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Cats-Cards not life or death; it’s much more than that

Posted by ccv on March 29, 2012 in Billy Donovan, College basketball, John Calipari, Kentucky, March Madness, Rick Pitino Comments Off

Cats-Cards not life or death; it’s much more than that

LEXINGTON, Ky. The old-timers showed up right when Wheeler Pharmacy opened and made a beeline for the back of the store.

They took their usual seats at the lunch counter and had their usual conversation about Kentucky basketball.

“Coming down here looking for a little bit of knowledge is like trying to get a sip of water from a fire hydrant,” explained Jim McGary, one of the regulars.

Read more: charlotteobserver.com

 

No pressure? Rick Pitino has plenty to lose against Kentucky

Posted by ccv on March 27, 2012 in Billy Donovan, John Calipari, Kentucky, NCAA, Rick Pitino Comments Off

No pressure? Rick Pitino has plenty to lose against Kentucky

Rick Pitino sounded just this side of giddy on a Monday teleconference for Final Four coaches.

“When you love a team as much as I’ve loved this one, really these last two, it’s nice to see them get a reward,” the Louisville basketball coach said.

U of L’s reward for making a surprise run to the 2012 NCAA Tournament semifinals is an intrastate Armageddon with No. 1 overall seed Kentucky (36-2). On New Year’s Eve, the Cats escaped the plucky Cards 69-62 in Rupp Arena.

Read more: Kentucky.com

 

Coaches As Characters In The Godfather

Posted by bobounds on March 26, 2011 in Billy Donovan, Coach K, College basketball, John Calipari, Kentucky, Rick Pitino Comments Off

Coaches As Characters In The Godfather

Vito Corleone – Rick Pitino, Louisville

Pitino has been to the top of the mountain and felt the warm glow of a championship wash over him like the Tuscan sun. Yet, he didn’t stick around too long in Act I as the game began to pass him by. He disappeared for a while but returned to play a prominent role in Act II

athlonsports.com
3/26/11

Florida Gators’ Donovan is one of the all-time best

Posted by bobounds on March 26, 2011 in Billy Donovan, Coaching, College basketball, Florida Comments Off

Florida Gators’ Donovan is one of the all-time best

NEW ORLEANS — Billy Donovan has a memory of Larry Bird that sticks in his head as an incentive.

During his season as a Knicks backup guard, Donovan arrived at Madison Square Garden one afternoon as workers were preparing the arena for a basketball game that night immediately following a hockey game.

“They were piecing the floor together and Bird is in there at 4:45 and there’s nobody around and he’s standing on a piece of wood shooting shots,” Donovan said. “He was going to go down as a Hall of Fame player but he still had that drive to get better.”

miamiaherald.com
3/26/11