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jostar1 said:
See above tweet. Picture is from Josh Conrad.

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No KO?
 
IndyLives said:
Pitino is easily Top 5 college coach of all time and great on the mic. Show the man some respect.
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You can respect and at the same time think he is an ass
 
RuffRuff said:
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.
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Calhoun was at Northeastern before UConn and did quote well. I think sometimes some people have a much higher opinion on oneself then what reality is
 
uconnbill said:
Calhoun was at Northeastern before UConn and did quote well. I think sometimes some people have a much higher opinion on oneself then what reality is
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One significant program - almost all big time coached at some mid major on the way up.
 
To bring this thread back on track, I think we're missing the bigger picture.

St John's is thrilled (out and out giddy to be exact) that they're in the tournament and headed to Providence. We don't start getting excited until we reach the final four.
 
Just heard Pitino say during an ESPN ncaa presser interview, and said there has only been one coach he considered his rival. That was Coach Calhoun. Rick said he has alot of respect for him.....

Can't hate him too much after hearing that.
 
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Did you guys catch the latest? Pitino interviewed while at Providence as he gets ready for the NCAAs

Paraphrasing that the only coach Pitino ever considered a rival was J.C. From the BU Days, Providence, and so on.

Pretty interesting. he said they hated one another back in the day.

I'm sure that relationship probably evolved to more of a mutual respect after all the success both coaches had.


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I dont know why some of you dislike Pitino so much. I actually like his style and appreciate his humor. The guy is one heck of a coach and a great asset to the Big East
 
ecasadoSBU said:
Did you guys catch the latest? Pitino interviewed while at Providence as he gets ready for the NCAAs

The only coach Pitino ever considered a rival was J.C. From the BU Days, Providence, and so on.

Pretty interesting. he said they hated one another back in the day.

I'm sure that relationship probably evolved to more of a mutual respect after all the success both coaches had.
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It was reported of their animosity toward each other when Pitino was at BU and Calhoun was at Northeastern.
Of course, they were young and both wanted to rule the Boston college basketball scene. Probably envy and jealousy for young insecure coaches until they both found their footing and success.
 
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jibsey said:
l.smartnews.com

St. John's Rick Pitino Names the One Coach He Considers a Rival

The Hall of Fame coach named the one person he considers a rival.
l.smartnews.com l.smartnews.com

Apparently the current guy in his own conference with the last 2 national titles is no rival. Total POS.
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The guy has coached nearly 40 years in college and singles out Jim Calhoun as the guy he respects the most in the sport and this is your takeaway. Bizarre.
 
superjohn said:
The guy has coached nearly 40 years in college and singles out Jim Calhoun as the guy he respects the most in the sport and this is your takeaway. Bizarre.
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It’s when he’s saying it. How come we ever heard these pearls in the last 40 years? He doesn’t bother to say that now UConn is a rival in the BE? He respects Calhoun huh? How bout respecting Hurley? He could have thrown it in. Smart enough to know it’s a bizarre dig at Hurley after that Storrs comment, right? The guy is scum and it’s shocking that anyone would root for him.
 
jibsey said:
It’s when he’s saying it. How come we ever heard these pearls in the last 40 years? He doesn’t bother to say that now UConn is a rival in the BE? He respects Calhoun huh? How bout respecting Hurley? He could have thrown it in. Smart enough to know it’s a bizarre dig at Hurley after that Storrs comment, right? The guy is scum and it’s shocking that anyone would root for him.
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Frankly, I don't think it has anything to do with Hurley and I am no supporter of Slick Rick.

I have read of the mutual respect between Pitino and Calhoun before. There were articles when Iona was playing UConn in 2023.

Here is a quote from Calhoun in 2023 taken from this link speaking of Rick Pitino.

"He's a terrific coach, his teams are going to win," said Calhoun, who got to know Pitino's son, Richard, who coached Minnesota while Calhoun worked at ESPN. "He's always been able to get players, he's always turned them into better than when they came. He doesn't have to be my best friend, but I will and do have great respect for him as a coach."

Here is a link to a book "Boston Ball" that talks about the early years with Pitino at BU, Calhoun at Northeastern and Gary Williams at Boston College.

Boston Ball
 
superjohn said:
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I think that's great to hear. Look, right now it's like BU v. Northeastern with he and Hurley, but I think deep down, each respects the other and knows the other is a great coach. People have to just enjoy the rivalry for what it is. Have some fun with it, enjoy the games, and learn to laugh a bit more. Hey maybe Pitino makes the Final Four this year or maybe Hurley wins his 3rd next year or the year after. I, for one, am gonna enjoy watching 2 great coaches and leaders run their programs.
 
sdglast said:
I think that's great to hear. Look, right now it's like BU v. Northeastern with he and Hurley, but I think deep down, each respects the other and knows the other is a great coach. People have to just enjoy the rivalry for what it is. Have some fun with it, enjoy the games, and learn to laugh a bit more. Hey maybe Pitino makes the Final Four this year or maybe Hurley wins his 3rd next year or the year after. I, for one, am gonna enjoy watching 2 great coaches and leaders run their programs.
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Two big names like Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino will keep the limelight on the Big East which is always good thing. In addition to them the Big East has some really good coaches like Shaka Smart, Greg McDermott, Sean Miller, and Ed Cooley.
 
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Pitino said, “I told my team this: Do you understand what March can do for you in life? Some of my players in Lexington, I don’t know if they’re working! They’re living a good life. Taliek Brown is a coach right now with us. ... If he didn’t win the national championship at U-Conn. [in 2004], I never would have hired him. I wanted someone my players could look at, look up and say he went through it...”
 
I find Slick Rick’s obsession w UConn bizarre as well. Is there something deeper to this?
 
djct1999 said:
I find Slick Rick’s obsession w UConn bizarre as well. Is there something deeper to this?
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I think he realizes they are his competition for Big East supremacy including both winning and getting players. Pitino is going to be 73 this year, not sure how much longer he will coach (he can certainly coach for several more years but the work that you have to put in will wear him down as he ages), but he knows that to be hailed as the best team in the league, he has to surpass UConn. Pitino is trying to sell St. Johns right now to the media and knows Hurley is their villain. Frankly, it's good for the league, and in the end it's about winning National Championships for me. Lest we not forget, Marquette was a terrific team who won the Big East Championship 2 years ago. They were upstaged by UConn winning the National Championship.
 
Coaching style wise. There’s probably no two coaches more similar than JC and Pitino from the OBE.
 
djct1999 said:
I find Slick Rick’s obsession w UConn bizarre as well. Is there something deeper to this?
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We're up against the evil empire P2. Get eyeballs on the Big East, make SJU/UConn (also Pitino/Hurley) one of the sport's preeminent rivalries
 
PC board is convinced Pitino was tampering with Hopkins as early as last spring. They are also convinced PC could have hired him to replace Cooley, so a typical day over there.
 
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gsmooth said:
Two big names like Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino will keep the limelight on the Big East which is always good thing. In addition to them the Big East has some really good coaches like Shaka Smart, Greg McDermott, Sean Miller, and Ed Cooley.
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Glad we are 2-0 in the tourney so far
 
The Pitino story feels oddly similar to another New Yorker.

New Yorkers never quit.
 
After watching that video it does feel like Hurley inherited Calhoun's 'enemy' whose out for vengeance.

Hurley needs Pitino just like the Red Sox needs the Yankees. Just saying Pitino will not let Hurley rest and will keep pushing him. Pitino is even trying to reclaim the Garden and NYC market from us. He even 'snatched' UConn killer Kadary to compete with Hurley.

Kinda boring without those two fighting for BE dominance. I'm loving this old school BE rivalry!
 
jibsey said:
l.smartnews.com

St. John's Rick Pitino Names the One Coach He Considers a Rival

The Hall of Fame coach named the one person he considers a rival.
l.smartnews.com l.smartnews.com

Apparently the current guy in his own conference with the last 2 national titles is no rival. Total POS.
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I think it's not that. He's pretty much saying how Calhoun is a peer in every way. How they came up as rivals before the BE and continued being rivals in the BE and in some ways are looked at as rivals now in regards to being the best coach ever. He doesn't mention another coach that came up around the same time in K, because K wasn't down the street when he was starting and wasn't in his backyard when he was in the BE. It's a matter of familiarity and longevity.
 
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