#rick-pitino

#rick-pitino

He opted for Dylan Darling, who had missed the Red Storm's last game due to a calf injury, instead and it paid massive dividends as the No. 13 Johnnies used a second half surge to cruise to a 93-60 victory. "We were throwing the ball away way too much," Pitino explained of what he saw during practice. Playing Darling next to Oziyah Sellers in the backcourt allowed the Stanford transfer to get free and hunt his shot instead of worrying about orchestrating the offense, and it worked resulting in 13 points on three made 3-pointers.

Pitino's comments about Ian Jackson being the 'most potential' player reflect a belief he has significant growth opportunities, highlighting a perceived gap in his fundamental game understanding.

Well, we have player development sessions every morning, Monday through Friday, where we go three to four different sessions with four players.

It's interesting, in my 40+ years I've never shown clips to my teams of NBA defense... Until this season. We watched the Thunder at least 3x a week.

"I've been trying to get this game for more than a year. This is a perfect scenario. It's the 30th anniversary of Coach Pitino's first championship -- and my only one."

"We had Big shoes to fill at the point. The ball is now in the hands of our next great point. Let's Go Ian!!!"