St Johns-UConn
- Thread starter R.O.T.Muckinfush
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They might makes us regret we didn’t give him a second term
I rarely watch college basketball except of course for the Cats. But watched our ex old coach tonight. More than impressed. Pitino will turn 73 later this year. He hasn’t lost a step when it comes to coaching. Down 14 points in the first half at UConn yet they pull it out due to a relentless defense ( over 20 turnovers for UConn) and a well orchestrated offense.
Only with fans who still could not deal with their emotions 20 years after Pitino left.
"Abortions"
"Affairs"
"Prostitutes"
"Slime ball"
And also the man who took Kentucky from ashes back to number one in the country in a two year window.
I think their coach also still has a strong fire burning that’s fueling his drive to win while ours just didn’t care anymore.
Pitino is in a perfect spot for him, a place he likes and a place where the pressure is MUCH MUCH less than say UofL or Kentucky.
I know a lot of people would like to have him back here, but I think he's too old and wouldn't handle the pressure well. Guys like him take smaller D1s or less prominent D1s and enjoy their last few years of coaching without all the insane pressure.
Big East is a good conference for him (not really good, but not ACC bad either). SEC would eat him alive right now. I mean, look at Barnes, Cal, Beard, etc. All seasoned coaches getting tested every night.
I know a lot of people would like to have him back here, but I think he's too old and wouldn't handle the pressure well. Guys like him take smaller D1s or less prominent D1s and enjoy their last few years of coaching without all the insane pressure.
Big East is a good conference for him (not really good, but not ACC bad either). SEC would eat him alive right now. I mean, look at Barnes, Cal, Beard, etc. All seasoned coaches getting tested every night.
He's 72. Say he decided to go another 3 years. He'd be 75. And no telling about his health. I'm not against it, but, man, he's getting on in years.
So you're saying the pressure is more at St. John's? Come on.
And let's not forget what happened when he was under immense pressure at UofL.
The Big East is not insanely good atm, not like the SEC. But they have some good teams (St. Johns, Marquette, UConn)
What in that is refutable. Pitino is a good coach, no doubt. He's also 72. I have no doubt he can handle Xs and Os anywhere. It's the rest you have to take into fact at much larger programs.
Wish we would’ve hire pitino as the coach with pope as the coach in waiting to take over after 3-5 yrs.
Goes from griping about his players to this. You never know quite which Pitino you will get sometimes.
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