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Post by hawaii bill on Mar 14, 2020 17:38:41 GMT -5
Hey everyone! New to posting on the board but long-time reader. I'm graduating from Iona in May and want to keep up with and talk Iona Hoops! It felt like the perfect time to officially join the board as we start the Pitino era. I want to first say thank you to Coach Cluess for his 10 years of dedication to Iona College, the student-athletes, and the community. I got to witness 3 of the 4 straight MAAC Championships as a student and will always cherish that. He will be truly missed and I am on board with the Cluess Center idea! With that being said, I am very excited about the Rick Pitino hire. Welcome! I hope he can first sustain the great culture of Iona Basketball by doing things the right way. I'm sure he wants to finish his coaching career with integrity. Secondly, I hope he can try to get us to the next level in terms of recruiting, scheduling, and NCAA Tournament success! Coach Pitino has tons of connections, experience, and new facilities that I hope will help him get some impact recruits. All in all a very exciting day that all of us needed after the last few weeks. Looking forward to talking with you all and Go Gaels! Welcome and congrats on your approaching graduation.
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Post by jerseygael on Mar 14, 2020 17:39:20 GMT -5
Definitely going to be an interesting off season. Can't imagine who he will bring in as his staff and the recruiting speculation for this year should be off the charts!
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Post by IONA86 on Mar 14, 2020 17:39:39 GMT -5
Hey everyone! New to posting on the board but long-time reader. I'm graduating from Iona in May and want to keep up with and talk Iona Hoops! It felt like the perfect time to officially join the board as we start the Pitino era. I want to first say thank you to Coach Cluess for his 10 years of dedication to Iona College, the student-athletes, and the community. I got to witness 3 of the 4 straight MAAC Championships as a student and will always cherish that. He will be truly missed and I am on board with the Cluess Center idea! With that being said, I am very excited about the Rick Pitino hire. Welcome! I hope he can first sustain the great culture of Iona Basketball by doing things the right way. I'm sure he wants to finish his coaching career with integrity. Secondly, I hope he can try to get us to the next level in terms of recruiting, scheduling, and NCAA Tournament success! Coach Pitino has tons of connections, experience, and new facilities that I hope will help him get some impact recruits. All in all a very exciting day that all of us needed after the last few weeks. Looking forward to talking with you all and Go Gaels! Welcome.
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Post by ic59 on Mar 14, 2020 17:40:36 GMT -5
iona20, welcome. Looking forward to your posts. My own 2c:
We'll probably change the name of the HAC to either: 1. Casablanca or 2. Rick's Place
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Post by gael4life on Mar 14, 2020 17:43:51 GMT -5
Thank you thank you thank you good Lord!
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Post by Super on Mar 14, 2020 17:49:58 GMT -5
Masiello played for Pitino at Kentucky … and was his ballboy with Knicks.
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Post by sharkey on Mar 14, 2020 17:51:10 GMT -5
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Post by java on Mar 14, 2020 17:51:54 GMT -5
Hey everyone! New to posting on the board but long-time reader. I'm graduating from Iona in May and want to keep up with and talk Iona Hoops! It felt like the perfect time to officially join the board as we start the Pitino era. I want to first say thank you to Coach Cluess for his 10 years of dedication to Iona College, the student-athletes, and the community. I got to witness 3 of the 4 straight MAAC Championships as a student and will always cherish that. He will be truly missed and I am on board with the Cluess Center idea! With that being said, I am very excited about the Rick Pitino hire. Welcome! I hope he can first sustain the great culture of Iona Basketball by doing things the right way. I'm sure he wants to finish his coaching career with integrity. Secondly, I hope he can try to get us to the next level in terms of recruiting, scheduling, and NCAA Tournament success! Coach Pitino has tons of connections, experience, and new facilities that I hope will help him get some impact recruits. All in all a very exciting day that all of us needed after the last few weeks. Looking forward to talking with you all and Go Gaels! . Nice first post. Welcome!
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Post by Super on Mar 14, 2020 17:53:52 GMT -5
Any word on Arrigoni Challenge phase II? (Locker rooms, conditioning space, bathrooms, refreshment area)
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Post by sharkey on Mar 14, 2020 18:00:23 GMT -5
This can't be accurate, can it? Cluess was making $1.1 million per year?
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Post by tau on Mar 14, 2020 18:04:35 GMT -5
Iona is now trending
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Post by broguy99 on Mar 14, 2020 18:13:01 GMT -5
Hey everyone! New to posting on the board but long-time reader. I'm graduating from Iona in May and want to keep up with and talk Iona Hoops! It felt like the perfect time to officially join the board as we start the Pitino era. I want to first say thank you to Coach Cluess for his 10 years of dedication to Iona College, the student-athletes, and the community. I got to witness 3 of the 4 straight MAAC Championships as a student and will always cherish that. He will be truly missed and I am on board with the Cluess Center idea! With that being said, I am very excited about the Rick Pitino hire. Welcome! I hope he can first sustain the great culture of Iona Basketball by doing things the right way. I'm sure he wants to finish his coaching career with integrity. Secondly, I hope he can try to get us to the next level in terms of recruiting, scheduling, and NCAA Tournament success! Coach Pitino has tons of connections, experience, and new facilities that I hope will help him get some impact recruits. All in all a very exciting day that all of us needed after the last few weeks. Looking forward to talking with you all and Go Gaels! Welcome. need more younger guys on the board.
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Post by sharkey on Mar 14, 2020 18:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by hawaii bill on Mar 14, 2020 18:24:52 GMT -5
iona20, welcome. Looking forward to your posts. My own 2c: We'll probably change the name of the HAC to either: 1. Casablanca or 2. Rick's Place Rick's Café Americain
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Post by GuyF on Mar 14, 2020 18:25:12 GMT -5
This is tremendous and informative. Also should be noted that Pitino mentions Matt G as a key for this happening multiple times. Matt has taken a lot of heat out here, maybe time to tip the cap to him on a job well done.
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