Rick Pitino: “Coach K and Jay Wright would’ve been fired today”

Rick Pitino: “Coach K and Jay Wright would’ve been fired today”

Rick Pitino laments the current NCAA coaching climate: “There’s no time to build anymore.”

Rick Pitino voiced concern about the coaching turnover in college basketball. “In today’s market, guys like Coach K or Jay Wright would have been fired early,” he said.

Pitino recalled how he secured a long-term deal for Billy Donovan at Florida in 1996 — something he believes wouldn’t happen today. “Nobody gets time to build anymore,” Pitino added, calling today’s pressure unsustainable.

Source: NJ Advance Media

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