Jay Wright Retiring?

[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.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Love it. Not because his retirement would strengthen our position. It would do the opposite. It would weaken the league and thus hurt us. I love it when work doesn't control someone's life. I don't like watching these coaches stick around until they are almost 80. I wish they had other things going on. Something else they want to do while they are on this planet. You only live once.

I hope there aren't health issues involved.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I doubt he'll go to the NBA and if he does it wont be the Lakers.

I was told by someone who was friends with his wife (a woman I briefly dated not quite five years ago) that he promised his better half that he would only live in Philly or NY.

If the Nets or 76ers job opens up, ascboth teams are built for a run, he may be tempted there but there will still be a strong likelyhood that he'll decline the opportunity to coach that many egos.

 

[Rich]

NOW Hurley has to start feeling the pressure.

 

[8893]

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.

He would be paid millions to a ”Wright-cast” from his basement.

 

[Rich]

I doubt he'll go to the NBA and if he does it wont be the Lakers.

I was told by someone who was friends with his wife (a woman I briefly dated not quite five years ago) that he promised his better half that he would only live in Philly or NY.

If the Nets or 76ers job opens up, ascboth teams are built for a run, he may be tempted there but there will still be a strong likelyhood that he'll decline the opportunity to coach that many egos.

Or he just got Thibodeux fired.