Other than UK fans most do.
Rupp was the original GOAT..... then Woodens run happened an he was . K doing it for 4 decades in modern era he is considered by most now. This surprises you?
If St. John’s win the title
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Rupp was the original GOAT..... then Woodens run happened an he was . K doing it for 4 decades in modern era he is considered by most now. This surprises you?
I think if it's not K then who is it? Got to be Wooden then with 10 titles.
We all say titles mean the most at UK but when discussing greatest coach they suddenly don't lol.
I'm pulling for St. John's if UK gets bounced.
Pitino taking a fourth program to the Final Four is something that would never be replicated. Three titles at three schools would be even more impressive.
Pitino taking a fourth program to the Final Four is something that would never be replicated. Three titles at three schools would be even more impressive.
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Pitino is a great coach and maybe some will not agree but that's OK. If he had stayed at UK we would have a lot more titles .
It's either K , Wooden, or Rupp. There's arguments for all 3. But it's those 3 n just those 3. But to say it's silly to call K the goat is just bias ignorance.
If Rivk wins a title this year then he's either in that group or right even with Knight right on bubble
Yes, I believe Pitino is the only coach in history to take 3 different schools to the Final Four. Cal would have done too except for the vacated seasons at UMass and Memphis. Just getting St. Johns to a FF this year would be something no other coach has done.
Obviously I want us healthy and to go as far as we can but if/when we are eliminated I will be rooting for them. They aren’t a historical threat and haven’t had success in a long time and it would be a great story. As long as our rivals don’t win it I’m good.
I went to St. John’s so I’d be happy lol.
By cheating his *** off. I know Murica loves it's cheaters and integrity doesn't mean jack diddly now, but screw that. Imagine if Cal won a second one here, but it was determined we did what UofL did. We'd be as ridiculed and mocked for saying "We WoN tHaT" as UofSmell is for claiming it.
Stop acknowledging ill gotten gains. I'm glad Rick has seemingly come to his senses, and I like he's supporting Pope. But the man cheated. There's nothing to celebrate there.
Goodwill? I love Pitino (his coaching "personality" and ability to make the most of nothing. But I feel he is backdooring UK.
Yes they are. Also on that list is WKU, who is just outside the T15.
By wins, WKU is even big brother to UofL. lol
I dunno. We'd be closer for sure. But you saw how CBB changed. Right about the time Tubby stepped up.
Maybe Rick would've had 3 here. So we're probably sitting a 9 or 10.
It's hard for me to ever see when I'd want to pUKe to win.
One thing I always like about Pitino. The dude could dress. I think the Armani suits set a tone for UK. First class clothes. First class team.
You look sharp. You play sharp.
They cheated to get at least one player (Harrell) who was important to their run. If they don't have him they probably don't beat Wichita St or Michigan. One of those 2 should have been champ so no, I don't acknowledge that title.
Vacating titles and final fours after the fact just confuses me lol.
It's like yeah, maybe they cheated, maybe it was undeserved. But as a fan you were still cheering your a** off when it happened lol.
They can take away the title but they get go back and retroactively take away the joy it caused you lol.
I dunno
It's like yeah, maybe they cheated, maybe it was undeserved. But as a fan you were still cheering your a** off when it happened lol.
They can take away the title but they get go back and retroactively take away the joy it caused you lol.
I dunno
I have always like RP as a on court XO, and player development coach.
I just hate all the scandals and crap he has chosen to surround himself in.
I just hate all the scandals and crap he has chosen to surround himself in.
They are well coached and could go far but I don't think st johns can hang with a team that has elite players like auburn or Duke. They could beat houston I believe.
It would be kind of cool.
St. John’s is one of the best (if not the best) programs in NCAA history that hasn’t won a title, so it would be fun to see them finally get one.
I don’t want to see Duke, KU, UCLA, UConn, UNC, UofL, or IU win it all. I never want to see any of those seven ever win another title.
St. John’s is one of the best (if not the best) programs in NCAA history that hasn’t won a title, so it would be fun to see them finally get one.
I don’t want to see Duke, KU, UCLA, UConn, UNC, UofL, or IU win it all. I never want to see any of those seven ever win another title.
Nobody is "celebrating" the cheating. Louisville got caught cheating in an era rampant with cheating. But, the games happened, and we all saw Louisville win a title. It was recruiting crap. It wasn't like the players were juicing or Rick was bribing officials. I don't totally disagree with your point, but let's not make it bigger than what it actually was.
Pitino’s strength was always player evaluation and one on one development.
If you played for Pitino you were a better player when you left. The longer you played for him the better you got.
Then he was a master motivator for players to use that talent and also demanded they be in condition to play how he wanted.
As for X & O’s and situational coaching he was awful when he was here.
He is far better now at that.
If UK doesn't win it, then StJ would be my second choice.
As a 65-year old, I can still remember like yesterday how much Pitino did for UK when he arrived in the late 80's. I'd be very happy for him.
It doesn't mean that he didn't do a lot of things to aggravate the heck out of me after he left UK - but I can forgive those and focus on all the good he did while he was here.
And I still think there is a spot for him somewhere in the UK sports system here. Maybe winning a title this year would be the perfect time for him to retire from StJ and come back to LEX next year.
As a 65-year old, I can still remember like yesterday how much Pitino did for UK when he arrived in the late 80's. I'd be very happy for him.
It doesn't mean that he didn't do a lot of things to aggravate the heck out of me after he left UK - but I can forgive those and focus on all the good he did while he was here.
And I still think there is a spot for him somewhere in the UK sports system here. Maybe winning a title this year would be the perfect time for him to retire from StJ and come back to LEX next year.
I'm just curious how good they are. They have played exactly 1 game against a team ranked in the top 25 right now.
I could NOT care less.
If I "could care less" that would mean I do care some.
But actually, I guess I would be relieved that it didn't go to Duke, or KU or UConn or UT or UNC.
If I "could care less" that would mean I do care some.
But actually, I guess I would be relieved that it didn't go to Duke, or KU or UConn or UT or UNC.
Pitino gave me/us some of the best times UK basketball has ever seen. I cherish that time he was here. Despised him at UL. As soon as he left, I was back on the RP train. I hope he wins every game unless they are playing UK. Honestly, wish he'd never left UK.
I'm 46, and that was hands down my favorite time to be a UK fan. Talk about flat out fun! Not sure we'll ever find an era like that again.
They are good.
They can't shoot the ball but they do everything else pretty well lol
It surprises you UK fans can also be reasonable an objective. Sorry you have such a low opinion
If we can’t win the title then I’m all for Pitino winning it. They are my second favorite team now
Yeah, I looked at their offensive numbers in Kenpom and their offense is ranked worse than our defense....that's can't be good. They have the lowest ranked offense (75th) in the top 35 teams on Kenpom. I've always been a Pitino fan (secret...I didn't even dislike him that much when he was at UL) because he got to UK when I was in 7th grade....prime fandom as a kid.