This happens more often than it should — a successful politician who has built a solid reputation based on “moral fortitude and leadership ability” holds himself to a different set of standards and is exposed as a fraud. We’ve come to expect this kind of behavior from politicians. But what about when it happens to a successful coach? What are we supposed to think then?
Rick Pitino’s legacy is at risk. The once revered Louisville coach is now at the center of an extortion plot that has so many twists and turns, and he said she said curve balls, it could …read more

Rick Pitino has “been there, done that” as far as the NBA is concerned. Twice actually. Is the third time the charm?
Not at the moment.
Although rumors around the Internet circulated that the Sacramento Kings were in interested in hiring him as a head coach,  ESPN.com reported that contact with the Kings was initiated by Pitino’s camp. Sacramento never considered him as it began drafting a list of potential candidates.
But Pitino told Louisville this morning that he had no intention of leaving his current coaching position.
May Sacramento wasn’t interested? Afterall, Pitino’s two NBA stints were with the  New York Knicks from …read more

Check out this hilarious video featuring Christian Laettner and Rick Pitino. It’s a Vitamin Water commercial where Christian Laettner recreates the shot he hit for Duke against Pitino’s Kentucky team.
On the famous shot, Laettner caught a full court pass from Grant Hill and then sank a fadeaway jumper in one of the best finishes in the history of basketball. This Laettner video has him “scoring” with multiple objects. At the end of the video, there’s a Rick Pitino cameo.
If you are a Duke fan, you should definitely check it out. Kentucky fan? Scroll down and read another blog entry: