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HooperScooper said:
Why does this feel like a Kansas redux? We'll see how it works out.
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Not sure like Kansas who seem to take any top rated player whether it fits or not. Slick Rick is sticking with a physical, athletic type. Problem is will they have enough shooting?
 
superjohn said:
He had all transfers this past season and they ran away with the Big East and got a 2 seed. They spit the bit in the tournament but it worked out pretty damn well for them. They'll be more talented this upcoming season.
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If having a very good conference season is the objective, ths approach will be sufficient. If he wants to see the second weekend or later in the tournament, I'm not sure it can be done with a rstercof rental players.
 
3rdbass said:
Not sure like Kansas who seem to take any top rated player whether it fits or not. Slick Rick is sticking with a physical, athletic type. Problem is will they have enough shooting?
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That's always been the question with Pitino's teams. The 2013 Louisville team that had their championship vacated was 214th in the country in 3 point percentage (33%)
 
superjohn said:
He had all transfers this past season and they ran away with the Big East and got a 2 seed. They spit the bit in the tournament but it worked out pretty damn well for them. They'll be more talented this upcoming season.
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Doesn't mean it will work out exactly the same for them. Bryce Hopkins is a total wild card. They lost two first team players and the conference player of the year. Not sure how they will be more talented.

I think they are a top 20 team pre season next year and should be picked to finish in the top 3 of the league. But I don't think they are going 31-5 again.
 
BFieldHusky said:
Doesn't mean it will work out exactly the same for them. Bryce Hopkins is a total wild card. They lost two first team players and the conference player of the year. Not sure how they will be more talented.

I think they are a top 20 team pre season next year and should be picked to finish in the top 3 of the league. But I don't think they are going 31-5 again.
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Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins, Joson Sanon, Zuby, and Wilcher is an insanely talented core and I'm sure they'll fill in around it. I think they'll be top 5 preseason along with UConn.
 
superjohn said:
Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins, Joson Sanon, Zuby, and Wilcher is an insanely talented core and I'm sure they'll fill in around it. I think they'll be top 5 preseason along with UConn.
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There is no need for Pitino to recruit out of high school now as long as St Johns keeps spending NIL $$ . They will be relevant until they run out of NIL and/or Pitino calls it quits.
 
superjohn said:
Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins, Joson Sanon, Zuby, and Wilcher is an insanely talented core and I'm sure they'll fill in around it. I think they'll be top 5 preseason along with UConn.
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Insanely talented but not pieces that necessarily fit together the way his roster was this past season
 
jibsey said:
How did that work out for them last year, they were very physical and top rated defensively?
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They won the conference and conference tournament, got a 2 seed, top 10 AP ranking for a large portion of the season, beat us twice. They had the best season of St Johns basketball in probably 40 years. What are we even talking about?
 
mauconnfan said:
I just don’t believe Stew was promised a starting job from Dan. I’m sure he was promised to have a great opportunity and lots of minutes no matter but nothing more.
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I don't see how he doesn't start. He could have gone portal otherwise. It would be hard to imagine he came back with the understanding that he would come off the bench, regardless of more minutes. Stewie is to good not to start his Jr. year, imo he has earned it. He knows what he needs to work on for next season or else.
 
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superjohn said:
They're going to be loaded.
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Hopefully, with the same results as this year.
 
Captbluefin said:
Slick Rick is 4x the coach Self is
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Calipari handled Pitino in the tournament a lot easier than he handled Self. With that, It would be difficult to argue that Self had a better team than Pitino did.
 
Huskyforlife said:
They won the conference and conference tournament, got a 2 seed, top 10 AP ranking for a large portion of the season, beat us twice. They had the best season of St Johns basketball in probably 40 years. What are we even talking about?
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We are talking about them not advancing beyond the round of 32 and losing to a 10 seed which is mostly how seasons are judged.
Now yes they had a good year and yes he’s buying players at an unprecedented rate with no freshman development.
Are we supposed to praise Pitino and St. John’s for this? They are this huge success to be admired?
They suck no matter where they finish in the BE, and their fans are total pieces of crap.
For the first time in 30 years they have emerged from their ratholes to boast about their “superiority”.
I don’t think Hurley will ever go this route and continue developing high school players with some transfers. It’s still college that way not some pro organization which is what St. John’s now is.
 
superjohn said:
He had all transfers this past season and they ran away with the Big East and got a 2 seed. They spit the bit in the tournament but it worked out pretty damn well for them. They'll be more talented this upcoming season.
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I'd be more worried about continuity if Wilcher and Zuby weren't in their 3rd year of Pitino camp.
 

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