32 years ago today
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When I was a kid he brought an exciting brand of basketball and brought us out of probation he will never be forgotten for those reasons. Plus when we showed up to play teams they knew we were there to destroy them! One more last thought he assembled the best team ever in the 1996 Champs!
Still trying to remember. Who was more excited, us or Knicks fans? 
Question... does anyone have the introductory press conference? And also his farewell press conference.
WKYT should have it. Maybe WYMT if you live in that region. I know my Mom contacted someone at WYMT about if they had a copy of the special report Charles Kuralt did in Letcher and Floyd County back in the 60s. Turns out they did and they sent Mom a DVD of it. May be worth looking into.
I was there that day. I will never forget him saying “We will win and win now”
Regardless of anything else he walked in and took over at a time few others would. He was absolutely dynamic at the time.
Regardless of anything else he walked in and took over at a time few others would. He was absolutely dynamic at the time.
And then brought our in state rivals to major scandal. Perfect circle. Love me some Pitino. Hell of a coach. Always think highly of his time here.
Wow where has time gone?? I was living in Sharonville, Ohio at the time he came to UK.. Remember it very well I was visiting my family here in Ky at the time.. I was so happy to have him as a coach, then he opened his mouth, lol.. Just kidding..
He was the very coach for UK at the time and I knew he would build something special as long as he stayed here.. I still think he is the second best coach ever at UK.. If he has enough common since to stay a few more year's UK would have bee up there with UCLA in all time champion ships..
But that is still a sad story to think about all these years later.. Hope Cal can do that, but I have my doubts..
GBB
He was the very coach for UK at the time and I knew he would build something special as long as he stayed here.. I still think he is the second best coach ever at UK.. If he has enough common since to stay a few more year's UK would have bee up there with UCLA in all time champion ships..
But that is still a sad story to think about all these years later.. Hope Cal can do that, but I have my doubts..
GBB
Wish gas was the price that it was 32 years ago.
Pitino was a great coach but he too had 1 title in all of that great decade of basketball. Winning a title is hard, and I believe officiating has as much to do with it as anything
Choosing not to guard an inbounds play in 92 also had a little something to do with it as well.
I honestly believe if he had not come, we would look a lot like Indiana today.
That was to go on and play 2 more games for a chance at the title.
Our 1996 team and our 2012 team as good as they were still had tough title games that could have gone either way
I’ve never been more sure in my life than anything but I was for 96 and 12 winning it. Like, not nervous at all.
The Knicks were 52-30 in his last year there, winning the division title. Why would Knicks fans haveuoijuStill trying to remember. Who was more excited, us or Knicks fans?
been excited to see him go?
Funny think I never expected either team to lose and was never nervous headed into any game . I felt the same way to in 15 .
Wow, that was 32 years ago. It doesn’t seem like it could ever be that long ago….
We were up double digits most of 2012 title game.
That decade was only 6 years of NCAA Tournaments though. 1 title, 1 runner-up, 1 Final Four and 2 Elite Eights in 6 years based off what he took over is a freaking miracle. He took over a total dumpster fire, couldn’t play in the NCAA Tournament his first 2 years, wasn’t allowed on live TV his first year. Crazy what he did in such a short period of time.
But it was the start of some very exciting basketball, Rick brought attention to UK and players wanted to be on showcase
I can't help but wonder if he'd never left UK, what the program would look like today. What shape would the program be in? Hopefully UK wouldn't have had to endure a Karen Sypher type of episode and NCAA issues. But how many NCAAT titles would UK have won? How many wins would Pitino have racked up?