volfan2024
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I think his act has just grown stale there. Time to move again.
Determination used to be the word that defined Pitino. Desperation was the word I heard Monday as the news spread that Woods wanted to transfer here and Pitino had yet to reject it as the wrong player bringing the wrong baggage to the wrong program.
Just finished reading this article, and its very prevalent to the topic. Louisville beat writer Rick Bozich calls Pitino's addition of woods to the roster "Desperate".
Rick Bozich | Rick Pitino knows not to make this mistake | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal
Yeah. Louisville's move to get Pitino was supposed to be the changing of the guard, and the end all to Kentucky dominance in basketball. When that pipe dream didn't come to fruition, things have slowly fell apart piece by piece.
I always revert back to something I heard Doug Moe say when he came back to the NBA as an assistant for George Karl. "You can stand having a stiff on your roster. You can stand having a headache on you roster. You should never stand for having a guy who fills both roles." Pitino is taking body blows to his reputation for a kid who won't produce squat at Louisville.Just finished reading this article, and its very prevalent to the topic. Louisville beat writer Rick Bozich calls Pitino's addition of woods to the roster "Desperate".
Rick Bozich | Rick Pitino knows not to make this mistake | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal
The guy he replaced won two national titles and made a gaggle of Final Fours. There's no rational evidence that Pitino has been a big success at the 'Ville. They've had as many disappointing seasons as successes under him.That may be so, but I still find it more than a little odd when a Cat fan characterizes the hiring of Pinto as a failed "pipe dream" for UofL.
The guy he replaced won two national titles and made a gaggle of Final Fours. There's no rational evidence that Pitino has been a big success at the 'Ville. They've had as many disappointing seasons as successes under him.
The guy he replaced won two national titles and made a gaggle of Final Fours. There's no rational evidence that Pitino has been a big success at the 'Ville. They've had as many disappointing seasons as successes under him.
While it would be difficult to say he hasn't been successful at the Ville, he hasn't led them to the success they anticipated when he was hired. I still don't really understand why KY fans still hate him though---perhaps that is over now that they have Cal?
In addition to 2011 5-star SG Ben McLemore, it looks like 2011 5-star SF DeAndre Daniels, 2012 5-star PF Jarnell Stokes and 2013 5-star SF Jonathan Williams will also be on campus this weekend according to The Recruit Scoop.
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