Would Louisville ever have the balls to can Pitino?
With the school firing Ron Cooper after a season and a half, and fans calling for Kragthorpe's head after two, how come Ricky P with his recent resume of minimal achievement and massive slumps is able to receive a pass? I remember reading my grandparents' UofL Athletics year-in-review book like three years ago, where it was listing accomplishments of various sports. For each team mentioned, they provided an impressive ranking or conference or regional title. Then, for basketball, it had some generic statement like: "And the Cardinal basketball team tried really hard and played with a lot of character and poise." Or something to that effect. If that had been some less notable sport, the publication wouldn't have even bothered mentioning it. Pretty sad for a school that tries to survive on its basketball history. Not too long ago, Jurich dumped several adminstrators including a good soccer coach, because they fell below his expectations, yet the golden Messiah Pitino seems immune to such discipline.
While at UofL, Pitino also has had a tendencey to make statements that inevitably come back to haunt him. The best one occured when he said, if invited, he would refuse to play in the NIT. Then when informed by the school and conference that he was financially obligated to participate, "The Great One" had to tuck tail between legs and alter his tune. It's also worth mentioning that they failed to win the tournament in question that was supposedly so much below the Slick Rick's standards. Don't even get me started with the Derrick Character fiasco. I've never seen so many opportunities given to such an ingrate save one of the Kennedys. Didn't SOMEONE say that DC was going to be better than Mashburn? Maybe if Mash had been a lazy pothead, it would have leveled the playing field.
Point being, without pun, what's the breaking point? Will he ever be held accountable? Or will the program's reputation continue to draw mockery for antics and statements that would make the Illinois governer drop his jaw? Denny Crum never received such special treatment. And he only won, what, two championships for the school?
While at UofL, Pitino also has had a tendencey to make statements that inevitably come back to haunt him. The best one occured when he said, if invited, he would refuse to play in the NIT. Then when informed by the school and conference that he was financially obligated to participate, "The Great One" had to tuck tail between legs and alter his tune. It's also worth mentioning that they failed to win the tournament in question that was supposedly so much below the Slick Rick's standards. Don't even get me started with the Derrick Character fiasco. I've never seen so many opportunities given to such an ingrate save one of the Kennedys. Didn't SOMEONE say that DC was going to be better than Mashburn? Maybe if Mash had been a lazy pothead, it would have leveled the playing field.
Point being, without pun, what's the breaking point? Will he ever be held accountable? Or will the program's reputation continue to draw mockery for antics and statements that would make the Illinois governer drop his jaw? Denny Crum never received such special treatment. And he only won, what, two championships for the school?
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Permalink Reply by Jason on -
Wasn't B.G. a head coach at Texas A&M and UTEP? How many has he put in, thats all i asked, ky9698? He has been head coaching since 2002.
Well, just so you know Shawn, Reese Gaines was drafted 15. Orlando, Reece Gaines, Look it up, i even found the link for you. href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/d03/index">http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/d03/index ............I'd say #15 pick in the first round is a draft. He made money, didn't he?
That's even higher than Francisco Garcia, who was picked #23...Look: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/d05/tracker/round?round=1&...
CATSMAN didn't put a clause in it about how many years, or how they played, did he? I was merely stating a fact, that is what these post are about right? He said: "The coach that promises "to get you to the next level" has gotten exactly one (1) there in 8 years." Seems like he is saying thats all, but the FACT is, there was two (2), cant argue facts.
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Permalink Reply by Shawn Duncan on -
Timeout Jason! I've never heard one ul fan give Tubby Smith credit for winning a championship in 98 with Pitino's players, but you want to give Pitino credit for sending a Denny Crum recruit to the NBA?? Talk about hypocritical!!
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Permalink Reply by Jason on
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Wasn't it R.P. who coached him the last 3 years? I would say, that makes him the coach who got him there, but if you want to look at it as, Denny had him, fine!
But, if you look at the championship record book in '98, it will show Tubby as the coach. No one can take that away from him, he was in charge, (and i never said Tubby got it because of R.P.) so the way "I" look at it, R.P. is, who put Reece Gaines in the NBA!!
Besides, Acie Law was already there when B.G. stepped in, does that make him B.G. player?
Shawn Duncan said:Timeout Jason! I've never heard one ul fan give Tubby Smith credit for winning a championship in 98 with Pitino's players, but you want to give Pitino credit for sending a Denny Crum recruit to the NBA?? Talk about hypocritical!!
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Permalink Reply by Don Nichols on -
Either this moron has been out drinking with Billy Clyde, forgot to take his meds, has no life or all of the above.
He no doubt is one of the crazies that stand outside in the snow for 2 hours CRP was talking about to punish themselves
when Usuck looses in basketball.
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Permalink Reply by JOSEPH PLUNKETT on -
U ARE A TRUE IDIOT SIR. ID SMACK YOU IN THE MOUTH IF I EVER SEEN U JUST FOR THIS POST.(BY THE WAY I LIVE IN OKOLONA) HE IS ONE OF THE BEST COACHES ON THIS PLANET AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO SAY MINIMAL ACHIEVEMENTS. LOL
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Permalink Reply by JOSEPH PLUNKETT on
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I think you have a minimal knowledge capacity
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Permalink Reply by Brother B on -
Minimal achievements?
Massive slumps?
MASHBURN?
Dude, you been in a time capsule or something?
Pretty imaginitive though.
You start high school yet?
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Permalink Reply by Francis on
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Except the basketball makes the most money .....so thats a lot of pitino
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Permalink Reply by Mr_Skandl on -
I would think that football grosses more cash, since, you know, the stadium is larger. Plus, UofL doesn't have to pay fees to the fairgrounds for pigskin events.
Francis said:Except the basketball makes the most money .....so thats a lot of pitino
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Permalink Reply by Coach X21 on
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Hell No they do not have balls He Pitino is Bigger than the progam. He if he chooses to will come ight back and sit on his throne and be sucked on and awwww....by every last one of the uavel redtards. Calipari is not bigger than UK he knows that. Pitinno he was not aware that Louisville is a small town and we all know what happened at Porcini's that night 5 years ago, Skanky ass slut he bangs her and keeps on doing whatever he wants because Jurich is doing the same thing. So NO UL WILL NEVER SHOW SOME CLASS AND FIRE HIM. YOU THINK A CLASSY PROGAM LIKE UCLA OR DUKE??? The coaches there are good men in the first place and would never do that there responsible leaders of young men.
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