Pitino

[Kevin Reilly]

There are rumors Providence may go after Pitino after this year. He did go to school there. Not sure if there is any truth in this rumor but I wonder how the board feels about this rumor. I think Pitino has sorely under performed in his first year at Xavier. I believe he had the most N.I.L. money that any coach at Xavier ever had. Not sure how our N.I. L. money stacks up against the rest of the Big East. I have heard compared to UConn we spend about 25% of what they do. Pitino 's record is 259-198. ....at Minnesota he was141-123. He had two good years out of 8 . At New Mexico he was 88-49. Three good years out of four .He has a .567 record over 14 years. Our we happy with a Coach who has a lifetime .567 winning record?? Next year is 8 months away but does anyone feel good about the future of the program? Our current roster was doomed before the season began. Maybe Pozzato would have given us 4-5 more wins but we are so far behind any kind of good teams. I am shocked to hear Pitino say that our defense is what it is . We tried everything but we are just a poor defense. Really? Isn't that what coaches are supposed to teach? Also didn't he realize before the season that he was bring in all these players who are not good at defense? I think he has gotten away with producing the worst Xavier team in decades with little if any criticism. Xavier has a long and proud history of turning out very good, tough minded teams. I think he is a good guy but in 15 years you can only label him a fair coach. I will give him another year but would not lose any sleep if he bolts to Providence

[Jesseandrippers]

Too early to bail on him yet. The team has been a tough look this year but have to give him a chance if he isnt doing anything way out of the norm.

[muskieman]

There are rumors Providence may go after Pitino after this year. He did go to school there. Not sure if there is any truth in this rumor but I wonder how the board feels about this rumor. I think Pitino has sorely under performed in his first year at Xavier. I believe he had the most N.I.L. money that any coach at Xavier ever had. Not sure how our N.I. L. money stacks up against the rest of the Big East. I have heard compared to UConn we spend about 25% of what they do. Pitino 's record is 259-198. ....at Minnesota he was141-123. He had two good years out of 8 . At New Mexico he was 88-49. Three good years out of four .He has a .567 record over 14 years. Our we happy with a Coach who has a lifetime .567 winning record?? Next year is 8 months away but does anyone feel good about the future of the program? Our current roster was doomed before the season began. Maybe Pozzato would have given us 4-5 more wins but we are so far behind any kind of good teams. I am shocked to hear Pitino say that our defense is what it is . We tried everything but we are just a poor defense. Really? Isn't that what coaches are supposed to teach? Also didn't he realize before the season that he was bring in all these players who are not good at defense? I think he has gotten away with producing the worst Xavier team in decades with little if any criticism. Xavier has a long and proud history of turning out very good, tough minded teams. I think he is a good guy but in 15 years you can only label him a fair coach. I will give him another year but would not lose any sleep if he bolts to Providence

First, who are you looking to replace Richard with?

Second, I recall Miller's second season with his players wasn't much to think about! His first year with Travis' players was good, but his second year was the first time in decades that X had a losing record.

Third, Richard was behind from the beginning when Miller bolted with two players who would have been significant to this season's success.

Sure, this season has not been what we wanted, but this board was predicting an off-season.

Richard's going to Providence would be based on a number of factors, so X needs to get their ducks in a row and present a better look than they did in the first season. Not knocking what they have done, just saying progression is the word in this time and environment.

[Kevin Reilly]

Muskieman I am not trying to replace him yet. Three head coaches in three years is a bad idea. I was trying to get a feel how the board feels about him. Xavier is 5-12 in the Big East and in real danger of finishing last in our league. I for one did not expect this bad of a season. I think Pitino would strongly consider the Providence job if they offer him. He did go to school there. Unless I am missing something next year doesn't look very promising either .As far as comparing Miller to Pitino it's not even close. Miller was 185-87 at Xavier. Miller did leave us twice and that stings but I believe if we had more N.I.L. funds he would still be here. I think the board is a lot more forgiving of Pitino than I am. How many Big East schools would tolerate a new coach with a big name finishing last in their league? Thank god I'm not in charge or Pitino would be nervous.

[ChitownSteve]

Very doubtful Coach Pitino will be leaving for Providence. Too soon, especially coming off a poor season at X and doubt Providence is his desired job.

I opposed the Pitino hire, frankly, went away from posting after the hire because it was a done deal. No sense in beating a dead horse. My opposition to Pitino was based upon a few reasons, but primarily because he is using X as a temporary job.

His most likely next stop is St.John’s, replacing his father (for whom I have very little respect). Dad Rick is 73, likely two more year left in the tank. A calculated move by Richard and Dad to have Richard learn the Big East at X’s expense. If Richard fails at X and blows the St. John’s plan, X loses. If Richard is decent at X, we still lose because he departs, guts the team and we need to hire a new Head Coach.

This is on AD Greg Christopher. The AD should have coals under his feet right now for placing X in a no win position.

[Kevin Reilly]

ChitownSteve I agree with your points about Pitino. Not sure if Pitino has another year like this one St. John's will still want him. I am very curious about how many current players return from this year's team. I would think Anderson, Milicevic, Pop's, Pozzato, Wright and Filip if he gets another year. We also have the three freshman coming in. Not sure about Robinson and I would be shocked if Panoam comes back. We also have the freshman 7 footer. Losing Carroll, Moore and maybe Filip opens up a lot of playing time. We need a serious influx of talent to even compare to this team

[Kevin Reilly]

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[Kevin Reilly]

The article I read the Pitino article is on the on3 Xavier basketball if anyone wants to read it

[skyhops]

I agree. Pitino has struggled to prepare this team to play more than one half of basketball each game and the effort and execution has been awful on the defensive end. If he didn't go to Providence, you would not hear his name mentioned. New Mexico has been better with less this year as well. I know that he was late to the game finding players but ARob, Pape, Panoam, and even Walker have not been BE players. I still stick by the decision to hire Richards especially since there was no way that Mack would be hired based on the bridges he burned.

[connecticut72]

IMO china is right on. Pitino is using X to get a better job in the big east. Most likely St. John’s but only if he performs better than he did this yr. The big donor behind St. John’s basketball program is a good buddy of Rick. They both own horses and spend a lot of time at Saratoga in the summers. I have been and now more than ever been concerned that we will be able to compete in this new NIL world. The Johnnie’s, UConn are spending about $20 million on their rosters. Georgetown, providence, creighton & even Marquette are committed. X needs step it up but not sure they can. I was never a Travis fan but he is looking pretty good. At least he respected the Xavier job. This was a bad team and it was not what we all have been used to to for a lot of years. I pray we can get our act together. The school should realize that basketball has been a very positive influence on the schools success