My Two Cents on the Pitino Scandal...

Rick Pitino was the right guy at the right time for UK in the early 1990's just as Calipari was the ideal fit for the job after Gillispie was let go, and Roy Williams was the start of the perfect storm following Matt Doherty at UNC. I will never forget what he did for our program after our infamous 'Kentucky Shame.' His style of play and overall ability to market himself and the program was exactly what the doctor ordered. There were only a handful of coaches capable of putting us back on the map, and none of them were taking that job.

With that said, Pitino leaving to Boston and then ending up in Louisville without having the same success he enjoyed in Lexington has gradually worn away some of his luster over the years. He has proven to be a spin doctor at best, and liar at worst, in his dealings with the media. Viewing him without the blue tinted glasses, it becomes more and more clear that he was never the White Knight that saved the University of Kentucky, rather a hired gun whose insane competitive drive helped him to reach the top. I can live with that, but I am not sure how Pitino will deal with it. I think he reveled in the fact that he was seen as a savior. Now that he has proven to be very human, he is going to have a tough time sharing the spotlight with Calipari (aka the new savior of UK Hoops). I think his days are numbered as an elite coach, and I don't see that ending too well for him or the Cardinals...

And I can live with that too.