OT: Rick Pitino New Head Coach at St. John's

If all you care about is winning, then Pitino will get that for you. He'll have them within the tournament within 2-3 years. 

He's not a good guy, but there are plenty of dirtbags in college sports. A lot of ADs sit there and say "well if I don't hire this guy, I'm going to get fired for lack of results anyway? So why not roll the dice on him and hope he doesn't bring me a scandal? At least then I have a shot of not getting fired, because if I stay the course I KNOW I'm getting fired.  

not a gamble IMO. when i was young, the johnnies were part of the big east renaissance. georgetown, StJohns, Providence, and others have become afterthoughts. Nova is the only one who has most recently thrived and that appears to have been mainly Jay Wright. UConn and Cuse had continuity because of legendary coaches.

I don't see much of a downside. They're a small commuter type school on Long Island with a strong following, but have been irrelevant for 25 years... god. Felipe Lopez was the next huge thing.. that was 1999. Shit i'm getting too old.

I think they'll be more competitive but Iona had been one of the more consistent mid-major teams before he showed up and so the lift necessary to get St. John's back to competitive in the Big East, let alone nationally relevant, is going to be tough.  And let's be honest - a lot of the stuff Pitino got away with building those teams at Kentucky and Louisville (the hundred dollar handshakes, the free cars, etc.) are basically allowed now and so I wonder how much of an advantage he'll have there.  

I'll ignore the fact that he's also an awful person going to work at a Catholic school because hypocrisy don't mean a thing if you can get a game on TruTV in March.

St. Johns must be really desperate to hire an over-the-hill perv like Pitino.  

Yeah....this is going to go better than before....I'm sure he's turned the corner.....looks concerned 

Should just make this thread a general college basketball coaching change topic because I also want to discuss Cooley going to Georgetown.  His name was thrown around with the Michigan job back when they went with Juwann (depending who you talked to, he was actually offered and turned it down).  

I was one of those who was down on big Ed at the time - but it will be interesting to see if he can turn around Georgetown, especially as Michigan has hit a bit of a skid recently....

I hear the school is renaming itself St. Jerks.

For the lips of a harlot are like a honeycomb dropping, and her throat is smoother than oil. But her end is bitter as wormwood.

can't find anything about peruvian marching powder and recruits, but i'll keep looking...

Micah Shrewsberry...just might get an substantial raise out of this.

Reading Prov coming hard for his services. Needing PSU answer whatever anyone else offer. Like his style which translate good for PSU and league.

He should only be playing shuffleboard in del boca vista at his age.  Go away.

SATAN                                              SATAN

So much for poverty and chastity...but he was found to have "promoted an atmosphere of compliance" at Louisville so I guess they figure they've at least got the obedience part covered.

Who was complying with what is an open question.

I was kinda hoping St. Johns would hire a famous former player like we did in Metta World Peace.

They need to scrub the restaurant floors near campus to get ready for The Vampire’s sexy time. 

Iona: another stepping stone.

Putting the saint back in St. John's...   or maybe it's Satan John's now.

I wonder if he'll last more than 10 seconds...

How many seconds will he last on the bathroom floor at St. Johns ?

Pitino said entire sexual encounter with Sypher "took less than 15 seconds"

The NCAA?  They're absentee landlords.  Worship that?  Never!!!

This guy is still available for a D-1 program that's looking to jump-start their program.

Pitino is kind of like the Pete Carroll of basketball.  More college than pro but the same idea, and about the same age.

I wish they'd called me to write the job posting.  Qualifications:  Must be a criminal sex vampire with a history of getting to the NCAA tournament.  Experience in lying, cheating and/or stealing preferred.  Compensation based on experience and how much we can loot from our donors.

I don’t think it’s a gamble at all.  

He’s won at every college stop he’s been to. 

Hiring an NBA assistant who’s been away from the college game for 2 and a half decades and ZERO head coaching experience...now that's a gamble. 

Dirt bag of a human

Just like when the superbowl comes to town, the great hooker migration to Queens has already begun. 

Not a gamble at all. This is a slam dunk.  St Johns needs star power and they just got it. 

Get fired for anything but losing and you will always find another place willing to give you a chance.

All in all a pretty good hire for St. John’s, best case, he makes them relevant and a destination job once he leaves, worst case it doesn’t work out and you are what you are. 

Inflation is out of control as it is - I bemoan those seeking hookers and blow in that area of the country as prices are going to skyrocket.  

Thoughts and prayers.

Rick "I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom" Pitino 

New York City has some pretty awesome escort services, much better than White Plains or Louisville, so he should be happy there.