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Subject: Re: Does coaching matter?

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NUSuperfan

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Date Posted: Sunday, February 23, 11:11:34pm
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In reply to: basketballfan 's message, "Does coaching matter?" on Sunday, February 23, 04:37:50pm

First of all, we're talking about St. John's here and the conference that they are in. The name Rick Pitino attracts great players wherever he has coached. Iona,( which along with, until the last few years, Siena ) has always been a contender , especially, since LaSalle left the MAAC.

If Coach Tom Izzo left MSU to coach Niagara, don't you think that some of the better 3 and 4 star talent would jump at the chance to play for him ? Yes, certainly, and probably a few 5 star players ,as well.

If Pitino left SJU after this season, the Johnnies would be back to square one, unless they acquired another BIG NAME coach to take his place.

So are we talking about pure coaching here, or is it the NAME that brought back success to SJU ?

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Author: basketballfan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Monday, February 24, 01:29:58am Author Host/IP: syn-067-248-148-072.res.spectrum.com/67.248.148.72 Both factors Casey actually recruited well. Just couldn't coach or retain players (before transfer was easy) Chris Mullen was a big name who coached poorly. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Pitino Is A Coaching Legend/Mullen Had NO Real Coaching Exper.
Author: NUSuperfan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: Monday, February 24, 11:57:24am Author Host/IP: NoHost/172.56.77.33 Kids will gravitate to a coaching legend, not so much to an unknown coach with just a basketball player's name. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]