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    Dior update

    That’s very easy for us to say. I largely don’t disagree, but it goes deeper than that. If they just cut Johnson off and Im the coach/parent/guardian of a kid that Capel is recruiting, I’m 100% bringing this up and questioning the culture. If I’m recruiting against Pitt, I’m absolutely telling...
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    Dior update

    I think that’s more plausible than another year of school, but he could pull an Emoni Bates and step down a level and rehab himself (Bates is a much more intriguing talent than Johnson). He has absolutely no chance of being drafted this year but I can see a team being interested enough to dangle...
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    Dior update

    You’re exactly right that it’s a privilege, but there’s a responsibility that the program incurs as well when they recruit these kids. It’s easy for us to just say cut him loose and move on but, for at least this year, the program has a responsibility to the kid even after the arrest. I think...
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    Dior update

    Seems pretty clear to me this was their way of saying we don’t want you to disrupt the team but we acknowledge that kicking him off entirely would be an awful look for the kid. This is the only way they could do right by both the player and the team, as it’s now entirely in Johnson’s court to be...
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    Dior update

    No one is saying the ACC is “bad” but there’s just not a ton of depth. The B10/B12/SEC are just loaded with depth. You can go .500 in the B12 and still conceivably be a tournament team because almost every night you have a chance for a nice win for the resume. If you’re not knocking off...
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    Dior update

    The ACC being bad is critical to Pitt. Calling them “good” is a matter of context. Being good enough to beat a solid NC State team and a bad Syracuse team doesn’t project into being nationally “good”. This team is showing progress but let’s keep things in perspective. We played a soft...
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    Dior update

    I would view an NIT berth as progress. It buys Capel another year to work in the portal and get a solid recruiting class on campus. The program needs momentum. If they make the NIT and can pick off some wins there, you’re in a much better place going into 2023. Except if you bring him back...
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    Dior update

    I think this is an NIT team, barring wins (they’d need a few) over Duke/UNC/UVA/Miami/etc. The lack of a marquee non-conference schedule, and wins from that schedule, are killer in a year where the ACC isn’t great. Without knowing the kid personally, it’s hard to look at his circumstances from...
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    Dior update

    Am I the only one who thinks even entertaining bringing him back is crazy? The team is playing well, why would you jeopardize that by inserting a known wild card? He’s a talented kid who obviously has some issues that extend far beyond the court. My stance remains that they should do...
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    Coach Cal

    UK landed Wagner and subsequently Bradshaw based on the loyalty that family has to Cal. Louisville hired the kid’s grandfather and they still went to UK. Justin Edwards is the best player in that class so it’s a very impressive haul, but Wagner pretty much fell in his lap and brought a top ten...
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    Coach Cal

    You mention “cheating” as if that’s an advantage only to the chosen few anymore. It’s legal and it’s not a coincidence that NIL is exposing cracks at the Kentucky’s and Louisville’s of the world. Cal is a good coach but hardly a heavyweight when it comes to X’s and O’s, but he was an absolutely...
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    Cuse -3.5

    This is a game Pitt should win. The few times I’ve caught Cuse this year have left me unimpressed, even with Mintz. Girard is a pure gunner and not terribly efficient. I’d let him shoot it all night and focus on Mintz/Williams. Sticking this game at 9 o’clock on the Tuesday before Christmas...
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    Coach Cal

    Calipari will stick around for next year with the loaded class he has coming in, but after that I could see him calling it a day when those kids go pro and collecting a big network paycheck for a year or two before reassessing if he wants to get back into the game and where. The interesting...
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    Georgetown - xavier

    Enjoyed the podcast, interesting stuff. Cooley and Amaker have always been the popular names, but I agree, Cooley is a pipe dream. I think he’s hit his ceiling at PC but I can’t see him staying in conference if/when he does leave. Boynton was an interesting name that I hadn’t thought of...
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    Georgetown - xavier

    Will do. Thanks!
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    Georgetown - xavier

    BballInsider might be able to answer this, but the one wrench in the Odom plan could be Georgetown. I don’t have a good read on the direction they’d go or even if Ewing is going to step down (they can’t fire him), but his success at UMBC would make him an interesting candidate. That can be a top...
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    A post apocalyptic vibe

    I think anyone who prefers Pitt hoops to football like me would love the Big East back, but sadly I think that ship has sailed. I keep hoping that you see football break off into its own world and we see hoops and Olympic sports go regional again, but I’m not holding my breath. The Big East is...
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    A post apocalyptic vibe

    That’s been the consensus the last few years but nothing about that hire jumps off the page for me. He’s what I was alluding to when I said Jim is only leaving if he knows that one of “his guys” is getting the job. Over is a strong word. The right hire can still work there but they’re just not...
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    A post apocalyptic vibe

    Being a P5 school will always cushion how far you can fall, but as we’re seeing here, once you’re down it is very hard to get back up. Similar to how Louisville is hurt by NIL, Syracuse is getting crushed by the nationalization of recruiting. They just aren’t one of the biggest dogs in the...
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    Texas HC Chris Beard -- this is very unfortunate -- and interesting in comparison ...

    Yeah, it’s very much secondary right now given the events of the last 24 hours but he really is/was one of the best pure coaches in the country. Rice is currently up on Texas at the half. That’s a very good Texas team as well. It would be a shame to see their season get wrecked because of the...
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