Pitino Gonna Pitino

[RuffRuff]

Love it - put a little pressure on Hurley to make S happen in the portal and not field a team full of finessey ballet dancers that can shoot 3s. If you want to go toe to toe, gonna have to get tougher. Or else risk getting pile driven by Pitino annually. Nothing better than a good rivalry. How coaches respond is a great watch. If Pitino has Zuby and Luis back he’s starting with a top 5 team.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Pitino is easily Top 5 college coach of all time and great on the mic. Show the man some respect.

Oh really, how many times has he been fired (AND WHY???) or asked to leave “for conduct unbecoming”? Respect my ……

 

[temery]

A serial cheater is talking trash. Comical.

 

[RuffRuff]

If you can't appreciate trash talking as a great part of sports, then you have likely never played and have been watching on a TV your whole life. Cheater or not, it's fun, it's old school and great entertainment.

 

[Inyatkin]

How long will they have Pitino? He's not a young man. Then we're looking at, what, another 25 years of irrelevance?

 

[Inyatkin]

finessey ballet dancers

You sure have a way of talking about the team you supposedly root for

 

[RuffRuff]

You sure have a way of talking about the team you supposedly root for

Lol, mean it in the most loving of ways. I realize it's a bit over the top, simply excited to see what Hurley does next. This is what is great about sports, two goliaths talking smack, raising stakes and putting pressure on the other side. It's great entertainment.

If anyone has watched the 2004 Sox/Yanks documentary on the comeback, it's very good and dives into the front office moves made by Theo in the off season with an intentional drive to beat the Yankees. This isn't the same, but it has the makings of that kind of chess match. Two fierce competitors, the senior statesmen now proud he's built a team/system that has jumped the 2 time defending champ. Champ with an off year due to bad roster construction, let's see how he responds - such great stuff. The portal season will be riveting.

 

[Inyatkin]

Lol, mean it in the most loving of ways. I realize it's a bit over the top, simply excited to see what Hurley does next. This is what is great about sports, two goliaths talking smack, raising stakes and putting pressure on the other side. It's great entertainment.

Most people think of it in terms of "talking smack" about the other team. You love to go after our guys. And you can't stop gushing about Florida and Duke and Auburn.

It's weird.

 

[GampelGladiator]

Not bad. If St. John’s continues to get 7 figures plus so they can be good, they’ll be our rival. Their fanbase is insufferable though. Who knows if Pitino leaves after 3 years

Don't forget...in order for St. John's to be a player they need a Hall of Fame coach...only took them 30 years to find Lou's HOF replacement

 

[ucp990411]

I hate every New York team, Yankees the most but St Johns with their scum bag coach and fair weather insufferable fans are quickly moving up the list. I will say though that their players seem likeabke.

 

[John]

If you can't appreciate trash talking as a great part of sports, then you have likely never played and have been watching on a TV your whole life. Cheater or not, it's fun, it's old school and great entertainment.

oh God, here we go again.

 

[GampelGladiator]

I loathe Pitino...but that was a funny line!

 

[RuffRuff]

oh God, here we go again.

I do wonder if 90% of this board has actually ever played sports at any meaningful level, or has simply watched it from a television set wearing their teams hoody.

 

[superjohn]

I do wonder if 90% of this board has actually ever played sports at any meaningful level, or has simply watched it from a television set wearing their teams hoody.

We've got Bo Jackson over here.

 

[Inyatkin]

I do wonder if 90% of this board has actually ever played sports at any meaningful level, or has simply watched it from a television set wearing their teams hoody.

I do wonder if you've ever had an unexpressed thought

 

[MexicoHusky]

Good for him and St Johns. They deserve their time in the sun

 

[Tenspro2002]

eh, this is pretty innocuous

I think it's funny how obsessed the rest of the league is

Rent free

 

[ec33]

Pitino is easily Top 5 college coach of all time and great on the mic. Show the man some respect.

So Wooden, K, Rupp, Calhoun, and Pitino? Others need not be considered?

 

[RuffRuff]

So Wooden, K, Rupp, Calhoun, and Pitino? Others need not be considered?

Knight. Roy W. Dean Smith.

Guys like Izzo & Jay Wright are in the conversation.

Rick's knock is continuity, but that comes with the recognition that he can win/adapt wherever he goes. Very few coaches have taken his path. Most of those guys above are one program guys, Roy being the exception.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I do wonder if 90% of this board has actually ever played sports at any meaningful level, or has simply watched it from a television set wearing their teams hoody.

"I'm the one cool guy on the internet" is a hilarious shtick.

 

[John]

Knight. Roy W. Dean Smith.

Guys like Izzo & Jay Wright are in the conversation.

Rick's knock is continuity, but that comes with the recognition that he can win/adapt wherever he goes. Very few coaches have taken his path. Most of those guys above are one program guys, Roy being the exception.

If you're putting Izzo in there then you need to add Boeheim.

 

[temery]

If you can't appreciate trash talking as a great part of sports, then you have likely never played and have been watching on a TV your whole life. Cheater or not, it's fun, it's old school and great entertainment.

He's a slimy corrupt POS who knows how to coach. No respect whatsoever. It's like crediting Dalmer for his fusion cooking.

 

[superjohn]

He's a slimy corrupt POS who knows how to coach. No respect whatsoever. It's like crediting Dalmer for his fusion cooking.

Comparing Pitino to Jeffrey Dahmer is unfair to Jeffrey Dahmer.

 

[RuffRuff]

He's a slimy corrupt POS who knows how to coach. No respect whatsoever. It's like crediting Dalmer for his fusion cooking.

Now that was funny. If you came up with that yourself, we need more.

BTW saw Sebastien M on Saturday - what a good show.

 

[John]

Now that was funny. If you came up with that yourself, we need more.

BTW saw Sebastien M on Saturday - what a good show.

if you've never stood on stage and been a stand-up comic, you're in no position to judge it.