Pitino

I knew Pitino was a #$%^ing a rear of a donkey way back when he got rid of Bernard King because King wanted to rehab his torn knee in private.  King went on to become an all-star.  The Knicks didn't win shit, even with Mark Jackson and Patrick Ewing.

So he's #$%^ing up college kids' lives by throwing them out.

In other words, he's just as loyal to those players who came to St John's when they could have gone elsewhere as he was to his wife when he porked an assistant coach's wife next to the veal marsala.

He makes it hard to root for him.
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Quote from: newsman13 on March 29, 2023, 08:38:45 AM

I knew Pitino was a #$%^ing a rear of a donkey way back when he got rid of Bernard King because King wanted to rehab his torn knee in private.  King went on to become an all-star.  The Knicks didn't win shit, even with Mark Jackson and Patrick Ewing.

So he's #$%^ing up college kids' lives by throwing them out.

In other words, he's just as loyal to those players who came to St John's when they could have gone elsewhere as he was to his wife when he porked an assistant coach's wife next to the veal marsala.

He makes it hard to root for him.

You got all your facts wrong other than that great post. After 23 years of bullshit #$%^ loyalty we want to win!

With the exception of Storr these were not can't miss studs. Let them go, clean house and let's get talented players here that can get us to March and beyond. As for Storr, not sure who directed it. But if it was Pitino, trust his instincts. If it was Storr, silly opportunity to pass  up playing for Hall of Fame coach and improve your game.

Posh can transfer within the conference. Imagine if he transfers to Georgetown or even UConn.

Posh can transfer within the conference. Imagine if he transfers to Georgetown or even UConn.

Why should he have loyalty to kids who don’t get back on defense?

Still not a fan of Posh.

Pitino gets us into the 5 star discussions so why not open up that extra scholarship.

You're exhausting. Posh was BE freshman of the year and honorable mention all BE as a sophomore. He stunk this year because he was forced to play out of position. He was forced to play out of position because he was coached by a nitwit.

There are 17 five-star recruits in the entire US. One of them is unsigned. Five of the top 100 players in the US are unsigned. Whereas St John's currently has two scholarship players. Maybe you think Pitino can create players in a laboratory, like Fauci created COVID. If he can't, and if he can't coach Posh and Storr into your idea of Big East players, who's he going to coach up, the Iona starting five? And even if he kills it in the transfer portal, he's going to have half a dozen ish scholarships to fill next year. This sort of discontinuity benefits neither the program nor the players. It only benefits Pitino, who's long since demonstrated that he's a narcissistic sanctimonious gasbag. Reminds in that way me of Lavin, except we know that Pitino's dick works and Mary Ann Jarou knew that Lavin's didn't.

I don't see the discontinuity as a huge issue right now- Pitino needs a full year to recruit his guys.

We are going to be competitive and surprise next year, but I don't think we expected Final Four level squad next year.

Fine, you make the point Posh won those accolades and played better earlier on in his career here, but it did not work out when he was needed most this year. Call it bad coaching (fair point) or just bad basketball. Either way, the culture here rots and it was time to cut bait with players that were not great and did not have the play to bail them out.

The only player other than Soriano that I would have like seen stay is Storr.

Maybe it's me.  Maybe I've been following this underachieving steaming pile of excrement for too many years.  That's why I'm already bracing for next season's excuses...and the Greek Chorus that'll follow.

Like we'll lose early games because "we had to bring in too many players".  No you didn't.  A team that grossly underachieved and still won 18 games welcomed in the new coach.  They could have been coached up...with actual game plans, but no.  Of course, the Greek Chorus will chime in..."we're getting ready for March".  Maybe.  Our HOF coach guarantees it, but I'm badly jaded.

So we're rooting for an overly egotistical doosh bag to get us to the promised land.  That kind of takes the fun out of it, doesn't it?

Looie was our HOF coach.  How many NCAA championships does he have?  Change my mind, Rick.  We've had nothing whatsoever but negativity in the one week plus you've been on board. All I see is pieces of corn and straw on the droppings that remain of our program.  How about one positive shred we can take into the weekend.  Just one.

Maybe it's me. 

I assume you know Posh was Big East defensive player of the year.  I suggest you follow the team before posting BS.