OT: St. Johns' entire recruiting class has decommitted

[KingAG]

LOL he has been there two weeks, are you already kicking dirt on his performance?

No. I’m doing the opposite. Let’s not anoint him or kick dirt on him. He has A LOT of work to do

 

[John]

No. I’m doing the opposite. Let’s not anoint him or kick dirt on him. He has A LOT of work to do

Not sure where you're getting that from

 

[willie99]

Pitino is going to be just fine. St John's is already a team I take seriously

Mike Anderson's lack of on court discipline is a bad system

 

[Kathy]

If a school wanted to make a kid stick to his letter of intent after a coach leaves they can, it’s legally binding. Most schools don’t do that tho. They have been much more lenient with current players getting waivers but his original point was factually accurate.

But scholarships are actually renewed on a yearly basis

 

[Fan1978]

I think Pitino’s expected success at St John’s has been greatly exaggerated and may have been a bit premature

Hurley was getting lambasted for all transfers this time last year. Pitino will get players and it benefits uconn if they are relevant. Not sure why everyone on this board is so against him. High probability he flips ian jackson

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Hurley was getting lambasted for all transfers this time last year. Pitino will get players and it benefits uconn if they are relevant. Not sure why everyone on this board is so against him. High probability he flips ian jackson

I think the fact that he’s a terrible human being plays into it.

 

[KingAG]

Not sure where you're getting that from

Here. There were multiple posters saying he’d have them as a tournament team year one. So far he has ONE player

 

[KingAG]

Hurley was getting lambasted for all transfers this time last year. Pitino will get players and it benefits uconn if they are relevant. Not sure why everyone on this board is so against him. High probability he flips ian jackson

Against him? Nah. Hurley was never down to one player. He has to build a team up of all transfers. I’m not so sure it’s gonna work just because it’s “Pitino”. Idk if guys really care about his name

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So far he has ONE player

So far, Pitino's held onto ONE player. Jettisoned the rest of St John's players, swung and missed trying to bring a few Iona players to Jamaica, and possibly wiffed thus far on other new additions. Doesn't mean Slick Rick won't add players, but the horse's sputtering out of the gate to date.

 

[Jbirdp5]

But scholarships are actually renewed on a yearly basis

Yes and the ncaa does says that if a coach leaves you do not get to be released from your scholarship because the coach left….your scholarship is with the school not the coach

 

[WestHartHusk]

Hurley was getting lambasted for all transfers this time last year. Pitino will get players and it benefits uconn if they are relevant. Not sure why everyone on this board is so against him. High probability he flips ian jackson

St. John’s was awful this year and UConn moon walked to a championship. Our performance has zero riding on what goes on at Queens Community College.

 

[Scrutineer]

Pitino will be fine, but his age is being used against him in recruiting and the portal.

Probably less so for the portal because the kids won't be there for four years and Ricky will likely finish out his contract if he can field a team this year, that is.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Hurley was getting lambasted for all transfers this time last year. Pitino will get players and it benefits uconn if they are relevant. Not sure why everyone on this board is so against him. High probability he flips ian jackson

Was he? I do not remember too many basketball posters being anti-Transfer Portal, especially after the Edsall debacle in football.

Also, we need some Big East schools to be good. We don't need St. Johns to be good.

 

[MDHuskFan]

Soriano changing his mind and going to the Portal would be hilarious

 

[MTBingNinja]

Pitino is good for the BE. Hopefully he doesn’t cheat here

 

[auror]

Pitino needs to lock in Noah Thomasson from Niagara, who is visiting in a few weeks. They don't have all that much else cooking as far as high end transfers and literally 0 recruits. Conway from VMI visiting is fine.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Pitino will be very successful at st john's, anyone betting against him will be eating crow. I don't like the man personally, I'm on record calling him both a legendary coach and a legendary POS but he will succeed at St. John's.