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I'll agree that he never lost it, and I'll go as far to say that he is not only ONE of the best in the sport, but simply is THE best in the sport. Gotta look at the hires that St John's have made over the years, they've done everything possible to try and stay relevant and bring back the glory days of the 80's, and every hire just couldn't cut it, then you bring in Pitino, who in his first year had some ups & downs, had his team playing better than anyone in the country toward the end of the season, only to get snubbed from the tournament.

They passed the first test of this week against a good Marquette team, part 2 comes Friday as they travel to UConn to take on the 2x defending National Champions. Other than Kentucky, I'll be rooting for St. Johns all the way.