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Rick Pitino Quotes
«It's my wedding night, and we're in a posh New York City hotel ready to ... you know ... when I get a call. It's Jim, and he's down in the lobby and he wants to meet with me. He tells me there's this kid named Louie Orr in Cincinnati that we just have to land, and he says he needs me to get there and seal the deal. I tell him, 'Jim, it's my wedding night.' He was single at the time and totally consumed with basketball, so I guess he didn't understand.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«It's a big hindrance. If we were playing in the Maui Classic, we'd be in seriously bad shape. But we're not. We're starting at home. We think we can withstand these injuries.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«He's very underrated for what he does for the team. With BJ there's just not a lot of flash. He's just very, very meaningful to the team winning.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«Very few players can get exactly where they want to go regardless of what defense you play, and Rondo's one of them.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«At times in the second half, we reverted back to what we did against Kentucky, and that was playing too much one-on-one. We're not a great one-on-one basketball team. We've got to do it with passing, screening and rebounding.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«We played with great effort. Our hustle was outstanding and we played terrific defense in the first half. Our effort was sky-high. But our second-half defense was not so great. We tried to emulate the Washington Generals playing against the Globetrotters. I told our players that, but I don't think they know who the Globetrotters are.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«Pittsburgh is as good as it gets. It would not be a surprise to see them go on and have a great NCAA Tournament run. They have all the attributes, all the things you look for in a great basketball team. They've got great upperclassmen, talented freshmen that blend in terrific, depth. They can withstand foul trouble. They're extremely well coached. They attack inside-to-out. They're big on the backboard. They're tough.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«Terrence Williams had great game.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«We have to toughen up. That is one of the reasons we are not rebounding that well. We just don't have a strong frontcourt from a rebounding standpoint.»
Author: Rick Pitino
«The effort is there. We don't have a lot of talent on the backboards. We are getting dominated on the glass, and that's just from Big East opponents. It's been a problem from the first week of practice.»
Author: Rick Pitino