After time to think and reflect, I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents worth.
Those of you that have known me over the years on the board know that I've never liked Pitino. Didn't like him at UK and didn't like him here.
I never doubted his coaching ability. It was HIM that I didnt like. I always thought of him as an arrogant hypocrite. Early in his career here he was booting players right and left while doing his Sypher thing on the side. He got caught at that and tried to portray himself as a victim.
The biggest micro manager in all of college hoops had no clue strippers had free access to Minardi Hall for 4 years, but he had no clue. Yet ask him any players body fat percentage and he knew that immediately. He knew every time a player missed curfew. But when it came to knowing the important/illegal things, always portrayed himself the victim.
When this FBI thing first broke, he adamantly denied anything and everything, then we find out he's coach 2.
I never bought any of it. However................. I have to honestly say I NEVER thought he was this dirty. I'm still in shock over how dirty everything really was, and Pitino was right in the middle of it all. Dirty as they come.
I think this will turn out to be the biggest scandal in the history of college basketball, but we're always the first name mentioned despite all the other schools already known to be involved and those that aren't known yet.
Pretty much thanks to one scum bag that had other scum bags taking the fall for him until he couldnt anymore. Hope Pitino and Andre McGee wind up sharing an apartment together someday. Seems like a fitting end to me.
Those of you that have known me over the years on the board know that I've never liked Pitino. Didn't like him at UK and didn't like him here.
I never doubted his coaching ability. It was HIM that I didnt like. I always thought of him as an arrogant hypocrite. Early in his career here he was booting players right and left while doing his Sypher thing on the side. He got caught at that and tried to portray himself as a victim.
The biggest micro manager in all of college hoops had no clue strippers had free access to Minardi Hall for 4 years, but he had no clue. Yet ask him any players body fat percentage and he knew that immediately. He knew every time a player missed curfew. But when it came to knowing the important/illegal things, always portrayed himself the victim.
When this FBI thing first broke, he adamantly denied anything and everything, then we find out he's coach 2.
I never bought any of it. However................. I have to honestly say I NEVER thought he was this dirty. I'm still in shock over how dirty everything really was, and Pitino was right in the middle of it all. Dirty as they come.
I think this will turn out to be the biggest scandal in the history of college basketball, but we're always the first name mentioned despite all the other schools already known to be involved and those that aren't known yet.
Pretty much thanks to one scum bag that had other scum bags taking the fall for him until he couldnt anymore. Hope Pitino and Andre McGee wind up sharing an apartment together someday. Seems like a fitting end to me.
