WCCO: Source: Gophers Express Interest In Rich Pitino

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I'd be okay with Pitino. Seems like a pretty nice choice. This would probably be pretty exciting IMO.
 

jamiche said:
He'll be gone the minute he has a whiff of success.
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I think he'd wait for the Louisville job. There are a few other possible candidates as well. At this point, I'd take a coach coming here and having enough success for Louisville to be interested. If Rick coaches another 3-5 years, Rich will have to have plenty of success here (assuming he's the guy) for Louisville to go after him. I'll take it and gamble on him liking the Cities.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
If you think it's nepotism with him, you don't know what that word means.

He had three jobs as an assistant college basketball coach before his dad hired him. Then he took a job away from his dad at Florida and then returned to Louisville.

If Ryan Saunders had a SHRED of that experience when Flip wanted to hire him, no one would have complained. This can't be so over your head.
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Well, Rich had three years of experience before his dad hired him (two coaches). Not sure how Rich's season as "administrative assistant" compares to Ryan's year as a "graduate assistant" (not under his dad). Then Rich had two seasons with the same coach who changed jobs. And Ryan is now working in the NBA, not for his dad. I don't want to sound like I'm on Wren's team here, but it's not the wide gulf in experience away from daddy that you're making it out to be.
 



MadtownGopher said:
Me too. IF he panned out, he could really build something here. Assuming we could retain him, he could be our coach for 40 years. Haha
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That assumption of retaining is my fear of hiring a young coach with no ties to the U. Might be different if coaches lined up for this job but since its obvious very few are interested, I'm scared of a 3 year surge and taking a "better gig." Not sure a few yrs of success elevates the program or the job perception???

I will hope for the best like usual
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
I think he'd wait for the Louisville job. There are a few other possible candidates as well. At this point, I'd take a coach coming here and having enough success for Louisville to be interested. If Rick coaches another 3-5 years, Rich will have to have plenty of success here (assuming he's the guy) for Louisville to go after him. I'll take it and gamble on him liking the Cities.
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A good day for a visit. Nothing more glorious that a bright early Spring day.
 

Nepotism with Flip was that Ryan would report to his dad (and was borderline qualified)

Unless Rick Pitino is going to be our new AD, this isn't exactly nepotism.
 

jamiche said:
He'll be gone the minute he has a whiff of success.
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If the new coach leaves because he's been successful here, I'd be fine with that. It means we've had success.

If there's one thing I've begrudgingly accepted being a Gopher basketball fan, it's that our head coaching position is not a destination job; at best it's a stepping-stone position (if the coach avoids cheating or getting fired). I wish that weren't the case, but it is.

Bring Dinkytown a winning Big 10 program/coach who mixes in some success in the NCAA Tournament and I'll take my chances if/when it comes time to hire another new guy after he leaves.
 



scher215 said:
Nepotism with Flip was that Ryan would report to his dad (and was borderline qualified)

Unless Rick Pitino is going to be our new AD, this isn't exactly nepotism.
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I think people were referring to Richard getting an opportunity at Louisville and strengthening his resume because his dad was there. The thing is, he landed other assistant jobs before Louisville though.
 

I'm not sure who was the actual guy for Louisville, but Pitino was one of their main recruiters.

I am curious if he has any relationship with Vaughn.

Did Louisville even attempt to recruit Jones?
 

Why are we comparing Ryan and Richard? Richard has been a head coach and did a damn good job. The Flip-natics need to give up on him, he's not going to coach here. Either get on board with the rest of us or go follow Flip to the next NBA job he takes.
 

scher215 said:
Nepotism with Flip was that Ryan would report to his dad (and was borderline qualified)

Unless Rick Pitino is going to be our new AD, this isn't exactly nepotism.
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Bob is lost in dpworld. The funny part about this was that he worked for his dad at Louisville and Bob has made a strong point that nepotism is bad. If we hired him here there wouldn't be any nepotism- of course not. Ryan meets Uof M qualifications as posted with flying colors btw.

I think this could be a good hire. Evidence of the excitement factor to him is that this thread lit the Hole on fire. I like that. Compare this to an Anthony Grant thread.
 



Ick, does nothing for me and would further muddy the nepotism waters.
 

SelectionSunday said:
If the new coach leaves because he's been successful here, I'd be fine with that. It means we've had success.

If there's one thing I've begrudgingly accepted being a Gopher basketball fan, it's that our head coaching position is not a destination job; at best it's a stepping-stone position (if the coach avoids cheating or getting fired). I wish that weren't the case, but it is.

Bring Dinkytown a winning Big 10 program/coach who mixes in some success in the NCAA Tournament and I'll take my chances when it comes time to hire another new guy after he leaves.
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Exactly.

And he has the pedigree. He's been around this his entire life. That being said I think this is a false rumor. Right or wrong, they wont hire him because hes too young
 


Call me skeptical

If his name wasn't Pitino, we would not be interested. I'll bet there are several instances around the country where a new young coach steps into a program that is in the dumps and, with zero expectations, leads them to a better than expected year. However, since they are not named Pitino (or following a HOF NBAer Isiah Thomas) they are barely a blip on the radar screen.

Unfortunately the question becomes - are we really that desperate to need some sort of "name" to generate interest in the program?

Rather than - can he recruit? What are his in-game coaching skills like? Can he stand up to the pressure of going against the Izzos and Ryans of the B1G? He has only been a college head coach for one year for goodness sakes
 

Worrying about a coach leaving because he's too successful here is a luxury we haven't had in awhile.
 

cemba99 said:
Call me skeptical

If his name wasn't Pitino, we would not be interested. I'll bet there are several instances around the country where a new young coach steps into a program that is in the dumps and, with zero expectations, leads them to a better than expected year. However, since they are not named Pitino (or following a HOF NBAer Isiah Thomas) they are barely a blip on the radar screen.

Unfortunately the question becomes - are we really that desperate to need some sort of "name" to generate interest in the program?

Rather than - can he recruit? What are his in-game coaching skills like? Can he stand up to the pressure of going against the Izzos and Ryans of the B1G? He has only been a college head coach for one year for goodness sakes
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But he has "pedigree" ;)
 

Bad Gopher said:
Some things I've heard recently have been haunting me. First, I was listening to Handsome Dick Manitoba's show on Little Steven's Underground Garage on XM Radio. Dick said something like he had just played a long set of music by young men in their 20's, and it was a bunch of brilliant classic rock. He said, that's right, pretty much every piece of great rock and roll in history was written and performed by young men in their 20's. Then not too long after that, I don't even remember where I heard this and who said it, but it was pretty much, don't hold young people back. If you've got people in your office who are in their 20's and competent and capable, give them as much as they can handle because they're the ones who have the energy and creativity, and it doesn't make sense to artificially hold them down because they don't have enough experience yet. The best, most talented young people don't need all that experience because they're naturals, and they'll outperform the most experienced hacks who are older. Again, think of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.

Since I heard all that and have had a chance to think about it, I've done everything I can where I am to give our best young professionals as much important work and latitude as I can. And they know when they need help and advice.

What I'm really saying is that I don't care how old a talented young coach is. Even making their mistakes, they'll perform better than the less talented and more experienced people you can find.
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The problem with your analogy is that the people that were managing those bands and helping promote them were all considerably older than the guys on stage.
 

To me , what Pitino did in one year is just as impressive as what Enfield accomplished in his time at FGCU. Did anyone else watch the elder Pitino's presser after the game on Sunday ? He gave his son credit for coming up with the idea for attacking Florida's defense that helped Louisville win the game.
 

jamiche said:
He'll be gone the minute he has a whiff of success.
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Why hired a guy that might be in demand in the future. Gophers should hire someone that will never be in demand even if they have success.
 

Respectfully, how would nepotism be a factor when his father is employed by the University of Louisville?

Lil' Ricky does intrigue me, I'll admit that. His brief time at FIU certainly shows he's learned a thing or two under the likes of his father and Billy D. It's not like he hasn't cut his teeth or paid some dues.
 


cemba99 said:
Call me skeptical

If his name wasn't Pitino, we would not be interested. I'll bet there are several instances around the country where a new young coach steps into a program that is in the dumps and, with zero expectations, leads them to a better than expected year. However, since they are not named Pitino (or following a HOF NBAer Isiah Thomas) they are barely a blip on the radar screen.

Unfortunately the question becomes - are we really that desperate to need some sort of "name" to generate interest in the program?

Rather than - can he recruit? What are his in-game coaching skills like? Can he stand up to the pressure of going against the Izzos and Ryans of the B1G? He has only been a college head coach for one year for goodness sakes
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Not true. Anyone who made a radio out of a coconut at FIU would be on people's radar. I for one don't care what his last name is.
 

This could be a disaster. IF his name wasn't pitino , which among you would be as impressed as you are because his name is pitino. This norwood is running the risk of turning into a Brewster kind of situation.

new norwood is to hiring a basketball coach what brewball was to opening a new football stadium....

; 0 )
 

Lets just hire him already and get him on the recruiting trail. Sick of waiting
 


jaymil said:
Mark Rosen tweet:

A trusted source said "this town will be buzzing with excitement next 24 to 48 hours " ref to Gopher bkt coach.Richard Pitino name to watch11:30am*&^!#- 3 Apr 13
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Buzzing with excitement? Buzz Williams
 

Bad Gopher said:
Not true. Anyone who made a radio out of a coconut at FIU would be on people's radar. I for one don't care what his last name is.
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That's it, we need to hire the Professor. Ginger can be an assistant.
 

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