Tag: college basketball
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Why is Jon Scheyer Receiving the Duke Treatment
Duke is no longer one of the greatest programs in college basketball. Despite what critics say about Isiah Evans, the Boozer brothers, and Dame Sarr. This team came nowhere close to the vision of Jon Scheyer.
Now, why is Scheyer receiving the Duke treatment after three consecutive Elite Eights and one Final Four appearance (2025)? He can compile all the top recruits, however. But cannot seem to assimilate a packaged NIL plan.
You know, the cable plans customers receive on their bills. There is an option of basic or premium and Scheyer is shooting all his Easter eggs in one bucket.
Mind you, Scheyer is the successor to Coach K and does not possess an inkling of championship experience, yet. If anything, we will see Scheyer back for one more rotten season and try to work the system in a new day and age of basketball.
Top Duke recruits are not always the end all, be alls of its collegiate sport.
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The Sticking Reality of Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino has never been a wise guy. I mean he has been very far selective in his process for recruits. Not to disturb the facts with his bribery and time at Louisville but the sticking reality is this.
Pitino let down the Johnnies this season because of his age and performance as a coach.
It was a great season for St. John’s undoubtedly with shrewd abilities to fend off each as a team. Pitino was simply there, for one reason, and that was to resurrect the program like you normally hear.
He took no bluffs, and in fact, I will go as far as to say Louisville affected him to a standing degree due to his experience as a head coach with another NCAA school Kentucky and Providence.
Two teams, in which, he led to the Final Four, and took to the National championship. He is the only coach to so eloquently win two titles at different schools. It does not end there.
Coach Pitino has made a living at the college level as compared to the pros. Pitino did not last long with the Boston Celtics or New York Knicks but generous offer you would say. Pitino has lived up to all these billing expectations but sacrificed the tone of his personality settling with age groups of his and the players.
Simply, R.J. Luis Jr. was benched and critics and fans have gone crazy since. Yes, from my perspective, it can be tolling the age disparity between the players and coach on staff but there should possibly be a bigger discussion as to this.
The standing reality is, though, coach Pitino did exceptionally well despite the team’s poor shooting ability. Luis finished with 9 points, 3 of 17 shooting.
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