Kelsey and Pitino

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[TheRealVille]

How hard, tough and smart the Cards have played has received a lot of attention from basketball pundits, both media and coaches.

 

[Mayoman]

Always good to pick the brain of the great ones. More power to CPK. Listen and Learn....then execute the knowledge. He will become one of the special ones himself one day in the near future. Glad he is a Cardinal.

 

[Thecycle27]

Kelsey has a lot of the same traits as a coach as Pitino. The difference is people can relate to Kelsey, he is likable.

 

[CommodoreCard]

Just hope CPK takes coaching tips only. Don’t let any of Ricky’s narcissistic, Big Blew loving, lazy staff having ways rub off on him. Remember, Ricky also has Matty Bangs number saved.

 

[2330859]

I could not help but think of the recent timing of Jimmy Carter’s passing as a way to show the contrast between Rick Pitino and President Carter.

By most observers, Jimmy Carter was a man of extraordinarily great character, but a horrible President; conversely Pitino will be remembered as one of the very best College Basketball Coaches of all time, but a man of extraordinarily poor character.

I know it is very early to make this prediction, but Pat Kelsey has an opportunity to produce a legacy of being great at his profession, while also leading the sort of humble personal life that follows the exemplary model that DennyCrum established here.

Denny showed you can do both at the same time.

 

[beantowncard]

I could not help but think of the recent timing of Jimmy Carter’s passing as a way to show the contrast between Rick Pitino and President Carter.

By most observers, Jimmy Carter was a man of extraordinarily great character, but a horrible President; conversely Pitino will be remembered as one of the very best College Basketball Coaches of all time, but a man of extraordinarily poor character.

I know it is very early to make this prediction, but Pat Kelsey has an opportunity to produce a legacy of being great at his profession, while also leading the sort of humble personal life that follows the exemplary model that DennyCrum established here.

Denny showed you can do both at the same time.

I would say more poor judgment than poor character, but I get your point.

 

[2330859]

I believe one’s judgement is in direct correlation to one’s character.

 

[glassmanJ]

I would say more poor judgment than poor character, but I get your point.

I think poor character as well. was telling my wife before game yesterday that while pitino may be the greatest in game coach, he was horrible mentally for the players. he constantly talked backhanded in the press about them, made snide remarks about his players, played mind games, and definitely was 100% about his ego. some players need that harsher military style presence, but many others don't. some people don;t respond to being yelled at or criticized in the press. pitino just last year used the press to blame losses on players he didn't recruit. he's an asshole. plain and simple. CPK is someone i'd rather be around. someone who finds the positive, who uplifts, who coaches and teaches but positive vibes instead of negative. as a person, CPK is someone to emulate. RP is not. there's not a single redeeming quality about RP that i'd pass along to my son. he lies, he manipulates, he cheats both in sports and in his marriage, is not a man of his word and if manners maketh man, he's not a man. he's an ffing wimp with a napoleon complex who just happens to know basketball better than most. technically, he has no banner to show from his tenure here. we saw it, but we cannot celebrate it. never liked the man, didn;t think we should have ever hired him. he ran recruits out of town. constant turnover and never got the top recruits. he got blackshear adn character, but failed on every one else. he was not a closer on the recruiting trail. he jsut happened to knwo how to take 2 thru 4 star kids and mold them. but many times his teams were very undisciplined, thru horrible outlet passes, turned the ball over ont he break and he was terrible end of half play caller.
so far CPK exceeds RP in every singel leverl as a person and a coach except for the the tiles and i say jsut give hime a few years and he will have surpassed rp and made us forget all about that ahole. soo glad he's gone and no more zipp, tj and rp talk. woohoo

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

Hopefully PK and RP develop a relationship. And hopefully PK is here long-term. And hopefully sometime down the road when the time is right PK can then get RP back in town and we can just release the negativity. Here's to hoping.

 

[73Card]

Pricktino literally shut down our beloved program. Why anyone would wish this jerk well is simply beyond me.