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Why did moving to the ACC destroy Pitt basketball?
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:28 pm
from a perennial top 3 seed including #1 in 09 and 11 to 0-18 in ACC play this year and missing the tournament multiple years
also Kevin Stallings hire did not pay off at all
also Kevin Stallings hire did not pay off at all
This post was edited on 3/18/18 at 6:30 pm
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Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:30 pm to sgallo3
I wouldnt say moving to the ACC destroyed it. Pitt did a good job of it themselves when they hired Kevin Stallings from Vandy after Dixon left. Every Vandy fan wanted Stallings gone, and Pitt did them a favor.
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:30 pm to sgallo3
They lost their good coach and hire Kevin Stallings.
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:33 pm to sgallo3
Related question:
Why did TCU go from Trent Johnson Hell to a top-8 seed in what, two years?
Why did TCU go from Trent Johnson Hell to a top-8 seed in what, two years?
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:36 pm to sgallo3
JAMie Dixon left
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:48 pm to sgallo3
Jamie Dixon leaving played the biggest part, but I think moving to the ACC hurts Pitt's regional recruiting. In the Big East, they could sell kids on playing against other kids from all over the Northeast.
Posted on 3/18/18 at 6:54 pm to sgallo3
pitt/cuse/uconn..theyre recruiting has been meh for the last few years...most of the Northeast kids are going to other schools it seems
Posted on 3/18/18 at 7:17 pm to sgallo3
Pitt’s athletic program is a joke
ACC has to be kicking itself passing on WVU but letting Pitt and Louisville in.
ACC has to be kicking itself passing on WVU but letting Pitt and Louisville in.
Posted on 3/18/18 at 7:47 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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they could sell kids on playing against other kids from all over the Northeast.
not sure how that outweighs playing in the best basketball conference there is... top-ish basketball programs like Pitt was don't regionally recruit
Posted on 3/18/18 at 8:05 pm to chalmetteowl
The big east some years was the best basketball conference....
Posted on 3/18/18 at 8:55 pm to tiggah1981
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pitt/cuse/uconn..theyre recruiting has been meh for the last few years...most of the Northeast kids are going to other schools it seems
2 of the 3 were hit by the ncaa with loss of schollies. Pitt made a terrible hire. SU will be fine going fwd after the last of sanctions, Pitt has a great barn to play in and lots of tradition, with a good hire they will be back soon enough I think. Uconn seems to be a bit chaotic again - so not sure about their situation.
This post was edited on 3/18/18 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 3/18/18 at 9:37 pm to sgallo3
Pitt got a lot nyc kids.
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:05 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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Pitt’s athletic program is a joke
ACC has to be kicking itself passing on WVU but letting Pitt and Louisville in.
Pitt, maybe, but not Louisville. It's not like WVU has been any great shakes in football (certainly not better than UL) during that period, and UL is 75 - 27 since it joined, including an Elite Eight appearance and a season in which it would've been a solid tournament team that had a self-imposed ban. Louisville no question has the resources and brand to get to what it was from 2005 to 2013 again and probably sooner than most think.
Not to mention that Louisville is much better than WVU in the non-Big 2 sports, especially baseball, women's basketball, and soccer.
This post was edited on 3/18/18 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:18 pm to devils1854
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I wouldnt say moving to the ACC destroyed it. Pitt did a good job of it themselves when they hired Kevin Stallings from Vandy after Dixon left. Every Vandy fan wanted Stallings gone, and Pitt did them a favor.
This is spot on. Could not believe Pitt bailed us out on Stallings!
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:33 pm to sgallo3
Coach
Posted on 3/19/18 at 12:34 am to sgallo3
Had nothing to do with moving to the ACC. Their good coach, Jamie Dixon, got Mark Richt'd. Had a lot of success but an impatient fanbase wanted more. Then it turned out that Kevin Stallings is no basketball version of Kirby Smart.
Posted on 3/19/18 at 12:53 am to AbuTheMonkey
Truth
Posted on 3/19/18 at 1:34 am to cardswinagain
The lights from the arena reflecting off Kevin Stallings shiny bald head blinded Pitt shooters and conversely his triple chin gave the opposing team a buddha like calmness to curbstomp his arse.
Posted on 3/19/18 at 5:57 am to AbuTheMonkey
Why do I get the sense that Louisville is a house of cards?
Posted on 3/19/18 at 6:50 am to AbuTheMonkey
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Pitt, maybe, but not Louisville. It's not like WVU has been any great shakes in football (certainly not better than UL) during that period, and UL is 75 - 27 since it joined, including an Elite Eight appearance and a season in which it would've been a solid tournament team that had a self-imposed ban. Louisville no question has the resources and brand to get to what it was from 2005 to 2013 again and probably sooner than most think.
I’m saying they could be regretting it bc all the shady shite going on
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Not to mention that Louisville is much better than WVU in the non-Big 2 sports, especially baseball, women's basketball, and soccer.
Baseball and women’s hoops, sure soccer and women’s soccer no. WVU men’s soccer is usually ranked and gets in the tournament, but the last few years have been not up to standard . Women’s program is one of the best in country
This post was edited on 3/19/18 at 6:57 am
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