That one angers me as well.
To be fair I don't think anyone can manage billionaires very well.
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When one considers the giant increase in attendance, merch sales and donations that has come along with the Johnnies resurgence this season, one should recognize that $4 million is a small amount in comparison.To be fair I don't think anyone can manage billionaires very well.
And here comes the spin article this morning haha. Ok now Pitino says it's not NIL because they have 2 guys on their team that are not highly paid.
"St. John’s, The Post recently reported, has an NIL payroll around $4 million, which is believed to be No. 1 in the Big East."
“So you build a team by making sure you understand the whole puzzle of what goes into it, and people just mischaracterize the NIL and [how] St. John’s has been built. St. John’s didn’t get built by the NIL. St. John’s got built with the character of the players, and certainly we are excited to have these young men.”
Can't make this stuff up. So Pitino has 4 mil (2 mil from just one guy) in NIL to spend and the rest of the big east is at 1.5 - 2 mil at total, but guess that doesn't matter. Pitino is a great coach but can we stop with the gaslighting.
St. John’s title team wasn’t ‘built by NIL money’: Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino wanted to set the record straight: St. John’s isn’t the product of a high Name, Image & Likeness payroll.
That might be a pretty good idea for once. We are feeding too much talent to other programs before our guys really become fully developed players. Get our current guys to agree to take roles focusing on their strengths and bring in 2 to 3 guys P4 players in the transfer portal.
The discussion with Moore should be about accountability. Guys would rather pout and transfer due to lack of playing time than to fix their flaws. Moore should be complimented for his energy and shooting but constructively criticized for his defense and ball handling. We desperately need Freeman to return but he needs to get stronger and be more aggressive. JJ can definitely be effective in a reduced role and not be the number one option at all times. There were times where he dominated when the opposing team had no one to stop him slashing to the basket.
About 5 days I think. Last game last season was the 13th. Copeland announced on the 18th.
I think he and Choppa could wind up there lol
Likely? Definitely
This is where the forbidden idea of “Private Equity” would come in handy.
One thing we learned is that we cannot be successful without a strong legitimate point guard. That’s where the big NIL dollars should go, along with retaining Freeman. We do not need to spend a lot on a center again, but might be better off with 2 average centers who can provide decent play defensively.
They won’t see the floor at St. John’s with the way they both play defense. Even Pitino can’t fix Moore’s olay defense.
Disagree. Everyone on our roster is pretty terrible on D individually I feel like it’s almost certainly a coaching/system issue
I would predict we see movement by the end of the day tomorrow. Today is all about the selection show but you never know.
You said the same thing about Kadary in the offseason.
syracusefan.com
While a "system" may help, good defense is nothing more than individual attitude and effort. Offense requires a certain skill level, but a kid can play defense if his mindset makes it a priority.
We had times this year when Carlos/ Cuffe/ Bell and Petar were on the court at the same time. Really there’s no way more than 1-2 of them should’ve been at the court at any given time against P5 competition.
