Jay Wright Retiring?

[navery12]

 

[JMick]

I would love this

he's definitely going to be on TV. whether that's commentary or the studio is another question

 

[tcf15]

 

[CL82]

Time to take back the throne.

I’d rather take it away from him, then merely succeed him, but either works.

 

[LIuconn]

Good for Jay. 60 is in the realm of retirement age. He has accomplishment, plenty of $, good for him to move on and make way for the next wave.

Funny we consider Dan Hurley “young” and he’s 48. Coach K got the Duke job at 30. Times have changed

 

[Horatio]

Did lebron make a phone call?

Jay Wright, Magneto and Professor X wouldn’t solve the Lakers issues. That’s not a coaching issue, that’s a Geritol issue.

 

[Ripper32]

Kyle Neptune being Kevin Ollie would be funny. There is still a lot of talent there atm.

 

[UKemba15]

Well some good news from this is now it’ll be easier to treat Villanova like a rival. My respect for Wright made it tough to build up real heat before a game against them…and I pulled for them in the tourney a lot.

 

[uconnever]

Always knew he was a smart and cool guy. He’s 60 and There’s a lot more to do in life and at 60, it’s time before there’s no time. Perfect decision.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Wow, stunning. I guess he figured he didn't have anything left to accomplish.

Good for him for choosing to enjoy this phase of his life instead of working himself to death. Watching Boeheim, K, etc., he probably realized he didn't want to be one of them.

 

[uconnever]

We gotta steal at least someone from that roster or that was going to be going there.

 

[superjohn]

Hopefully all is well with he and his family and he’s only retiring to retired or to pursue an NBA job.

From Tom Pecora- "He's just had enough. Not a health issue or anything."

 

[BGesus4]

he's definitely going to be on TV. whether that's commentary or the studio is another question

Or novelas

 

[Vuce]

Agreed. I've never liked a coach so much who whipped our *** so regularly

He is a good dude. We whipped him at the beginning of his tenure at Nova. Wright was 1-7 against UConn and JC and I remember him always being very complimentary of how hard our guys played. Definitely a loss for the league

 

[gsmooth]

He’ll be coaching Duke in three years after Scheyer flames out.

Book it.

Then people will really start to hate Duke even more because if Mr GQ takes over there, they will be consistently high performers, even better than in the last few years.

 

[UofCT]

Mount Rushmore of Big East Coaches. Go

 

[Horatio]

We gotta steal at least someone from that roster or that was going to be going there.

Pillage

 

[gsmooth]

I want to read the Nova board but it's behind a damn paywall. Anyone know a way around it?

I am not sure which board you are talking about, but Villanova SB Nation usually gets a lot of commenters.

Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright retires, Kyle Neptune to be successor at Villanova

A Wednesday night news drop surprise.

www.vuhoops.com

Give it a day and the comments should be into the 100s.

 

[bendm]

glad we finally beat him this year didnt realize it was our last shot...

but thank you jay for winning 2 chips and keeping the conference among the p6 during our hiatus. we'll take it from here.

 

[Ripper32]

The Nova people think Whitmore is going to bolt now. Either to his previous suitors Kentucky or Illinois.

 

[Dove]

More kids entering the portal?

 

[gsmooth]

heard a rumor btw, not sure on the accuracy but some serious abuse allegations were on the verge of coming out against jay wright for what he's done to xavier university. the evidence (a 16-2 record against the lil angry bluemen) is truly damning

Really? Wow. I have to check the match ups when I have time. That is complete ownership of another team. Usually in a head-to-head rivalry it happens for a 4-5 seasons at worst and then the other team gets the better end and then it goes back and forth in a continuous cycle. Xavier would only be so lucky for that, damn 2-16 against Nova.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

My buddy hadn't heard of this but his response was "Lakers?" He's going to reach out to his brother in law and get the scoop.

Lmaoooo

 

[gsmooth]

Curious if he'll take some sort of (light) broadcasting role. Networks are going to be beating down his door. But yeah, he's made his money, he's accomplished a ton. Disappointed to see him go but totally understand it.

Depends the reason(s) he retired. If it's to spend more time with the family, I could only see him taking a few games a year like Jim Calhoun used to do, but not like a Steve Lavin.

 

[gsmooth]

Well some good news from this is now it’ll be easier to treat Villanova like a rival. My respect for Wright made it tough to build up real heat before a game against them…and I pulled for them in the tourney a lot.

me, too. It broke my basketball heart when Justin Moore tore his achilles.

 

[gsmooth]

From Tom Pecora- "He's just had enough. Not a health issue or anything."

That's good to hear as he made the decision as opposed to another factor(s) making the decision for him.

 

[8893]

From Tom Pecora- "He's just had enough. Not a health issue or anything."

Couldn’t take seeing us reel in Newton and Alleyne. With that and the Castle reclass he knew he was done. Timing is definitely not a coincidence.

 

[Verne]

Mount Rushmore of Big East Coaches. Go

Calhoun
Wright
Thompson
Beoheim (people can argue this one but I think the top 3 are locks)

 

[Ripper32]

Who benefits the most from this? Us, Georgetown and Seton Hall?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Curious if he'll take some sort of (light) broadcasting role. Networks are going to be beating down his door. But yeah, he's made his money, he's accomplished a ton. Disappointed to see him go but totally understand it.

Probably. One with minimal travel. Could see him covering the Big East tournament Cannot seeing him taking a TV deal where he doesn’t have absolute control over when and where he works.