Andy Katz on conversation with Richard Pitino: "I was struck by his confidence"

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Andy Katz on conversation with Richard Pitino: "I was struck by his confidence"

per Katz:

"I had new Minnesota coach Richard Pitino on "Katz Korner" on Tuesday and I was struck by his confidence. Pitino is just like his father in that regard. Pitino had no hesitation in taking the Minnesota job once offered. Now, one would assume that no one coaching at Florida International would turn that down. But Pitino definitely has the confidence that he will win. Pitino's hire was overshadowed by the events of last week; now he's got to get into the grind of the new job. He was on the Georgia Dome floor Monday night after the NCAA title game, spent the post-game hours with his dad -- Rick, head coach of the champion Louisville Cardinals -- and said they didn't get to bed until 5 a.m. before Richard was up at 7 a.m. Richard Pitino now must spend his time wisely, re-recruiting the local players and trying to make inroads with a stellar underclassman crew in the state of Minnesota."

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...83564/3-point-shot-new-leagues-shining-moment

Go Gophers!!
 

Yeah, he really talked confidently about his dad for 10 minutes.

(note: not a dig on Pitino, a dig on the interview Katz had with Pitino)
 

All these national interviews are great exposure for Coach Pitino and the university. Love it!
 

Is the interview posted anywhere on ESPN? I couldn't find it.
 



3-point shot: New league's shining moment
April, 10, 2013
Apr 10
5:00
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By Andy Katz | ESPN.com

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1. New American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco relished the moment Monday night as one of his teams -- for this season and, yes, for next -- won a national title. He was guaranteed of another heading into the women's final Tuesday night, which featured American-bound current Big East teams Louisville and Connecticut. It is true that Louisville is heading to the ACC in the fall of 2014. But that won't keep the league from celebrating the titles this fall. The old Big East guard is trying to brand the new league as the American rather than as the AAC. Aresco doesn't want the acronym used if possible.

2. Memphis coach Josh Pastner said he gave Tarik Black a Tuesday deadline to decide if he wanted to stay with the Tigers. He did not, even though he was graduating. "I want guys to be here with enthusiasm to be here,'' said Pastner. Black will transfer and try to play immediately next season. The Tigers also lost Adonis Thomas, who is declaring for the NBA draft. But the American-bound Tigers have one of the top recruiting classes in the country. "(Black) is a good guy and I wish him the very best. He graduated," Pastner said. "But we'll be fine. We're still really talented. We've got the main corps and we've got the No. 2 recruiting class.''

3. I had new Minnesota coach Richard Pitino on "Katz Korner" on Tuesday and I was struck by his confidence. Pitino is just like his father in that regard. Pitino had no hesitation in taking the Minnesota job once offered. Now, one would assume that no one coaching at Florida International would turn that down. But Pitino definitely has the confidence that he will win. Pitino's hire was overshadowed by the events of last week; now he's got to get into the grind of the new job. He was on the Georgia Dome floor Monday night after the NCAA title game, spent the post-game hours with his dad -- Rick, head coach of the champion Louisville Cardinals -- and said they didn't get to bed until 5 a.m. before Richard was up at 7 a.m. Richard Pitino now must spend his time wisely, re-recruiting the local players and trying to make inroads with a stellar underclassman crew in the state of Minnesota.
 

Gopher07 said:
Yeah, he really talked confidently about his dad for 10 minutes.

(note: not a dig on Pitino, a dig on the interview Katz had with Pitino)
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You realize that Rick Pitino was a pretty big story on Tuesday, right?
 

Maximus said:
You realize that Rick Pitino was a pretty big story on Tuesday, right?
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Of course, but the interview really was about 75% Rich talking about his dad, 25% of Rich talking about Minnesota. Hard to see how Katz came away so impressed when he asked him two questions about his job.
 

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