Fair enough. No doubt it is year to year with Pitino at this point, dont think anyone would deny that. Personally, I think I give him additional slack due to his demeanor/personality. If the coach to our immediate south or east coached us and had Pitino's resume, I might be more demanding. I also think that I am not as confident as some about the ease to hire an improvement.
It is difficult for some of us not to see Pitino being piled upon. A bad game during the season and Pitino got hammered on the game thread, along with much thought about the need for a new coach. The season then ended very well. Similarly, maybe best to wait to hammer Pitino about recruiting until the recruiting season is over. Everybody certainly has the right to their opinion, but seems like the negative is often the default. Pitino has shown he has the coaching chops when he has the horses, jury is still somewhat out regarding his ability to adequately fill the stable. We'll see. Also, yeah, bad stat.