Pitino should be in. I can't possibly see why he wouldn't be.

According to Dave Baker via Matt Jones, Pitino or a staff member caught Rhodes in his hotel room with a lady friend on the night/morning before the SEC title game vs. Arkansas in 1995 (end of Rod's junior year). It was well past curfew & Pitino told Rhodes something along the lines of, "If what happened here tonight reflects on your play tomorrow, then you're finished." Evidently there had been some other issues during his time in Lexington.

 

So anyway, Rhodes doesn't play well in the Sunday championship & misses a pair of FT's with a little over a second left in regulation. Game was tied when he was shooting so they just needed one & he clanked both of them. Didn't see the floor in OT, but the Cats made a dramatic comeback win regardless.

If there were a strict litmus test then you would be correct, but this is voted on by humans with a lot of bias. Snubs often occur in HOF voting because of it. Generally the snubs occur when the person is a villain to the media or viewed to egregiously cheated the sport. I have never seen that with Rick.

 

No doubt. However, you'd think that there would be enough members voting to negate a few votes that are tainted due to personality. I agree with others that it is a slight against the sport that Pitino isn't included.

According to Dave Baker via Matt Jones, Pitino or a staff member caught Rhodes in his hotel room with a lady friend on the night/morning before the SEC title game vs. Arkansas in 1995 (end of Rod's junior year). It was well past curfew & Pitino told Rhodes something along the lines of, "If what happened here tonight reflects on your play tomorrow, then you're finished." Evidently there had been some other issues during his time in Lexington.

 

So anyway, Rhodes doesn't play well in the Sunday championship & misses a pair of FT's with a little over a second left in regulation. Game was tied when he was shooting so they just needed one & he clanked both of them. Didn't see the floor in OT, but the Cats made a dramatic comeback win regardless.

 

Never heard that one. Very interesting if true for sure. I remember that game when he missed those free throws. He pulled a Harrow after that one also. Underlying reason???? Hmmmm.....makes you wonder. Considering the stuff that students knew those guys got away with I'd hope it would take more than catching a woman in his room to be the final straw. Those dudes lived like kings at UK. Lived like kings..........with little to no rules.

Never heard that one. Very interesting if true for sure. I remember that game when he missed those free throws. He pulled a Harrow after that one also. Underlying reason???? Hmmmm.....makes you wonder. Considering the stuff that students knew those guys got away with I'd hope it would take more than catching a woman in his room to be the final straw. Those dudes lived like kings at UK. Lived like kings..........with little to no rules.

 

Lived like kings indeed. I saw a thing or two back in those days & heard plenty.

 

To the original topic, I have to think a continued exclusion of someone with Pitino's resume will not go over well in the court of public opinion.

According to Dave Baker via Matt Jones, Pitino or a staff member caught Rhodes in his hotel room with a lady friend on the night/morning before the SEC title game vs. Arkansas in 1995 (end of Rod's junior year). It was well past curfew & Pitino told Rhodes something along the lines of, "If what happened here tonight reflects on your play tomorrow, then you're finished." Evidently there had been some other issues during his time in Lexington.

 

So anyway, Rhodes doesn't play well in the Sunday championship & misses a pair of FT's with a little over a second left in regulation. Game was tied when he was shooting so they just needed one & he clanked both of them. Didn't see the floor in OT, but the Cats made a dramatic comeback win regardless.

 

The lady Rhodes was with was Joanne Pitino. She hated Lexington so bad she slept with Roderick Rhodes.

The lady Rhodes was with was Joanne Pitino. She hated Lexington so bad she slept with Roderick Rhodes.

 

Okay. That is pretty funny.

 

 

Long time no see. Glad you're back.

I do not agree with this in any shape form or fashion. Pitino is a Hall of Famer. He single handidly resurrected the All Time Winningest Program back to relevance after it was at its lowest point. Took Providence to the Final Four. And now has taken UofL from a strong middle of the road team when he arrived to a National Power year in year out with back to back Final Fours (and hopefully his 2nd National Title).

No reaso to make this decision a personal one. It is a business decision an Rick Pitino is a Hall of Fame coach when you look at his professional body of work.

Pitino obviously had some moral issues a few years back, but as a coach, when has he been a jerk or a bad interview? Bobby Knight is in, and he was always a jerk.

 

Pitino is notoriously combative with reporters, and has on more than one occasion gone out of his way to call out or embarrass a writer he has an "issue" with, whether real or perceived on his part.

 

As far as the Hall goes, part of the problem is it doesn't have any transparency into its process for nomination/election. Nobody knows who does the voting.

 

On top of that, because it is a one-size-fits-all hall that encompasses pro, collegiate and international hoops, people may not necessarily be inducted into the HOF at the same pace as other halls. For example, a great manager will likely get elected to Cooperstown sooner than a great college coach would make it to Springfield simply because the competition for spots is more fierce.

 

The fact that the nominating process begins with several committees also makes the process more difficult, with a North American committee, an international committee, a women's committee and a veterans' committee offering up candidates. Also, three other committees get to directly elect enshrinees in areas such as the ABA and African-American pioneers of the game.

 

So while even I will admit Pitino is worthy, it's just that there's others who are more worthy still waiting in line ahead of him. If it were split into college and pro, he wouldn't be waiting.

I doubt you will see Pitino crying about it like Pete Rose if they continue to snub him.

I doubt you will see Pitino crying about it like Pete Rose if they continue to snub him.

 

When or where has Pete Rose cried about it?

Maybe some of the voters remember his NCAA violations while coaching at Hawaii in the 70's.

According to Dave Baker via Matt Jones, Pitino or a staff member caught Rhodes in his hotel room with a lady friend on the night/morning before the SEC title game vs. Arkansas in 1995 (end of Rod's junior year). It was well past curfew & Pitino told Rhodes something along the lines of, "If what happened here tonight reflects on your play tomorrow, then you're finished." Evidently there had been some other issues during his time in Lexington.

 

So anyway, Rhodes doesn't play well in the Sunday championship & misses a pair of FT's with a little over a second left in regulation. Game was tied when he was shooting so they just needed one & he clanked both of them. Didn't see the floor in OT, but the Cats made a dramatic comeback win regardless.

 

Is that worse than what Pitino did in the Italian lasagna for :15 and then pay for an abortion and worse of all it was with his equip managers wife. Scum of earth if you ask me. Plus dumb enough to pay extortion money.

I think that Pitino is a guy that makes it tough for fans to like him. He does seem to come off as a jerk in a lot of his interviews. With that said, I still have a lot of respect for him and its ridiculous if he doesn't make it in the HOF.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Longtime coaches Gene Keady and Rollie Massimino, and former U.S. congressman Tom McMillen, headline the 2013 class that will be inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

Keady began his career at Western Kentucky before going 512-270 during 25 years at Purdue, while Massimino spent 30 years coaching Stony Brook, Villanova, UNLV and Cleveland State.

McMillen starred for Maryland in the 1970s before serving in Congress from 1987-93.

Joining them in the Hall of Fame will be George Ravling of Nike, Bob Hopkins of Grambling, George Killian of FIBA and the 1963 team from Loyola University of Chicago, which broke through racial boundaries and eventually defeated Cincinnati in the national championship game.

The class will be inducted during a ceremony Nov. 23 in Kansas City, Mo., as part of a three-day celebration that also includes the CBE Classic at the nearby Sprint Center.