OT - Pitt Basketball

[August_West]

Pitt lost the NYC pipeline no so much because of the conference change but because they lost "Slice". He WAS the NYC pipeline.
Pitt kept it going for a while after that, but it started petering out after he left for Manhattan.

 

[Candyman]

Pitt lost the NYC pipeline no so much because of the conference change but because they lost "Slice". He WAS the NYC pipeline.
Pitt kept it going for a while after that, but it started petering out after he left for Manhattan.

Nailed it with Slice. He is the reason they landed Heron so early and he is the reason why Heron ends up at Kentucky when its all said and done.

 

[Madbiker]

SAFE?

They are within 5 years of transition. WE got lucky with Kevin Ollie. He is not Jim Calhoun; but, he upholds our culture/tradition beautifully. We will fight our way through this structural challenge of conference hell. But, Boeheim to Hopkins is purely a guess. I think people think that it will be seamless and 25,000 CNYers will always show in that Dome. Not sooo fast there Bucko. I think the ACC is not providing quite what they had. And, there is no sense that Hopkins (or any other who steps in) will keep them at this level ... which I think they have dropped a smidge this year. Look at the History of Legendary programs over the last 20 years. Bobby Knight. UCLA. Even UNC for a period. It's not a snap.

Except that Mike Hopkins has been the lead recruiter for Cuse for the last 9 years. He is the guy that has been bringing in all the biggest talents. There is a high likelihood their recruiting will continue at a high level when he takes over.

 

[itgoeslike]

This author suggests that Pitt's contribution to the downfall of the Big East is an impediment to scheduling former Big East rivals.

http://isportsweb.com/2015/01/26/pi...g-schedule-powerful-non-conference-opponents/

"Unfortunately for Dixon, some of the alumni bases of the Big East schools who remained in the conference harbor ill will towards the likes of Pitt for their departure from the Big East. The Big East was a spectacle, and fans of these schools associate Pitt with the collapse of something they truly enjoyed."

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Recently brought this up with a buddy of mine, our conclusion was the cause of their decline has part to do with leaving the Big East. Jaime Dixon was a great recruiter of the NYC, NJ, Philly area, which made them a tough gritty team that dominated most regular seasons in the BE. With Pitt in the ACC now, there are no more trips to MSG, Philly, Newark, us, Cuse etc. and in doing so has really hampered their recruiting as of late, they're just not the same "bully" Pitt team we use to know.

...seems like they're following the path of BC, wonder if Cuse will eventually succumb as well

Or maybe the ACC actually calls you on all the stuff they got away with in the Big East.
I also have enough to worry about with our own situation than worrying about the BB future of former conference mates.

 

[BoatShow]

This author suggests that Pitt's contribution to the downfall of the Big East is an impediment to scheduling former Big East rivals.

http://isportsweb.com/2015/01/26/pi...g-schedule-powerful-non-conference-opponents/

"Unfortunately for Dixon, some of the alumni bases of the Big East schools who remained in the conference harbor ill will towards the likes of Pitt for their departure from the Big East. The Big East was a spectacle, and fans of these schools associate Pitt with the collapse of something they truly enjoyed."

Of all the schools that left we don't give enough crap to PITT. They were our Louisville the first time around. But hey, f PITT