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“Would you enjoy another serving of Bullcrap?”
When news broke last night that Gorgui Deing would indeed be facing off against the Cats this Saturday the number of surprised faces matched that of the number of sanitary upscale Italian restaurants in Louisville. Which is to say zero. Yes, it was merely another scheme of the master manipulator and head game player Rick Pitino who probably knew weeks ago his star center would be back just in time. The move comes as no shock since over the years Pitino has proven to be as reliable as Apple Maps, whatever he says: do the opposite. Pitino has told some good tales over the years so picking four doesn’t come easy, why four? Simple, since we last stomped the Cards in the Final Four of course:
4. “Chane Behanan is my best freshman since Jamal Mashurn”
So last year the mighty Cardinals squared off against the college formerly known as Pikeville in an early exhibition. In that game knucklehead Chane Behanan scored 16 points against the NAIA foes which prompted his coach to say he was his best freshman since Monster Mash laced them up in Lexington. So maybe this one isn’t a lie. Maybe Rick Pitino really does believe that Chane is the better than guys like Ron Mercer or Antoine Walker. Maybe Behanan is better than Pitino proclaimed “best freshman I’ve ever coached” Samardo Samuels. But deep down you know Pitino doesn’t even buy the crap he’s selling. Chalk this one up to yet another patented Rick hyperbole. Point Blank. Period.
3.“Gorgui Dieng will not play against Kentucky”
With so many of these over the years how can you narrow the list to just one. Gorgui’s return makes the list for being the most recent however this list could have included guys like David Padgett or Marvin Stone. You know the ones who always get the clean bill of health shortly before the biggest rivalry game in all the land. Basically unless a Card is on his deathbed or crutches don’t count him out against the Cats. Then again it could all be just another elaborate ruse concocted by Tricky Rick.
2. “I will love you and honor you all the days of my life”
Look, I get it, this horse has been beaten and rode into the ground over the past couple of years. But enough about Karen Sypher. Rick did irreversible damage to his image with this scandal as he broke his vows to his wife. He then went on to deny any wrong doing before everything was revealed in the court of law. A two for one lie combo.
1. “There is no amount of money that could make me leave for the Celtics”
I find it hard to fathom that there was a time that Rick Pitino was as beloved in the commonwealth as Coach Cal is now. Pitino was a hero who rode into town and restored the Kentucky program to its former glory. Why would he ever want to leave for the NBA? The foundation was set for a new era of basketball dominance. Yet, that’s exactly what happened. Pitino left for the big dollars and big cities of the NBA but not before telling everybody from grandma to Michael Bradley he wasn’t going anywhere. Lying about a player’s attributes or an injury at least is a strategy and can be forgiven. Lying to an entire state. Now that’s unforgivable.
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December 27th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
“I have a condom.”
December 27th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
I was another of great lies. He really only made it to 10.
December 27th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
“I gave her $3,000 for health insurance…”
December 27th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Yeah I got 2 more… Mike Mara is the greatest shooter I’ve ever seen and Jarrod Swoopshire will play in the NBA.
Those 2 are missing from the list.
December 27th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
He lasted for 15 seconds!
December 27th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Not sure his teeth are real at this point. So that could be a potential lie depending if he has false teeth and is saying they are “real”. Just needed to throw that one out there. Plus Herpes Simplex3 causes oral cancer which directly causes mouth rot which could directly cause teeth loss. Folks, I don’t believe his teeth are real..
December 27th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
L1C4? How many UL players have been made to transfer after getting hurt at UL since RickyP has been there? Too many for me to keep up with.
December 27th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
How about: J. P. Blevins is the best H/S point guard he’d ever seen”? Which was not only a crock but extremely unfair to the kid.
December 27th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
That he does not try to recruit players that would leave for the NBA early.
December 27th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
Should it bother UL fans that RickyP wishes he was still at UK?
December 27th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
“Richard had nothing to do with Eric Bledsoe’s transcript being leaked…nor did Billy.” People forget how vindictive Rick is. That’s why I’ll never forgive him: he’d love nothing more than to take down his “Camelot”. I wouldn’t pee on him if he was on fire.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Does BTI still have more twitter followers then Deener, of UL and whas?
December 27th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
You guys are leaving a few out…..personally I could care less what he’s done or said after that except for him and his buddy Jurich trying to screw UK over at every opportunity. But let’s not forget he threw the title in 1997 and then brought us Tubby. Remember him? The guy that laid down for a decade, wouldn’t recruit and couldn’t coach. Got rich at UK and let Vitale call us all racists? When he left on his own.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
If Karen were to auction off her prison uniform I wonder how much he would pay? I’ll bet when he heard about Ed Davender he put feelers out for Karen.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Behanan probably was a better Freshman then Walker. Many have forgot after Walker slapped the court and got used early that year ,he played very little untill the SEC tourney. Part about leaving for the Celtics really didn’t bother me. What did you expect him to say? I’m going to leave if they offer c’on man
I think how he has dropped his players is sickening!! He didn’t just start that at UL either. He dropped Timberlake and several others at UK. Rhodes was a prime example of why he can’t be trusted, he wanted Mercer and somebody had to go. cal had this same choice a couple years ago with Stokes, he could have cut Eloy who obviously wasn’t good enough to play here. Instead he let a good player go and honored the commitment he made to Eloy and his family.
How can Rick keep a strait face when telling a recruits family he will do what’s best for their child! College is a huge life altering choice for these 5 star kids. Where they choose could mean millions
How could any family trust Rick with their future.
You may or may not like Cal but no one can deny he will take care of his kids! He doesn’t hold them back from going pro. Judging by our freshmen this year it looks as if pro teams will take kids because Cal coached them. Our freshmen have struggled early and all 3 who where thought to be 1 and done are still projected in the top 10.
December 27th, 2012 at 11:37 pm
Sorry people but I’m old enough to remember the Sutton era probation. As much as I hate Pitino’s choice to coach UL I can’t bring myself to hate him. If not for him we would have sucked for 20 years! When he got fired from Boston and decided to come back to CBB he had it narrowed down to UL and UCLA.
If he had went to UCLA no way we could ever catch them. He probably would have got 2 or 3 more by now, because he would have had his pick of who he wanted on the west coast! UL is well,UL! We should beat them 3 out of 5 no matter who the coaches are! UL is and always will be little Bro and no more
December 28th, 2012 at 12:19 am
“on a scale of 1 to 10 the gillispie hire is an 11″
Also proclaimed that David padgett would never play again in his career only to come back 2 weeks later.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:40 am
We all seem to be forgetting the original “better than Mashburn” freshman at UL…Juan Palacios.
December 28th, 2012 at 12:42 am
I know he’s a snake and what you aaid is entirely true but attacking a mans marriage like that is pretty low. We don’t always need to lower ourselves to that level
December 28th, 2012 at 3:44 am
Really? This PoS site deletes comments that don’t validate their point? Sounds a lot like Faux News. It is rightwing, redneck Kentucky though so that makes total sense. Where’s the Romney adds on the side? If you’re gonna delete harmless comments, not this one of course I’m sure it’ll be gone quick, why bother with this site?
December 28th, 2012 at 3:47 am
@14, Here’s some reality for you. 1998? Remember that?
December 28th, 2012 at 4:25 am
Siva was better than Wall. Remember that? Probably one of his biggest tall tales considering Siva was not better than Wall, or Knight, or Teague (twice). When he said he lasted 15 seconds, that was probably one of the few times he’s told the truth.
For those UK fans who still want to sniff Slick’s bicycle seat, would you rather have him back or have Cal as our current coach? Seriously? Considering his Tom Creanish accomplishments at UL, I’ll take Cal any day. Slick brought a new style of play to UK and it worked, but that style has been caught up with. When he left, his recruiting was beginning to slide to UL’s level. I’ll take the last three years over Slick’s best three here where the grass is blue.
December 28th, 2012 at 5:40 am
How about Jared Prickett has a chance to be better than Larry Bird.
December 28th, 2012 at 5:48 am
Rick Pitino aka Ricky 3 stacks is nothing more than a cliche. Rick should be thankful he’s Catholic & can go to confessional every day because they guy doesn’t know how to tell the truth.
December 28th, 2012 at 6:20 am
@21 yeah I remember 1998 very well as a matter of fact. Just as I recall Scott Padgett standing infront of the crowd at Rupp during the ceremony welcoming them home after winning the title and Scott saying he wanted to thank the man that made that possible, Rick Pitino. Go back to fantasy land now, bury your head in the sand or whatever it is you do.
And to the idiot that said pitino was going to UCLA you’re wrong it was Michigan. Then Jurich called and offered him the UL job. Since then he’s been sticking to UK at every opportunity. Fortune favored us finally when they hired Calipari. He should’ve been the first call when Pitino headed to Boston.
December 28th, 2012 at 8:05 am
The most obvious one you missed was his boast, “I’ll be retired long before I turn fifty”. Pitino, turned sixty last September.
December 28th, 2012 at 8:10 am
“Mike Marra is the best three point shooter I have ever coached!” He forgets he coached Tony Delk I guess….
December 28th, 2012 at 8:42 am
Yep, he is as windy as a sack full of assholes.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:25 am
My favorite Pitino quote wasn’t a lie, but it was unintentionally funny as heck.
“I can’t believe you’re asking me these questions on the day that Teddy Kennedy died.”
Like anyone outside of Massachusetts was devastated by that. Or supposed to be. I’m a reporter and I need to ask certain questions, but man, not today. Teddy Kennedy died. I just can’t do it.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:55 am
“Derrick Caracter has played his last game as a Louisville Cardinal.” — Rick Pitino, each of the 3 times that he kicked Caracter off the team.
December 28th, 2012 at 10:56 am
@23: I remember that precisely. Al McGuire about had a stroke on air, shouting “There will never be another Larry Bird.”
December 28th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Gosh, I’ve always thought there were just 3 famous lies:
1)The check is in the mail
2)The police are on the way
3)I won’t _ _ _ in your mouth.
December 28th, 2012 at 11:21 am
After losing in final four in 2005, “We will never drop out of the top 25.”