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Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:25 pm
by PonyLaw90
Assume with me for the sake of argument that SMU and Pitino have a meeting of the minds:

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:41 pm
by MustangStealth
We would have new sanctions in under a week.

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:51 pm
by smupony94
Yeah, there are better options

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:55 pm
by PonyTime
Posted elsewhere - but more appropriate here:

Just hire the OTHER Pitino...Then we can hire dad as a consultant to help us recruit. MN about to pull in a lot of talent - just enrolled a nat top 50 to go with the nat top 50 from last year (and a top 65 the year prior).

Imagine what little Rickey could do in the DFW recruiting hotbed (perhaps with Dad's help?)

Appears he is now making 1.7 Million a year up there at MN...

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/08/25/richard-pitino-minnesota-golden-gophers-basketball-contract-extension

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Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:04 pm
by smubrooks
PonyTime wrote:Posted elsewhere - but more appropriate here:

Just hire the OTHER Pitino...Then we can hire dad as a consultant to help us recruit. MN about to pull in a lot of talent - just enrolled a nat top 50 to go with the nat top 50 from last year (and a top 65 the year prior).

Imagine what little Rickey could do in the DFW recruiting hotbed (perhaps with Dad's help?)

Appears he is now making 1.7 Million a year up there at MN...

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/08/25/richard-pitino-minnesota-golden-gophers-basketball-contract-extension

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Works for me!

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:18 pm
by ponyboy
I’d pass on the Patino era.

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:34 pm
by blackoutpony
Hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll no

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:45 pm
by RI Stang
smupony94 wrote:Yeah, there are better options


Agree that there HAVE to be better options, although nothing in the mold of Penny or Hurley jumps to mind (that are realistic), hopefully they are out there though?

What is Jank's contract status? Obviously are funds are limited for any sort of sizeable buyout.

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:45 pm
by Pony81
No way..... SMU’s NCAA baggage is too great to bring in a known sleaze ball, NCAA violator like Pitino.

We need to find the next up and coming coach and pay them 1.5+MM / year. Hurley kinda guy.....

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:56 pm
by sadderbudweiser
Forget Pitino....it's just not a great idea right now. We'd be the only DOUBLE DP in history and then we could all enjoy the latest edition of 30 for 30.

And I don't think Pitino Jr would jump at the opportunity to leave a legit P5.

I'm not sure who/what the answer is but it's best we start looking. I mentioned Jeff Van Gundy elsewhere and I'd for sure make that call...today!

Who else might be viable now?

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:30 pm
by mustangxc
George Karl is currently unemployed.

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 3:37 pm
by Bergermeister
Grant McCasland.

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 3:49 pm
by PonyTime
I hear Dave Bliss is available. Same with Jon Schumate and every other former SMU HC since the 80s (not including Tubbs)

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:54 pm
by sadderbudweiser
Scott Cross? He had a pretty nice thing going at UTA and got butt-raped. Now he's a Dixon assistant at Frogland. Not sure which of those two gigs is worse.

Re: Rick Pitino

PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:24 pm
by mustangxc
Scott Cross would probably be the best value hire we could get. I would definitely put him in my top 3.