For Rick Pitino, the job leader is “completely dead”

Coach fifty years, Rick Pitino There is no lack of perspective to appreciate the evolution of basketball. The coach of the University of St. John has a fairly clear opinion on the position of Playmaker, which he owned himself during his NCA player career. The local media was examined after the open training of his team, Pitino was categorical: “Post 1 is completely dead“In reported notes Couple NJ.com.

Surprised in the game offered by his training, without real play players, Rick Pitino explained in length, detailed about the details of his tactical analysis of the current game. “” “You know, and I told my team: who is the playmaker Knicks, Lakers, Carek or Champion Le Grom? Leaders are completely dead in basketball. The time of Jovan Stockton is far behind us. There are no more players today.“

More complete, less fat leaders

Pitino indicates the absence of actual profiles “Old -feshin’s” leaders, managers and distributors. Restrictive role, reverse technical profiles that today looked for where it is often asked from leaders, as well as other positions to have a wider baggage (shot, dribbling, etc.). If we take examples of Pitino, the best passerier in Lakers last season Leobron James with its 8.2 assistant “meeting, just a player who is able to do everything or almost without a real and fixed position. Jalen Brunson was in the eighth place Smuggling classifications (7.3 passes) with New York, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not appear in the top 10 (6.4 assists, 14. average) for the city of Oklahoma, Jaison Tatum was outside the top 20 (6.0 passes, 21st). Strong attackers of course, but not players identified as conductors.

“Brunson is the SCORRE COMBO guard“Continues Pitino.”I don’t think it’s really looking for a passage, but to mark. And thanks! Who is the leader of the thunder, Lakers? It’s a simple different game, it’s not necessarily better or worse.“

Basketball produced in the NBA compared to the 90’s John Stockton and Compagnie evolved good, athletic, fast and focused on the outdoor fire. But the largest number of estates per game and collective assistance per match (number 1 Jazz in 1995-1996, last season during which Stockton was a better passer-by-league, it would be 16. In 2024-2025, with 26.1 assists) did not translate as Pitino highlights more fiery smugglers. Fifteen players reach 10 passes last season, if we bring averages back to 100 play. They were 24 in 95-96, Selon basketball reference.

More great leaders? St John’s will play without the smallest job 1!

“Chris Paul may be the last big leader“We recoted Rick Pitino all the same. To adapt to the new agreement, the technician does not go there with four times:”We realized that we have so many good basketball players that we will play a system without a leader“. The coach of St. John was trying to experience because the training of his team continued, with the recruits of Ian Jackson and Dilan Darling as” Posts 1 “by default than in fact.

“You have to play with anyone who wears the ball, five players around the line with 3 points and simply create a good movement. Everyone touches the ball and all pass it forward. Ian will obviously play in 1 or 2 in the back match, but all are interchangeable pieces. We cry in the lasting movement not because we miss something. But because everyone is really physically gifted.“

The form of evidence by Apsurd Pitin theory in this position of leaders as a kind of extinction.