Rick Pitino isn’t buying Roy Williams’ line that North Carolina’s homecourt advantage in the East Regional final isn’t as big a deal as most people think it is.
Williams, who’s been asked about no fewer than 2,000 times the past couple of weeks, keeps saying that if it’s such a big advantage then why did the Tar Heels’ only two losses this year come in the Smith Center?
He has a point. What’s he going to say, sure, North Carolina should roll?
But Pitino isn’t biting.
"Tell Roy to get on a plane for the first time and let’s play the game at (Louisville’s) Freedom Hall and I’ll admit to a home-court advantage," Pitino said Friday. "Go to Lexington (where the University of Kentucky is) for that matter...and play at the Rupp.
"I think those are mostly mannequins dressed in powder blue. I don’t believe there is a homecourt advantage."
In case you couldn’t tell, Pitino was joking about that last part. Of course, it’s a homecourt advantage. But let Pitino say it.
"There is a very strong homecourt advantage but they deserve it," he said. "That’s the bottom line...That doesn’t mean we don’t have the ability to win. They deserve the people because they were the No. 1-ranked team in the country."
Friday, March 28, 2008
Pitino: UNC has homecourt advantage
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Don't worry Rick....you will be put out of your misery around 11:15 tonight. Then you can worry about your 16% graduation rate.
Maybe if you have a better regular season record you could have stayed closer to home. Cry on Davidson's shoulder.
Regular season record? UNC would be a middle of the pack team if they played in the BIG EAST....ACC way over rated!! Enjoy watching Louisville play in the Final Four next weekend!!
Rick, my buddy to the victor go the spoils....er...seedings!
UNC in the middle of the Big East....Hahahaha
and your reasoning is.....
"Regular season record? UNC would be a middle of the pack team if they played in the BIG EAST....ACC way over rated!!"
umm, wasn't the ACC the top ranked RPI conference?
The only difference between Rick Pitino and Koach Kryp of Dook is Pitino does not have rodential facial features.
Here's some reasoning: There have been two ACC-Big East matchups in the tournament so far. In both, the ACC team was seeded way higher.
The Big East won both. Neither was particularly close.
Some more brilliant reasoning following your logic. Georgetown would've have finished in the middle of the southern conference. I guess you believe that too.
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