[Grassy Knoll Sniper]

Here it is folks, the current tally between Coach Pitino and Coach Smith while at UK. The numbers don't lie, sports fans. Tubby 'the great coach' falls far short in every category. Anyone who argues that UK is better of with Tubby Smith than Ricky P is plain nuts. If this isn't proof that Tubby Smith has severly tarnished the UK basketball program, then nothing will convince you. BTW.....please use an open mind while digesting the info and Tubby supporters please hide all sharp objects and weapons while reading.

Percentage of games ranked in top 5:
Tubby 16%
Pitino 59% (53% if you include probation year).

Number of Home losses:
Tubby 19
Pitino 5 (7 if you include probation year).

10+ loss seasons:
Tubby 4 (in 7 years - soon to be 5 in 8 )
Pitino 0 (1 if you include probation year)

Average number of losses per year:
Tubby 7.9 (about to push that up over 8 )
Pitino 5.14 (6.25 if you include 14-14 probation year)

Number of games ranked in the top 5:
Tubby in 326 games ranked 54 games in top 5
Pitino in 269 games ranked 142 games in top 5

Games played as #1 ranking:
Pitino 10
Tubby 4

Games played as #2 ranking:
Pitino 44
Tubby 14

Games played as #3 ranking:
Pitino 33
Tubby 10

Games played as #4 ranking:
Pitino 18
Tubby 15

Games played as #5 ranking:
Pitino 37
Tubby 11

Total games with top 5 ranking:
Pitino 142
Tubby 54

Team Turmoils:
Tubby 2
Pitino 0

Transfers out of the Program:
Tubby 14
Pitino 7

NBA 1st round draft picks:
Tubby 2
Pitino 10

Rick Pitino’s 1st year 14-14 probation team averaged more than 10 ppg than ANY Tubby Smith team except 2. It averaged 8.9 ppg more than those 2 teams:

Rick Pitino - Points per Game
1989-90 88.82
1990-91 85.89
1991-92 85.72
1992-93 87.50
1993-94 86.88
1994-95 87.39
1995-96 91.44
1996-97 83.13

Tubby Smith takes over
1997-98 80.08
1998-99 75.41
1999-00 69.09
2000-01 79.79
2001-02 76.88
2002-03 77.28
2003-04 73.91
2004-05 73.62
2005-06 70.77
2006-07 72.32

Final Fours
Pitino 5 (3 at Kentucky)
Tubby 1 Final Four (a player that Tubby Smith has recruited has never been to a FF in his 16 year career at Tulsa, Georgia, or Kentucky)

Championship Games
Pitino 2
Tubby 1 (none with players he recruited)

NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage
Pitino 22-5 (.783)
Tubby is 23-8 (.663)

Tidbits:

* Pitino beat 11 teams seeded 5th or higher in 6 NCAA Tournaments.

* Tubby has beaten 4 teams seeded 5th or higher in 9 NCAA Tournaments, and just one since his first season at Kentucky.