Rick Pitino keep it classy
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I'm glad it bothers him, it makes the win even more enjoyable.
Let's see. I did point out that his"coaching ability" helped but we all know (except you) that players win or lose games by their performance, skills and abilities or lack thereof That is what I was referring to, who actually plays the game. Coaches can teach, drill and practice a team to death but players win or lose the game
Now as far as all the "intangibles that go into fostering young players". As a human being he sucks. Even when he was at UK it was rumored that he knocked up a dance team girl, he and his wife socially disassociated their selfs from the fans and he was aragant and condensating. Now that is sad and asinine
Since he left he has become less of a fostering person. He screwed a woman on a table in a restaurant, paid for her abortion (he's such a good Catholic), then had a staff member marry her so he could keep her in check.
I'll admit He is a good father since he ushered his son out of town to be babysitted by Billy D once he got wind of all the shanagins going on back at the dorms with the hos and strippers.
All of his victories will be preserved in the rafters with the banners touting his TEAMS acomplishments which were (or were not) a results of his coaching ability and so called fostering.
But pull the scumbags PERSONAL banner down and mail it to him
I honestly would have had a modicum of respect for Pitino if he had manned up and said yes, he did throw the bird - it was a bad reaction to the loss and some comments by fans and he shouldn't have done it, but it was an emotional reaction. I'm an adult too, and have reacted badly to situations; it happens. It's not that he did it - it's his lie about it afterward, AND his bailing on the presser. Then he has to go on radio with Valvano and bitch about officiating. It was like a 2 year old throwing a temper tantrum.
I think Eric Crawford is a good writer. What I don't understand is why he has to let his fan side bleed through so many of his columns. This one reads like he is a complete unabashed UL fan. But I guess he is. He was to make UL feel good.
An equally valid take would be that Pitino had almost every conceivable advantage in this game but still couldn't best Cal.
An equally valid take would be that Pitino had almost every conceivable advantage in this game but still couldn't best Cal.
Sutton and Gillispie were drunks. They could not drive a million dollar sports car at all and they both proved it to the fan base.
Dicktino could handle the million dollar sports car at UK but he succumbed to all the temptations that come with power, wealth and greed tarnishing his acomplishments, giving him the big head.
He could have had it all. But he has always thought with his other head. What a Podge.
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If your ex-wife ran off with someone you despised would you still invite her to family reunions?
I am old enough as well. But he doesn't care what he accomplished at UK. He never embraced the fans like Calipari does. Never. It was always about him. He hasn't just become like this. He was always like this.
The SI article about him years ago was spot on. "A Man Possessed" is right. All that matters to him is him.
Poor kids running around in red pigeon gear, peach fuzz line beards, sideways flat bill caps, hands distorted in permanent L's ups. Got to be enough evidence right there for child abuse charges.
absolutely not. some of you fans need to grow up. Pitino came to UK and was extremely successful. Put UK back on map (as far as I am concerned). He did a hell of a job when he was here and took a program that was kicked to the curb and did great job rebuilding the program. He left and went to NBA and is now coach of UL. GET OVER IT!!!!. Those who continue to bad mouth this man give UK a bad name.
Pitino has been consumed by UK and especially Cal. Pitino and that fanbase somehow think they are better than UK and Cal, and it's eating them up that they are getting owned. More and more people are starting to see Pitino is a self absorbed prick, who is one of the sorest losers in this whole sport.
Pitino shows what a slimeball he is once again. I'm quite sure his players heard more obscenities from him during the game than they did from the UK crowd. I'll bet there were some, but I've been there countless times over the years and have hardly ever heard any. Nothing like the Yum center crowd, that's for sure!
He uses any chance he has to try to justify his classless actions (flipping the bird, etc.) by pointing his finger at UK fans.
He uses any chance he has to try to justify his classless actions (flipping the bird, etc.) by pointing his finger at UK fans.
I read Bozos article last night and I thought he ripped Pitino pretty good, which was surprising. Then I read Fordes article and almost fell out of my seat. People's attitude towards Pitino are changing, and they are seeing who the man actually is. He's a great coach, but a crappy person. He's from a different era and has refused to adapt. I hope this was his last game against UK
I just posted about how I think the MCAAT committee makes sure he gets one more chance at Cal and IK
I agree. He could have easily said that he just got caught up in the heat of the moment and then apologize. Now he's lying about doing it. That is worse than flipping a dirty bird.
Totally classless move no matter what was being said. I'm one of those who thinks this could likely be Rick's last ride around the merry-go-round. You know it's bad when those two are turning on him. If UL fires him though I predict someone out there will give him another chance, and he'll take it to avoid going out for good in the wake of a scandal. Unless the NCAA does to him similar to what they did to Pearl for much less.
Are you as stupid in person as you are on the internet? I'm going to go with yes. You clearly need some perspective about some of those "choke" jobs you posted. There's not a Coach in UK's storied history who hasn't had bad losses in the Tournament, Rupp, Hall, Sutton, Rick, Tubby and Cal.
1992: It took a perfect game from arguably the greatest college player to beat UK. Try and remember where the program was just a few short years before that game.
1993: Tough game to lose for sure, perhaps a healthy Dale Brown changes the outcome?
1994: Again, UK has had bad losses in tournaments before, also the loss of Dent has some play on that season.
1995: UK has been UNC's bitch for several UK coaches. Fortunately, Cal has had the upper hand.
1997: Lose your 2nd best player midway in the season and still make the Finals and probably repeat if Nazr hits one FT. But yeah, he choked,lol.
His teams were much more fun to watch than Cal's. Switch coaches yesterday and UK wins in a romp.
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All three men performed at the highest level in each of their sports. Integrity is the ultimate building block to any program or for that of a person.
In the end, all three men's hate for losing lead to actions that sacrificed their integrity.
In the case of Rick Pitino, life has given him multiple chances to overcome actions that have questioned his integrity. His actions yesterday, not meeting with the press and flipping someone off has to bring pause and alarm to UL's president.
I am very appreciative of what Coach Pitino did for the UK program in the 90's. That was one the greatest periods in UK history.
I believe the UL President needs to request Pitino's resignation for the best of the UL Program and for Coach Pitino himself.
In the end, all three men's hate for losing lead to actions that sacrificed their integrity.
In the case of Rick Pitino, life has given him multiple chances to overcome actions that have questioned his integrity. His actions yesterday, not meeting with the press and flipping someone off has to bring pause and alarm to UL's president.
I am very appreciative of what Coach Pitino did for the UK program in the 90's. That was one the greatest periods in UK history.
I believe the UL President needs to request Pitino's resignation for the best of the UL Program and for Coach Pitino himself.
While you may be correct you forgot Ramsey is as slimy and classless as Pitino. He and Jurich probably texted Rick a text congratulating him on flipping off the UK fans.
LOL.....It has been proven by now that there is not a single action that would get pitino fired. If his teams stopped wining only then would he get fired.
If pitino ever had to serve jail time for anything but was granted work release they would continue to let him show up in his orange jumpsuit and coach the team. They have proven over and over they have no morals, no ethics, and even worse no shame.
If pitino ever had to serve jail time for anything but was granted work release they would continue to let him show up in his orange jumpsuit and coach the team. They have proven over and over they have no morals, no ethics, and even worse no shame.
Switch coaches? Lol. You clearly are the moron. Cal has won 8 of 9 against your precious Pimptino including two games in the NCAA tournament. Rick can't hold Cal's jock when it comes to coaching and the results prove it. Rick choked year after year at UK and your revisionist history doesn't change that. Three Stacks is a terrible close game coach and that has been proven over and over. Throw in that he is total scum bucket who bangs bimbos on restaurant tables, pays for abortions and oversees whores banging recruits at the basketball dorm makes him one of lowest forms of human trash on earth. So you keep on slurping him- as they say birds of a feather.
I, too, am old enough to remember the darkest years of our program when we were hit with sanctions (was an undergrad at UK). Then, Pitino was exactly what was needed. Now, Cal is exactly what UK needed to return us back to blue-blood status.
That being said, I'm glad national writers are calling out Pitino for his antics. When coaches get T'd up during a game, you can chalk it up to passionate emotions. But, head coaches at universities are expected to show class and decorum in defeat-- especially after the game. The way that Pitino has handled adversity off the court with the media and public for the past few years... He's becoming this generation's Bobby Knight.
That being said, I'm glad national writers are calling out Pitino for his antics. When coaches get T'd up during a game, you can chalk it up to passionate emotions. But, head coaches at universities are expected to show class and decorum in defeat-- especially after the game. The way that Pitino has handled adversity off the court with the media and public for the past few years... He's becoming this generation's Bobby Knight.
Can we add Dean Smyth to the list? Dean felt the pressure to win and started recruiting kids who could never do college work and then giving them fake degrees. I think that is pretty darn low.
You have to keep in mind the UL culture...they have no issues with Pitino, Petrino or any of the whore stuff.
It's the UL culture, daily living....as I said on the HOB...they think you just place a priest on the bench or field and that makes it ok.
It's the UL culture, daily living....as I said on the HOB...they think you just place a priest on the bench or field and that makes it ok.
This will be Pitino's final year in Louisville. Don't be surprised if Steve Alford gets the call.
Uk did not make him. No Pitino fan, but he did an amazing job with poor talent and then brought us all the way back to the top. If the school made the coach, why did Tubby only win with little ricky's players. Then, there is BCG which was a disaster. Nope, sorry, Pitino was great while he was here.
