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Post by gaelhoops on Mar 14, 2023 12:16:18 GMT -5
The St. John's position is just the type of situation Pitino loves. He can come in and resurrect the once proud program and give them meaning again. Plus he get's to stay in New York. If it happens I know we will make a great hire it's just what else do we lose besides Pitino. We lose most of the talent that would make us an unbelievable team next year and the possibility of becoming more than a great mid-major program. Sickening…
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Post by sharkey on Mar 14, 2023 12:18:16 GMT -5
The best part of winning the MAAC tournament has always been the hype of the players and programs, with Cluess doing multiple interviews.
Only one I have seen so far was from the selection show watch party, where he talks about loyalty, and how he owes the fans, Iona administration, players...
And next sentence how if there's mutual interest he has to go see the SJU campus...lol
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Post by sharkey on Mar 14, 2023 12:19:55 GMT -5
The St. John's position is just the type of situation Pitino loves. He can come in and resurrect the once proud program and give them meaning again. Plus he get's to stay in New York. If it happens I know we will make a great hire it's just what else do we lose besides Pitino. To be honest, very possible to lose a couple players even if he comes back
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Post by jim on Mar 14, 2023 12:26:07 GMT -5
Meaning our staff is going to change. Yup. Wish he would just leave now and let someone who cares about the program’s future coach these kids that deserve it. I agree 100%, I'm tired of listening to he BS. It all about him
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Post by jerseygael on Mar 14, 2023 12:34:13 GMT -5
The St. John's position is just the type of situation Pitino loves. He can come in and resurrect the once proud program and give them meaning again. Plus he get's to stay in New York. If it happens I know we will make a great hire it's just what else do we lose besides Pitino. To be honest, very possible to lose a couple players even if he comes back I guess but a lot if not all of these players came here to play for Pitino. Clayton made that comment the other day and I think RP would have a way to convince his players to stay with him.
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Post by thehat on Mar 14, 2023 12:42:12 GMT -5
Yup. Wish he would just leave now and let someone who cares about the program’s future coach these kids that deserve it. I agree 100%, I'm tired of listening to he BS. It all about him I think this is a thread a discussion that should be started on monday
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Post by brffdone on Mar 14, 2023 12:43:35 GMT -5
So let me continue the negativity of this thread. Remember well the Brokaw, Jerry Welsh, Arnold and Jeff’s final season of Iona hoops. Brace yourself for more of the same but at least you’ll have just about any seat in the house for home games as most will be empty…. As is the case with most threads, the Transfer Portal thread has taken a completely different direction…
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Post by sharkey on Mar 14, 2023 12:51:57 GMT -5
To be honest, very possible to lose a couple players even if he comes back I guess but a lot if not all of these players came here to play for Pitino. Clayton made that comment the other day and I think RP would have a way to convince his players to stay with him. Hope so, but he's not easy to play for plus NIL. This team deserves to run it back next year, no matter what happens in the tournament. Will be one of the best, if not the best MM program in the country. Unless Iona makes a run to the sweet 16, next week will be very interesting
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Post by Joebird on Mar 14, 2023 13:03:55 GMT -5
If Pitino wins us a game or two in the NCAA tournament on his way out, he can go wherever he wants. I’m confident the school will hire another great coach as they have always done. But please before he leaves can we win a damn game in the tournament? We are so due! I'm wondering if we will get credit for the win, or will they give it to St. Chicken! I can see the Saturday morning NY Post headline already-Pitino King of the Big East!
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Post by iona1970 on Mar 14, 2023 13:15:33 GMT -5
I agree 100%, I'm tired of listening to he BS. It all about him I think this is a thread a discussion that should be started on monday before we play in the sweet 16?
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Post by GuyF on Mar 14, 2023 13:25:15 GMT -5
I sorta agree, this thread is a bit silly now--our roster could very well be quite different once our season ends, and we'll have a lot more needs and wants from the portal. Also don't see the point in sharing guys of interest to us, as that would probably fit a third to a half of the literally 1000 players that will hit the portal. Should be more about when our name is listed as having contacted dudes, which means it can just go in the 2023 recruiting thread. And we're not going to see any names until, you know, we know who exactly our head coach is and who exactly is on the staff.
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Post by endwee on Mar 14, 2023 13:29:36 GMT -5
The portal is portaling and Iona's not getting mentioned with anyone. Confirms what we're all expecting once our season ends IMO. I guess I agree. However, last year we weren’t mentioned with very many exciting transfers this early in the process. But maybe for the same reasons??
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Post by gaelhoops on Mar 14, 2023 13:30:25 GMT -5
Kind of funny that everyone is saying he’s going to St. John’s. Meanwhile, Cooley is rumored for the Georgetown job. Don’t for one second think Pitino isn’t aware of this and is possibly hoping to be reunited with the Friars who he has spoke very highly of in the past.
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Post by iona1970 on Mar 14, 2023 13:31:55 GMT -5
The portal is portaling and Iona's not getting mentioned with anyone. Confirms what we're all expecting once our season ends IMO. I guess I agree. However, last year we weren’t mentioned with very many exciting transfers this early in the process. But maybe for the same reasons?? we didn't get many transfers either
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Post by GuyF on Mar 14, 2023 14:04:52 GMT -5
gaelhoops, let's calm down the namecalling of our coach please. At the moment he is still our coach.
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