They don’t finish well because he is an overrated hack and chokes away games. Always has.
Washed up Rick Pitino chokes away 19 point late 1st half lead at home.
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Choking lol we have one of the biggest chokers on our sideline in the history of college basketball lol choking
Not sure what you just said but, if Rick can't recruit, he can't win. The same for all coaches. I am saying that I see no reason for recruits to go to SJU after his latest barrage of nonsense. Playing for Pitino is simply no big deal now.
Calipari recruits at a high level what does he got to show for it 1 title in 14 years and I am not even going to mention the last seven years he had 7 in the NBA all star game last night at Kentucky with nothing to show for it other than Ad
Could we all agree when he was at UK, the team he coached was the best UK team to ever play in Lexington and the best defense to ever play anywhere ever?
The St. Peter’s loss was probably the hardest ncaa opening game to swallow since the UAB/Middle Tenn years in early 1980s.
It was embarrassing.
When you look back though… St Peter’s beat two other good teams after UK. Halloway wisely cashed in and went back to where he played. Seton Hall is a tourney team and very solid program on the uptick. They essentially play in a NBA arena and have improving facilities. Dude may get some stuff done there in time!
It was embarrassing.
When you look back though… St Peter’s beat two other good teams after UK. Halloway wisely cashed in and went back to where he played. Seton Hall is a tourney team and very solid program on the uptick. They essentially play in a NBA arena and have improving facilities. Dude may get some stuff done there in time!
92 one nba player loss in the elite 8 on a miracle shot in overtime 93 final four 96 won it 97 overtime loss in championship and 98 his players won it that 92 team arguably the greatest coaching job ever check that roster my God what a coach
His peak in the mid-90s could stack up against just about anyone’s even if he didn’t stick around to see how long it could last, and I’ll always have fond memories of those teams for basically getting me started as a basketball fan. Even if I’m loathe to admit it, he also did a really good job coaching some of those Louisville teams.
The thing is though, the 90s were 30 years ago, and we’re even 10+ years removed from his best Louisville teams, and the saying that Father Time is undefeated mostly applies to coaches too. He’s not on top of the sport anymore, but his overwhelming ego that’s been his downfall before remains as strong as ever. It’s a bit of an ugly combination to see.
The thing is though, the 90s were 30 years ago, and we’re even 10+ years removed from his best Louisville teams, and the saying that Father Time is undefeated mostly applies to coaches too. He’s not on top of the sport anymore, but his overwhelming ego that’s been his downfall before remains as strong as ever. It’s a bit of an ugly combination to see.
What, specifically is your question about them? As I mentioned in my post, he did a good job there as much as I hated to see it, but 2013 was 11 years ago. I’m not sure how relevant that team is if you’re trying to prove that he’s still an elite coach as we speak today.
The team he cheated his ass off with? Good example.
I just did not see you mention it what about that 86 mass team with Billy Donovan you didn't mention that either oh how many titles did Billy Donovan hang pitino being his mentor like I said legendary
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Who knew a team that took several Ivy league transfers would have trouble competing in the Big East?
Pitino isn’t the basketball savant people want to believe. Very good coach? Yep. But this revisionist history posted on here like he is some basketball god is hilarious. And it’s even funnier when people bring up to me about Cal’s shortcomings when I have wanted his ass fired for a long time.
What you saw in Rick at Louisville would have happened here. He was a ticking time bomb even here.
Are you talking about the team he cheated to win? Didn't he hire underage escorts? Why bring that cesspool up? Calipari would have done better at St. Johns this year than Pitino.
This. I don't think people realize/accept the fact that he was a scumbag outside of the court at UK as well. Dude is a sleazeball.
Cal 8, Pitinocchio 2. And that's without the transfer portal and with Pitino having good players that lost routinely to a pack of freshman. Again, he lost 8 of 10 to Cal at UL. Putrid. Guy was a layup victory for Cal at UL. I remember many saying the series had gotten boring and we should exit it. lol
I mean the guy won 8 of 10 against him with Freshman against good, experienced players and we're told that Pitinnocio coaches circles around him. On what planet??? Just like that, success doesn't matter. 2 sets of rules, etc.
Again, Pitinochhio's name mostly being thrown around to snark at Cal. Nobody can point to his success aginst Cal because it doesn't exist. He goes is a$$ kicked by Cal.
7 final fours 1 national championships 1 national championship taken away cal had a final four taken away at Memphis 1 runner up not shabby for a washed up coach also how many under him has gone on to win big Billy Donovan Cronin come to mind
I mean....we can all agree that jeffky is a Louisville fan right????
You can have all the animosity towards Rick Pitino that you want. You can enjoy the fact that he, as you say, might be washed up. You're entitled to your opinion, and can write that here. I respect that.
But, remember who you are talking about. He resurrected our program from the brink of disaster and did it in as quick a time as anyone else could have done at the time, in fact, I'm convinced no one else could have done it so quickly and successfully. He's also the former coach to many Kentucky players who revere him and will always think highly of him. He was a true favorite of Cawood Ledford, who knew so well what Rick Pitino brought to UK at one of our lowest points in program history. He is a championship coach, and were it not for the most unfortunate injury to All-American senior guard Derek Anderson, we would most assuredly had won the championship a second consecutive year under him in 1997. We did win again in 1998, with mostly Rick's players--we were that dominant for several years in a row!
He did disappoint me by leaving UK when he could have built an absolute dynasty, but much of his motive to leave was for the big money and glory of the NBA. How could anyone turn down the famed Celtics for $50 million? He also disappointed by going to UofL, an arch rival. But, we know first hand just how coach's egos may be now and then.
However, his style of coaching and exciting style of play were true gifts for all of us fans--his pressing defense and fast break style enamored himself to every member of BBN. He recruited stars as well, and the pieces of his teams fit well together. He's not a perfect person, but in his eight seasons at UK, he did an almost perfect coaching job. Maybe you weren't around to experience the ecstacy of his teams many wins and successes.
So, you do you. You say what you want about Rick Pitino. Slam him if that makes you feel better. Just know that, to be truly fair, he deserves a lot more of our respect than many might want to give to him.
Glad you put the list together. I knew he threw out the baby with the bath water but it was actually several babies. lol
Lol what a falsehood. Pitino was 4-1 against Cal when he was at UK. When he was at Memphis Pitino and Cal were tied 4-4. In the NBA they were 3-3. Only when Cal came to UK and got generational talent did he start owning Pitino.
Except when he went 4-1 against Cal when he was at Umass. Stick to the hurricanes board.
The way I look at it, UK comes out on top in this scenario- doesn’t really matter who is coaching.
Like others have been pointing out, it’s some of his wacky remarks lately that make you wonder where his head is at. It goes without saying that he’s a historically great basketball coach. Losing is frustrating, but you need to keep your S together when you’re the leader of the ship. Was he under the impression that he could just show up and it would all be so easy in year one up there?
You don’t bash your players and complain about their skill set publicly.
You don’t bash your players and complain about their skill set publicly.
You’re living 30 years in the past.
Pitino hasn’t been past the first weekend of the tournament since 2015 and hasn’t been past the first weekend in games that weren’t vacated for cheating since 2009. He regularly got his ass handed to him by Cal and Tubby while at U of L and handled those beatings with the grace of a tired toddler. In fact, if it wasn’t for Billy Gillispie, Pitino’s record against Cal and Tubby at UK is 4-12 (.333 percent) with an 0-2 record in the postseason.
I liked the 90s too. Best decade of my life to this day. But it was a really long time ago.
Let me make sure I am keeping the score correctly.
We hate Eddie because he won but got us put on probation. We hate Pitino because he won but he left UK for the NBA only to come back to U of L. We hate Tubby because he won but he didn't win enough. We hate Billy Clyde because he didn't win enough from the beginning and now we hate Cal because he won but doesn't win enough anymore. Am I missing anything?
