[Old School Hound]

I loved Pitino’s teams, too, but there’s one thing I disagree with you on. Tubby won with the team he had. It didn’t matter if Rick recruited it, it had to be coached. I loved Tubby and I always get a little ticked when people dismiss Tubby’s win as Pitino’s. He was a great game coach, he just wound up not being the recruiter that UK needed. Tubby would very likely have won another one if Keith Bogans hadn’t rolled his ankle before the elite 8 game where Dwayne Wade basically beat us by himself. A healthy Bogans would have at least slowed Wade enough for us to have won that game.

Agree with you again(as I seemingly always do).  Rick's teams were exciting to watch with the pressing  style of play.  Tubby was a terrific coach and an even better human being. You are right about Bogans. Had he been healthy, I think the Tub wins another title.

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