Pitino Pissed

[DMIL]

Did he actually think he would come into the Big East year 1 and dominate?

 

[SubbaBub]

Rick should really be pissed at the guy who ran off all his players and replaced them with these supposed lazy ones. That dude really screwed up.

 

[UCTitleTown]

He won’t quit, he’d leave too much money on the table.

That's why I said he wants to be fired....

 

[ucp990411]

No, he's saying his ASSISTANTS picked players that can't play

Wonder how Taliek feels about that

 

[Yardigan]

Iona spotlight not big enough for Rick. SJ team not responsive enough for Rick. Um, where can I go next year where my ego can fit.

URI

 

[Yardigan]

I agree with you. Even the Post wouldn’t report the names

but what's left of SI did!

Rick Pitino Callously Rips 'Weak' St. John's Team: 'Most Unenjoyable Experience of My Lifetime'

St. John’s Red Storm coach Rick Pitino was irate with his team after their defeat against the Seton Hall Pirates on Sunday evening, which saw the university drop to 14-12 on the year and significantly dampened their chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament.After the 68–62 loss, Pitino sounded off...

www.wate.com

 

[Scottobot]

If Alleyne stays do we bring in Cam?

If he had stayed, he probably would have had similar role to last year and he wanted something more. It was good for Alleyne to want more and go for it. I wish it had worked out better for him, he seems like a hard worker and good person.

 

[ARIDE]

Alleyne must be happy too, could have been on a national title contender again.

Rick Pitino Callously Rips 'Weak' St. John's Team: 'Most Unenjoyable Experience of My Lifetime'

St. John’s Red Storm coach Rick Pitino was irate with his team after their defeat against the Seton Hall Pirates on Sunday evening, which saw the university drop to 14-12 on the year and significantly dampened their chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament.After the 68–62 loss, Pitino sounded off...

www.wate.com

Pitino is a loser..retire! Why would anyone want to play for him now!

 

[Scoe]

Pitino has lost it the way Al Davis lost it benching and then chasing off Marcus Allen.

 

[gars44]

URI

Fairfield!

 

[ctfjr]

What to say? It's Pitino. Always a classy guy.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Wonder how Taliek feels about that

Even more so than the players transferring in to SJU, Taliek is a grown man with experience at high level D1 basketball. He should have been eyes wide open in to the assignment he was taking.

 

[Linart]

Biggest meltdown by an elite coach in college athletics since Woody Hayes slugged that Clemson player.

 

[TheShot1990]

Imagine if we hired some re-tread like this who has coached at a grillion universities, nailed an assistant on a pool table, engaged in recruiting violations and then blames his players and assistants when he keeps losing?

God we hit the jackpot with Danny.

 

[businesslawyer]

Of course, one could also ask why in the world a coach complaining that his team doesn't have enough individual defensive talent doesn't make a commitment to playing an off guard who played defense well enough that he spent the prior season as the first option off the bench for a national champion even without his 3 point shot ever really getting going.

 

[ucp990411]

Even more so than the players transferring in to SJU, Taliek is a grown man with experience at high level D1 basketball. He should have been eyes wide open in to the assignment he was taking.

Agreed

 

[RichCTBB]

He may have the knowledge and IQ, but leadership and the ability to build a sustainable culture waved by-by to him a long time ago.

 

[Waquoit]

He may have the knowledge and IQ, but leadership and the ability to build a sustainable culture waved by-by to him a long time ago.

He didn't do a good job at Iona? They were beating us at the half!

 

[RichCTBB]

He didn't do a good job at Iona? They were beating us at the half!

I think he had a bunch of mid major level players star struck and over achieving.

 

[John]

I think he had a bunch of mid major level players star struck and over achieving.

that's what good coaches do Rich.

 

[Rico444]

Hurley regularly rips his players to shreds during the game. He was ripping the defense apart ("wet tissue" comment) to the media like a month ago, and has no problem saying that we were playing like trash in halftime and post-game comments. But it works, because Hurley built the culture and expectations that allows that type of thing to work

It's true that the media didn't do Pitino favors by hyping up SJU too much before the season, but he hand picked his entire roster and hasn't built anything at St Johns that allows him to act like that. He's earned the benefit of the doubt as a coach since he's one of the best to ever do it, but his culture is garbage right now and his players won't respond to that style unless there's a culture that it fits into

He'll get there after a few years because that's just what he does, but he's acting ahead of schedule. And tantrums like that will only alienate the fanbase

Coaches rip their players all the time. Criticizing their performance is one thing, but going after the kids themselves and their level of talent is bush league.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Imagine if we hired some re-tread like this who has coached at a grillion universities, nailed an assistant on a pool table, engaged in recruiting violations and then blames his players and assistants when he keeps losing?

God we hit the jackpot with Danny.

Nailed an assistant? Who was he?

 

[RichCTBB]

that's what good coaches do Rich.

Good coaches sure, He’s not coaching mid major level players anymore though. His current team is under achieving. I doubt that these guys would run through a brick wall for him at this point.

 

[HooperScooper]

Coaches rip their players all the time. Criticizing their performance is one thing, but going after the kids themselves and their level of talent is bush league.

I agree. What's the point of calling out the players, that you recruited by the way, for their foot speed? It's not like they can improve that right now. I can see calling out effort, but not physical traits. Surprised he didn't say they were too short.

Alleyne has to be wondering why he chose this.