Pitino to Xavier

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[Piratz]

One less for Nova…

 

[dehere23]

Good hire by them. And he is going to bring his PG with him, I'm sure, among possibly others.

 

[radecicco]

Does Nova really think they can get Willard? Hard for me to buy that.

 

[PJVegas]

That pg may be the best pg in the BE if he comes to X.

 

[radecicco]

He’ll be at X.

 

[Ferreri22]

Why does everyone love Pitino all of sudden? He got thrown out of Power Conference (Minnie). Totally in over his head there. I don't see it, and think X could of done a lot better.

 

[SHU Advisory]

Does Nova really think they can get Willard? Hard for me to buy that.

Kevin Willard, Bobby Hurley or a surprise?

 

[HallX2]

Where will Fran McCaffery land?

 

[SHUSource]

Where will Fran McCaffery land?

Already did, at Penn.

 

[dehere23]

Why does everyone love Pitino all of sudden? He got thrown out of Power Conference (Minnie). Totally in over his head there. I don't see it, and think X could have done a lot better.

He is only 42. He didn’t do great in Minn, but that’s a hard job in that league and he did make the dance a few times, etc. He’s rebounded from that by doing a really good job at New Mexico.

I’m not saying it’s a direct parallel, but McDermott who is almost 20 years older wasn’t near as good during his 4 year stint at a power school and he’s obviously been terrific at Creighton. When Creighton hired him, many would have scoffed at that b/c of how his 4 years at Iowa St transpired.

 

[Hall91]

Have to assume Willard is Nova’s #1 right now. But they must have some wildcard. Could Jay return for one year?

 

[HallX2]

Already did, at Penn.

Good choice.

Lehigh. UNC Greensboro. Siena. Iowa. Penn. He is 65. Won’t have the same headaches.

 

[Bud Boomer]

Good hire by them. And he is going to bring his PG with him, I'm sure, among possibly others.

I’d be surprised if X can afford Don Dent. He’ll cost $3mil or more. One of the best players in all of CBB.

 

[Bud Boomer]

Why does everyone love Pitino all of sudden? He got thrown out of Power Conference (Minnie). Totally in over his head there. I don't see it, and think X could have done a lot better.

Minnesota seems like a dumpster fire, so I can excuse his lack of performance there, but to your point his UNM team was VERY talented compared to that league. He didn’t need to do much coaching.

 

[HallX2]

I’d be surprised if X can afford Don Dent. He’ll cost $3mil or more. One of the best players in all of CBB.

Never know what the Jesuits can pull off.

 

[TheHall87]

Minnesota seems like a dumpster fire, so I can excuse his lack of performance there, but to your point his UNM team was VERY talented compared to that league. He didn’t need to do much coaching.

The Mountain West has had 10 NCAA tournament teams the past two years. The bottom part is very weak but we've had that in the BE as well.

Minnesota has been a tough place to coach going back some years now but they may have unrealistic expectatons.

Pitino had three 20-win seasons and made a pair of NCAAs in eight years. Before him, Tubby Smith won 20 games five times in six years and made three NCAAs winning two games the year he was fired.

 

[Piratz]

MSG becoming the Pitino Invitational with Rick, son Richard at X, protege Kevin at Nova.

 

[Gritty5837]

Minnesota is a very tough gig. Niko Medved was pulled back to his alumni but I wonder what other schools sniffed around him the last 2 years. Guy can seriously coach but he's in for it up there.

 

[U-Hall]

MSG becoming the Pitino Invitational with Rick, son Richard at X, protege Kevin at Nova.

Rick Pitino should become the commissioner of the Big East.

 

[MBF72]

Have to assume Willard is Nova’s #1 right now. But they must have some wildcard. Could Jay return for one year?

No.

 

[MBF72]

He is only 42. He didn’t do great in Minn, but that’s a hard job in that league and he did make the dance a few times, etc. He’s rebounded from that by doing a really good job at New Mexico.

I’m not saying it’s a direct parallel, but McDermott who is almost 20 years older wasn’t near as good during his 4 year stint at a power school and he’s obviously been terrific at Creighton. When Creighton hired him, many would have scoffed at that b/c of how his 4 years at Iowa St transpired.

Richard is a very good hire at X. And it makes the brief talk of Luke Murray getting a sniff there as pie-in-the-sky.