Pitino Situation Turning Really Ugly

[MDMU04]

Did Pandora already come forward?  If so, I'm guessing her box was already opened by Slicky Ricky.

Am I the only one that thought this was hilarious?  And a fine use of your sixty-ninth post, btw.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Evidently, I remember reading a while back about there being plenty of transgressions when he was coach of the Boston Celtics...  If I remember correctly, it came from the other employees and support staff of the Celtics.

Yea, if any of that stuff comes out from a reputable source, I can see UL wanting to move on quickly.

If UofL was smart, they'd have every PI around digging on Rick's past to see if they can find stuff out before the media does.

This certainly could be a 1 time thing... but it might not be, and if it isn't, it's going to bring a lot of bad press on Rick and UL.

[Lighthouse 84]

And a fine use of your sixty-ninth post, btw.

i meant to do that...

[Lennys Tap]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqU6MTNUtXJOly7OdulT0YU5nYcB?slug=aw-pitinonba081309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

As a college coach, Pitino’s ability to produce NBA players has become suspect. He convinces recruits he’ll prepare them for the pros, but he never took a Dwyane Wade – as Indiana’s Tom Crean did at Marquette – and made him a superstar. Maybe Louisville keeps Pitino, maybe the president buckles to public pressure and makes him take a sabbatical. Whatever happens, no one believed Pitino’s promise to stay at Louisville as long as they’ll have him.

Interesting Comparison there Wojnarowski

Tom Crean made Dwyane Wade into an NBA superstar? Is Adrian Wojnarowski smoking some of 84's stash?

[GGGG]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqU6MTNUtXJOly7OdulT0YU5nYcB?slug=aw-pitinonba081309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

As a college coach, Pitino’s ability to produce NBA players has become suspect. He convinces recruits he’ll prepare them for the pros, but he never took a Dwyane Wade – as Indiana’s Tom Crean did at Marquette – and made him a superstar. Maybe Louisville keeps Pitino, maybe the president buckles to public pressure and makes him take a sabbatical. Whatever happens, no one believed Pitino’s promise to stay at Louisville as long as they’ll have him.

Interesting Comparison there Wojnarowski

That isn't the most interesting thing that he says in the article.  Scathing doesn't even begin to describe it.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Holy cripes...that article suggests Pitino instructed the strength coach to marry that broad to keep her quiet!

[ChicosBailBonds]

Tom Crean made Dwyane Wade into an NBA superstar? Is Adrian Wojnarowski smoking some of 84's stash?

I heard Tom Crean actually made him worse.  He was clearly the #1 pick out of high school if he had gone to the NBA but Crean made him worse in year one, two and three so that he dropped from certain #1 to #5

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'd say the whole "health insurance" claim by his attorney just took a hit.  This is a recording alledgedly of Pitino.  His language is not about health insurance, it most certainly is about abortion which is lawyer was trying to spin a different way.

I don't know if it's him on the tape, but if he is then his attorney is lying (please, no lawyer jokes for at least 5 minutes...try to refrain.     )

http://fox41.com/Global/story.asp?S=10921650&nav=menu1404_1

[ChicosBailBonds]

If I were an investigative journalist, I think I would go in and find out how much money his assistant equipment manager made after this incident.  Was this guy paid to take a bullet for Rick, was he given a huge jump in pay by the university or out of private funds from Ricky?

This story isn't going away for awhile.

[GGGG]

Holy cripes...that article suggests Pitino instructed the strength coach to marry that broad to keep her quiet!

Well....when you think about the timing of the marriage and the divorce...

[GGGG]

Pitino needs Mike Vick to sign immediatley.

Well, there ya go.

[reinko]

Thank you, thank you.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Pitino should resign  http://www.projo.com/pc/content/projo-20090815-pitino.d951dee0.html

[SCdem@MU]

Pitino should resign  http://www.projo.com/pc/content/projo-20090815-pitino.d951dee0.html

I really hope the pro-life/anti-abortion crowd doesn't try to turn UL games into an abortion debate:

Next season, U of L is slated to play road games at four Catholic schools — DePaul, Marquette, Providence and St. John’s. It’s not out of the question that Pitino will become a lightning rod of our country’s ever-combative abortion debate.

There is a reason why I watch sports when I can't take any more of CNN or Fox News.

[RawdogDX]

Lots of people want him gone in this louisville news paper poll:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090812/SPORTS/90812012/%3Cb%3EYouVote+%3C/b%3E+What+s+next+for+Rick+Pitino?

I don't understand how the church can not ecommunicate him.  They made it pretty obvious that they don't bend on this rule in march:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,505183,00.html

[ChicosBailBonds]

Lots of people want him gone in this louisville news paper poll:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090812/SPORTS/90812012/%3Cb%3EYouVote+%3C/b%3E+What+s+next+for+Rick+Pitino?

70% want him fired or resigned.  That's a strong number.  Wonder how many UK fans are stacking that poll?

[79Warrior]

I don't understand how the church can not ecommunicate him.  They made it pretty obvious that they don't bend on this rule in march:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,505183,00.html
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Give me a break.

[RawdogDX]

I don't understand how the church can not ecommunicate him.  They made it pretty obvious that they don't bend on this rule in march:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,505183,00.html


Give me a break.

Same break they gave the mother of a 9 year old rape victim who's life was at stake?  I don't even know what your post means.  The catholic church has in stone dogma about what to do here.  If you don't agree with it write a letter to the pope. 

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

If you don't agree with it write a letter to the pope. 

He's coaching at Indiana now.

[Murffieus]

I heard Tom Crean actually made him worse.  He was clearly the #1 pick out of high school if he had gone to the NBA but Crean made him worse in year one, two and three so that he dropped from certain #1 to #5

I think Crean helped D Wade in mental toughness,tenacity, and his approach to the game (intangibles)-----but certainly didn't help his trey shooting. Also D Wade made his biggest adjustment after he graduated from MU. If MU would have lost to Holy Cross in the first game of the NCAA in 2003, D Wade would not have been a lottery pick-----would have been lower first round. The Kentucky game propelled him into the lottery.
 

[77ncaachamps]

I heard Tom Crean actually made him worse.  He was clearly the #1 pick out of high school if he had gone to the NBA but Crean made him worse in year one, two and three so that he dropped from certain #1 to #5

Antoine Walker only was drafted at #6...I heard he should have been a #10 but Pitino helped hype him up after coaching Kentucky to the National Championship.  

NCAA championships - Rick Pitino 1, Tom Crean 0
NCAA Final Fours - Pitino 5, Crean 1
NCAA Second Rounds - Pitino 10, Crean 2
NCAA Appearances - Pitino 13, Crean 5
NCAA 20-win seasons - Pitino 17, Crean 5
NCAA Seasons below .500 - Pitino 0, Crean 1
Players drafted to the NBA - Pitino 19, Crean 3

I cannot stand Pitino and UL basketball. The dude's a douche for doing that to his wife. But strictly looking at coaching records, there is no comparison. Pitino was a madman of a coach.

But, like it was stated in another thread, time can only tell...Luckily, Crean has a bit of an advantage with this Pitino scandal.

NOTES:

Pitino started coaching at 26, Crean at 33
Pitino is now 56, Crean 43
Pitino had 7 years of NBA coaching in between NCAA HC positions

An aside... Interesting Pitino connection: Pitino recently hired Ralph Willard as an assistant who Tom Crean served 4 years as an ACO (@ WKU) and 1 year as an ACO (@Pitt).