I miss when UK players played as hard as the players for St. John's do. They're so disciplined on defense. Fun group to watch.
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Watching Rick and the Redmen now. Pitino in his 70s, adjusting to the NIL era and turning around the Redmen like he has is just GOAT mode.
I still always think of the what if... if he hadn't left for the Celtics.
He gets his players to just ball!
I still always think of the what if... if he hadn't left for the Celtics.
He gets his players to just ball!
Excellent point. They play like warriors out there for Pitino. Oweh, Aberdeen, and Mo are the only guys we had play like that year.
Chandler, Jelavic, Johnson, Garrison and Moreno are all soft.
Can you imagine Pope every getting onto his players like this?
Pitino is a better coach now than he was when here. So bring him back.
Sadly no. He is just too passive. I truly believe these players in no way can relate to him. Would be nice tho.
I'd run through a wall for Pitino after hearing that. Pope isn't capable of that energy and quite frankly has done nothing as a coach over his career to where players would even respond to him if he tried.
I think Pope lost me the day he walked in with the new Call of Duty game and told them they didn't have to run If they could beat him. Could you see Pitino doing that