'There Were 300 People In The Stands, But We Hated Each Other'

This is a masterclass by Rick Pitino.

Never heard of him.

There’s only one man who Rick Pitino considers a rival.

The legend, Jim Calhoun.

I say that with all honesty.

Jim Calhoun is one of the 5 or 6 best coaches we’ve had in college basketball.

You could argue he’s the best program builder considering what he did for UConn.

But this is about Pitino right now.

He’s told this story before.

He loves to bring up the BU vs Northeastern games and the 300 fans in the stands.

Play the hits, baby.

Look at the glee in his voice.

Look at the smirk.

He knows exactly what he was doing.

Every single person in the world was ready to talk about the Calipari/Pitino rivalry, but nope.

He only acknowledges Jim Calhoun as his rival.

They’ve been around each other forever.

I’ll tell you what though.

I’d listen to him and Calhoun shoot the shit these days.

Just the perfect Pitino answer here to get people talking.

Hit the press conferences!