I was impressed by Billy Lange last season in his game at SHU in NIT.

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shu09 said:

KW is angling for another job in the middle of coaching a team headed to the NCAA's? Ya don't say?!

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Half his underclassmen have feelers out, why shouldn't he. What a terrible business.

shupat08 said:

12pts, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 0 turnovers yesterday.

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That bounce pass on the fast break in the 2nd half was a thing of beauty.

SPK145 said:

How many opt-outs will there be?

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Hopefully enough so we can defend our title!!!!!!

Seton75 said:

of all the schools out there we had more boosters sent to jail i bet lol

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LMAO. So true. Isn't it amazing how recruiting went down after they went to jail. hmmmmmmm

pitino and miller getting jobs at the catholic school leage after losing their job in disgrace says all we need to know about the BE. this is more forgiveness than jesus expected i think lol. if repole went to sh and we could have milked that to get one of them...i assune a big yes. of all the schools out there we had more boosters sent to jail i bet lol

williaza01 said:

We have always agreed on Pitino. However if we would have called him he would have blocked our number immediately. There is no question he wouldn’t ever consider us for a nano second

Also, idk about digging up old posts because you’re also the guy who literally bet several posters that KW would be fired by year 3 and never see a year 4..and made this claim several times

So like all of us you seem to win some and lose some around here

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Where would Pitino be if Mike Anderson had a very good year in 2023? His shot at SJU was never a guarantee. In 2022 he would've jump at the second any big east school called, especially one within 15 minutes of NYC. He would've been in Willard's chair before Willard started packing. I think he would've gone to Xavier, Nova, Georgetown, Butler or Depaul.

Merge said:

The CR was always going to pass. They always pass it through the drama.



Right, and that is a bad thing.
Err on the side of caution. I’d rather 5 ineligible people receive benefits for the next 6 months while they actually take them time to analyze the data and validate eligible recipients than kick 1 eligible person off.

It didn’t need to be quick. It would be far easier to sell this stuff as a good thing if they showed that they cared at all about collateral damage.

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Like I said, it was a strategy move. They wanted to get a whole bunch of data out there quickly and make some decisions and were less concerned about the accuracy.

Trump essentially has a year and a half to get as much of his agenda done as possible because he won’t be able to count on the midterms. It’s a mad dash on all fronts. Time is not his friend and 2026 will tell us about how the public feels.

Assuming both leave for NBA Packs could be in trouble next year

HALL85 said:

and it was ammunition to get the CR passed

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The CR was always going to pass. They always pass it through the drama.

HALL85 said:

Accuracy was not as important as speed to get information out there.

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Right, and that is a bad thing.
Err on the side of caution. I’d rather 5 ineligible people receive benefits for the next 6 months while they actually take them time to analyze the data and validate eligible recipients than kick 1 eligible person off.

It didn’t need to be quick. It would be far easier to sell this stuff as a good thing if they showed that they cared at all about collateral damage.

Small consolation prize for SHU this year.RU signs two lottery pick players and goes nowhere.

newshu1 said:

Amount of sour grapes by Seton Hall fans over St Johns, Repole and Pitino never ceases to amaze me. You would be licking his jock strap if Pitino and OR Repole were part of Seton Hall. Alas though we have Priest scandals and poverty NIL

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I think I've been pretty consistent over the years about how distasteful I'd find the idea of Pitino coaching Seton Hall. I know he's a great coach; his record speaks for itself. But no, I would not be doing anything of the sort.

(And yes, Seton Hall has plenty of reprobates to push out the door. I just don't want to bring others in though the other side.)

This is about FOX and The Crown tournament vs ESPN and the NIT. The Crown this year is ridiculous but FOX will make adjustments for next year.

NYShoreGuy said:

Tom Pecora
Pat Chambers

I am not really fond of the coach tree logic in any sport.

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Those 2 names make my point.

These guys did not sniff Nova job when Jay left. Neptune, with 1 year of head coaching experience at Fordham, got the job. This was a Jay orchestrated move because no AD or President would have even considered Neptune to take over such a great position. No knock on Neptune, but Nova took a huge risk and lost badly.

Merge said:

Good example of why taking time and getting things right is more important than getting things done quickly

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This is a carbon copy of what he did at Twitter. Certainly not the traditional way to restructure a company. It’s incredibly messy and they ended up hiring some of the terminated employees back. My gut tells me that he had the DOGE team analyze when people logged on and off the system or when they came in to the office. Directionally helpful, but not perfect.

I think the primary purpose though was to show that Trump was acting immediately on another one of his campaign promises (government waste) and it was ammunition to get the CR passed (which it did). Accuracy was not as important as speed to get information out there. Between the border, DOGE, Ukraine and Gaza hardly any attention was paid to his cabinet nominees, inflation and a number of the other things.

Need this kid asap

hinson32 said:

He is the best NJ big I have seen since Townes.

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Hines is a big, athletic rim runner who stays in the paint in the halfcourt and dominates with his size, power and athleticism. He dunks every ball like he's trying to break the backboard. He grabs every rebound. His power and ability to run and jump has earned him his Baby Shaq nickname.

He's dominating his HS competition like Townes did. In his 4 state tournament games he's averaging 27 points & 21 rebounds, but I haven't seen him have to battle any other capable big men during his 25 games in NJ. Today's opponent has a Ukranian kid who is 6'9" going to play D3.

hallwins said:

Please stop with the semantics.
Show me anyone that coached with Wright who was successful as a head coach.

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Tom Pecora
Pat Chambers

I am not really fond of the coach tree logic in any sport.

JTSHU said:

How can u justify a 6-12 team is in when we had 13 wins last year

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Because this isnt about 24-25 texas vs 23-24 shu for a spot in this year's field.

MBF72 said:

Agree: despite playing in Las Vegas, it has loser written all over it. Bad, tired, demoralized teams from the big conferences not good enough to make the NCAA field of 68. The NIT will be more interesting and competitive with mid majors seeing it as a big(ger) deal.

Wonder if Crown considered allowing teams knocked out of the dance during first weekend to enter? On the other hand, that might look like loser x 2.

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Isn't there a pretty large payout for the participants, including players? I am not sure, but thought I read that somewhere.

ivyhillparkk1963 said:

Ridiculous how a 6-12 Texas was one of last four in as of a few days ago

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How can u justify a 6-12 team is in when we had 13 wins last year

SPK145 said:

The Crown Tournament is just a stupid idea.

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Agree: despite playing in Las Vegas, it has loser written all over it. Bad, tired, demoralized teams from the big conferences not good enough to make the NCAA field of 68. The NIT will be more interesting and competitive with mid majors seeing it as a big(ger) deal.

Wonder if Crown considered allowing teams knocked out of the dance during first weekend to enter? On the other hand, that might look like loser x 2.

I can’t see the Crown lasting past this year. Who wants to keep practicing for three weeks for a meaningless tournament. Most teams want to get ready for next year and half your team might be in the portal. One way I could see something like the NIT lasting is if the winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the following year. Might even help people stay knowing their team is guaranteed a spot.