telling. He wants a bigger stage again. He knows he can't win at Iona. I question if he can win at St. John's either, but that's another matter. St. John's isn't a very attractive school to top recruits who have other options.
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Having a great coach is the biggest factor in being able to attract top players. Look at Gonzaga, Bama, Arkansas, Baylor etc. None of these schools are historic basketball powers, but they've been able to attract top recruits because they all have some of the best coaches in the sport. I think Pitino will be able to get top 25-40 recruiting classes at SJU and his coaching will elevate those players to likely being a top 25 team year in year out.
 
August_West said:
Why? I want that bad.
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Maybe the ‘secret mole’ FriarJ was talking about the Friar board was actually Cooley.
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superjohn said:
Because it would be really poor form. Providence has done everything right by Cooley. They kept extending him with major pay increases, he's one of the best paid coaches out there, they gave him the pay increases for his assistants, he's from Providence, all he does is preach loyalty and family...

I think he quit on his team and it showed the past few weeks.
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providence has done more for cooley than cooley has done for providence. he's totally overpaid and a bona fide loser when it matters.
 
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August_West said:
Why? I want that bad.
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Coaches that can do what Cooley's done at PC are very few and far between. Georgetown could have their pick across the country and I wish they had brought in another big name to improve the conference. By default, PC will come out of this with a downgrade

I'm enjoying it now of course. But it will be less fun when they're a dumpster fire in a year or two
 



-> The billionaire alumnus is firmly behind the potential hire and ready to get involved, he told The Post in an exclusive interview.

With the advent of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), his deep pockets would certainly benefit the Red Storm, who are involved in the NIL space with a collective, Storm Marketing.

“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.” <-
 
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huskymedic said:



-> The billionaire alumnus is firmly behind the potential hire and ready to get involved, he told The Post in an exclusive interview.

With the advent of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), his deep pockets would certainly benefit the Red Storm, who are involved in the NIL space with a collective, Storm Marketing.

“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.” <-
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Heard Isaiah Wong has reached out to Repole.

This is the smart way!
 
huskymedic said:
“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.” <-
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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.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Q: How can you tell Pitino is lying?

A: His lips are moving.
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uconnfan68 said:
Would they take him back?
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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.
 
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.

Wonder if he considered Cuse... or even Providence.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
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.
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And SJU could legally pay recruits back then because they didn't have housing.
 
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Assuming Pitino does leave, Iona could do much worse than Tobin Anderson as a replacement. He's taken these FDU guys to another level. Should have won the NEC tournament as well, they got hosed down the stretch in that final game.
 
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