ESPN's perfect college team has Pitino as HC, Calipari as an assistant
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Summertime click bait, and nothing more. Cal and Rick are both great coaches - both in the HoF, so you shouldn't even have to say that, but in these rival infested waters it must be said. So you can make an argument for either to be head coach. But citing Pitino's ability to "manage egos and personalities" when that's what Cal does better than anyone? That's like picking Pat Riley as head coach and Phil Jackson to be his assistant, and basing it on Riley's abilities with the triangle offense. This is just intended to irritate the easily irritated - and easily mobilized - BBN.
Please don't click that link!!!! You're playing into their hands!
Any true fan would never click this link !!'
Any true fan would never click this link !!'
I'd rather have Izzo as head coach. Hell of a coach, runs a clean ship, and him and Cal actually have a good relationship where they praise each other instead making passive aggressive slants toward one another.
Cal as head assistant and chief recruiter.
Cal as head assistant and chief recruiter.
Pitino is 0-2 vs Cal in the NCAA
I will stick with Cal
I will stick with Cal
Why would you want Pitino as a head coach when he fails to monitor his assistants, lands you in the middle of a whore scandal, and gets his title vacated?
Pitino is 2-2 vs Calipari in the tournament, but whoever was coaching UK won each time.
He's much faster than Cal...well...nevermind, that's not a positive.
Clearly, as much as I hate to say it until Coach K retires coaching lists begin and end with him. Then you can have a debate.
Oh several things. Like lying, messing around with nasty whores, paying for abortions. Pitino is much better than Cal when it comes to being dominated by your big in state rival.. Considering that Pitinos' record against Calipari over the last 8 years is 1 win & 9 losses. And some clown picks Pitino as the head coach & Calipari as the assistant..... Some little jealous nobody with an ax to grind.
Pure jealousy trying to make U.K. fans mad, lol. Poor dweeb.
Cal OWNS pitino head to head and has been more successful the last 9 years
Louisville or Indiana fan, without any doubt. UK basketball (and now Football) has ruined their lives. ROFL! Ahhh, thinking about smoking a cigar and I don't even smoke.
He's able to keep hookers for underage recruits and UL basketball players on the hush hush...
Oh wait ...
Oh yes. The win over UL last year in football broke their souls. It was glorious
^^^ No timeouts needed in a game when you have those three GOATs on the sidelines.
You lost me at Tom Crean.
This and that
Crean is awful
And I'd rather walk barefoot on a floor made of Legos before I'd want that chicken hawk , Bo Ryan as a coach
Exact proof that the program means as much as anything, even the heqd coach.
Why some in this fan base buy into that narrative I'll never understand. We've got the proof right there.
Do y'all (honestly ) think it KILLS Pitino that Cal has been more successful the last 9 year or so, along with owning pitino head to head ?
Pitino is a cocky guy- it's gonna grind his gears .
@Steelers2012 ? Ole buddy ole pal- what you think??
Pitino is a cocky guy- it's gonna grind his gears .
@Steelers2012 ? Ole buddy ole pal- what you think??
Even though those aren't especially desirable qualities, I still think Cal could outperform Pitino at those if he wanted to.
I'm with @morgousky that says it all. That's a hell of a stat. Never really thought of that. Awesome.
reminds me of Pitino and UK vs UofL. He's coached, IIRC, 26 games in the rivalry, and is now 12-14 in those games (.462) - but UK is 18-8 (.692).......
If Pitino coached the girls team. He would have half the team knocked up be for you could say Karen Sypher.
Lol tell me again that were conspiracy theorists when we say ESPN has an axe to grind with Kentucky.
Why the hell would ESPN even include UofL/Pitino in anything with the mess going on?
Why the hell would ESPN even include UofL/Pitino in anything with the mess going on?
Cal was 1-1 versus Rick's greatest team, and he was stuck with UMass. That is impossible to explain other than Cal outcoached him.
Same is true recently when BOTH are coaching at premiere programs. Cal dominates Rick.
I took it to mean that they wanted Cal to keep watch on Rick, to make sure he didn't break any more rules.
I too would choose Rick over Cal in a one game situation like God's team versus Satan's. Cal has lost too many big games to allow him to coach God's team in a winner takes earth scenario.
Rick has lost a few big games too but his ability to make a good team out of whatever the heck you give him pushes him above Cal as a coach for Gods team.
I have a ton of respect for Ricky P's coaching ability with garbage players dressed in red. That's tough to pull off. Ask Tom Crean....
Heck only winning games with garbage players dressed in orange is tougher....
Rick has lost a few big games too but his ability to make a good team out of whatever the heck you give him pushes him above Cal as a coach for Gods team.
I have a ton of respect for Ricky P's coaching ability with garbage players dressed in red. That's tough to pull off. Ask Tom Crean....
Heck only winning games with garbage players dressed in orange is tougher....
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Let me see if I understand this. You would take Pitino over Calipari. This despite the fact that Pitino has been at UL 16 years & has been to a grand total of 1 Final 4. Cal has been to 5 Final 4;s in the last 10 years. Pitino is 1& 9 against Calipari over the last 8 years. Pitino has over seen the most embarrassing scandal in the history of college athletics. And you would take him over Cal. O.K., just wanted to make sure I understood you.
I loathe Pitino but if I had to win one game and choose any coach I'd take him over Calipari or K in a heartbeat.
The head coach is the face of your program. Do you want your face covered in herpes by having Pitino as the coach? Cal is probably the best face of a program out there right now.
He doesn't sleep with ho's on restaurant tables, pay for abortions, or have assistants behind his back hiring prostitutes for players and also for recruits that are minors. He doesn't have players getting into multiple legal issues. He doesn't use players in the hopes that they come back multiple years to benefit him. He doesn't allow his players to go to fake classes and get the use of free cars.
I probably would take Izzo as an assistant to Cal because of his in game coaching and maybe Sean Miller as another assistant due to him being use to dealing with one and done players. Maybe have Gregg Marshall as a 3rd assistant if he leaves his wife behind.
He doesn't sleep with ho's on restaurant tables, pay for abortions, or have assistants behind his back hiring prostitutes for players and also for recruits that are minors. He doesn't have players getting into multiple legal issues. He doesn't use players in the hopes that they come back multiple years to benefit him. He doesn't allow his players to go to fake classes and get the use of free cars.
I probably would take Izzo as an assistant to Cal because of his in game coaching and maybe Sean Miller as another assistant due to him being use to dealing with one and done players. Maybe have Gregg Marshall as a 3rd assistant if he leaves his wife behind.
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