Rick Pitino

[Day2]

That probably doesn’t even warrant a response. So you think he is commuting every day from Mamaroneck to Syracuse every day?

He doesn’t need SU as evidenced by getting a 2 seed this year. There is zero reason to come here for him.

No, he wouldn’t need to commute every day. He can split time. Syracuse during the season and NYC for most of the offseason. Mrs. Pitino stays in NYC full time.

He could have just as easily made SU a 2-seed. Or a 1-seed even. SU is a better gig and you should be ashamed for thinking otherwise.

 

[Scooch]

If the university is going to shy away from the likes of Pitino and Weitsman, then they have to deliver. They’re not.

Sure, we know this.

What's the deal with the aggressive Pitino support? The folks who are putting it forth seem... angry? I get that people are very upset that SU sucks, but there's something else going on here that I can't understand.

Why so mad specifically about Pitino?

 

[HRE Otto IV]

No, he wouldn’t need to commute every day. He can split time. Syracuse during the season and NYC for most of the offseason. Mrs. Pitino stays in NYC full time.

He could have just as easily made SU a 2-seed. Or a 1-seed even. SU is a better gig and you should be ashamed for thinking otherwise.

The BBall season is 6 months in the WINTER. That is assuming he isn’t around to police the kids for the other 4 months school is in session.

SU is NOT a better gig for HIM. Pitino can win ANYWHERE. So a school would need to either offer him a boat load of money (SU will not) or be an attractive place to live (CNY is not).

There isn’t a single reason for him to go to SU.

 

[Day2]

Sure, we know this.

What's the deal with the aggressive Pitino support? The folks who are putting it forth seem... angry? I get that people are very upset that SU sucks, but there's something else going on here that I can't understand.

Why so mad specifically about Pitino?

It’s the shift in narrative. It’s fabricated and insulting.

 

[Day2]

The BBall season is 6 months in the WINTER. That is assuming he isn’t around to police the kids for the other 4 months school is in session.

SU is NOT a better gig for HIM. Pitino can win ANYWHERE. So a school would need to either offer him a boat load of money (SU will not) or be an attractive place to live (CNY is not).

There isn’t a single reason for him to go to SU.

If this is how the majority of our fanbase feels, we’re doomed.

(I can tell by all of the empty seats that it’s not.)

 

[HRE Otto IV]

If this is how the majority of our fanbase feels, we’re doomed.

(I can tell by all of the empty seats that it’s not.)

Can you try reading and comprehending for once?

Program prestige means nothing to Pitino. Give me ONE reason why he would choose SU.

 

[Jake]

Syracuse is four hours from NYC. That’s not an obstacle.

It’s not like he’s faithful.

You’re not dealing in reality. Rick Pitino (and especially his wife), is not moving to Syracuse, NY.

No amount of $ is making that happen.

He’s also not commuting from NYC to Syracuse.

 

[bnoro]

I've always thought it'd be fun to list all the players who went off and had career nights from behind the arc against JB's zone. Off the top of my head, I remember:

• Darius Lane
• Quincy Doby
• Kevin Huerter
• Kyle McAlarney
• Chris Hill
• I know I'm missing at least a few more. Who else?

Jeremy Hazell

 

[Day2]

Can you try reading and comprehending for once?

Program prestige means nothing to Pitino. Give me ONE reason why he would choose SU.

Don’t give me that reading comprehension nonsense. You haven’t needed to clarify any of your posts on my behalf. I understand you just fine. I’m just not buying what you’re selling.

1. Historically elite program
2. Historically elite conference
3. The Dome
4. Bookending his career
5. Because he would have followed JB

To reiterate, I read your opinion about program prestige. You can retcon SU’s decision to not even try to talk to Pitino all you want. Doesn’t make it the gospel.

 

[Bill Orange]

You’re not dealing in reality. Rick Pitino (and especially his wife), is not moving to Syracuse, NY.

No amount of $ is making that happen.

He’s also not commuting from NYC to Syracuse.

THIS!

And TV spots for Ray Catena > NYE Auto.

 

[Day2]

You’re not dealing in reality. Rick Pitino (and especially his wife), is not moving to Syracuse, NY.

No amount of $ is making that happen.

He’s also not commuting from NYC to Syracuse.

Asked and answered.

 

[Day2]

THIS!

And TV spots for Ray Catena > NYE Auto.

Show me a post from 2+ years ago that said anything about Pitino not wanting to coach/live in Syracuse. It was always about us being too good for him.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

That probably doesn’t even warrant a response. So you think he is commuting every day from Mamaroneck to Syracuse every day?

He doesn’t need SU as evidenced by getting a 2 seed this year. There is zero reason to come here for him.

Not sure why people are still rehashing this. Syracuse has no one that is as good friends with Pitino as Mike Repole along with Repole's money.

 

[Day2]

Not sure why people are still rehashing this. Syracuse has no one that is as good friends with Pitino as Mike Repole along with Repole's money.

We didn’t even try. All of these reasons are speculative, not because we reached out and he declined.

 

[CuseTG2003]

Jeremy Hazell

I knew there was another Seton Hall guy I was forgetting

 

[ar inj]

We didn’t even try. All of these reasons are speculative, not because we reached out and he declined.

You give me no choice but to find the ignore button.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

We didn’t even try. All of these reasons are speculative, not because we reached out and he declined.

He went to Louisville and UK because of his horse racing connections. He went to Iona because of his horse racing connections. He went to St. Johns because of his horse racing connections.

 

[Jake]

Asked and answered.

lol. Ok.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Don’t give me that reading comprehension nonsense. You haven’t needed to clarify any of your posts on my behalf. I understand you just fine. I’m just not buying what you’re selling.

1. Historically elite program
2. Historically elite conference
3. The Dome
4. Bookending his career
5. Because he would have followed JB

To reiterate, I read your opinion about program prestige. You can retcon SU’s decision to not even try to talk to Pitino all you want. Doesn’t make it the gospel.

Why do any of those 5 things matter to Pitino?

You like to pivot the conversation when you are wrong.

 

[Day2]

Why do any of those 5 things matter to Pitino?

You like to pivot the conversation when you are wrong.

I pivoted because I gave you five reasons instead of one? The only pivot I see is the narrative.

 

[Scooch]

It’s the shift in narrative. It’s fabricated and insulting.

I still don’t follow. You’re saying that Pitino wanted to coach at SU? Or that he would have if asked?

There’s a LOT of coaches SU could have hired instead of Autry. It seems like folks have fixated on Pitino because of how well he’s done this year.

 

[Day2]

I still don’t follow. You’re saying that Pitino wanted to coach at SU? Or that he would have if asked?

There’s a LOT of coaches SU could have hired instead of Autry. It seems like folks have fixated on Pitino because of how well he’s done this year.

The latter.

Nah, it’s because he was mentioned as a potential replacement quite a bit. For years. Plus, the timeline matches up.

When his name was mentioned, though, the naysayers said SU shouldn’t stoop so low. That was the justification. Nothing about only coaching in NYC.

 

[Jake]

The latter.

Nah, it’s because he was mentioned as a potential replacement quite a bit. For years. Plus, the timeline matches up.

When his name was mentioned, though, the naysayers said SU shouldn’t stoop so low. That was the justification. Nothing about only coaching in NYC.

Let me be clear, in order for a coach to be a candidate there has the be interest on one side or the other. In order for it to be a negotiation there has to be interest on both sides.

Please trust me when I say, neither side had interest in the other.

 

[djcon57]

Let me be clear, in order for a coach to be a candidate there has the be interest on one side or the other. In order for it to be a negotiation there has to be interest on both sides.

Please trust me when I say, neither side had interest in the other.

I think your agreeing with what he’s saying.

The reason we didn’t go after Pitino wasn’t because of reason a, b, and c. It was because we didn’t have interest in him.

 

[Cusefan69]

I think your agreeing with what he’s saying.

The reason we didn’t go after Pitino wasn’t because of reason a, b, and c. It was because we didn’t have interest in him.

And Pitino had no interest in Syracuse. I believe Jake was stating neither party had interest in the other.