Rick Pitino blaming whoever pops into his head

Rick Pitino might blame you for his affair if youre not careful.

Rick Pitino might blame you for his affair if you're not careful.

I haven’t followed Rick Pitino’s career too closely. Wikipedia tells me he’s coached for the Knicks and Celtics in the NBA, as well as the University of Kentucky, University of Boston and now the University of Louisville in the college ranks. Apparently, he’s highly thought of as a coach. But I know what he sucks at – owning his mistakes. And because of that, I’m finding it hard to have any respect for the guy.

I’ll even admit I haven’t followed this situation too closely, but what I do know is that the good Catholic family man impregnated another woman and paid for her to get an abortion. Not great, Rick, but Michael Vick got a freaking standing ovation in his first game back after murdering dogs. Own the mistake, apologize, be humble, swear it won’t happen again, and I promise the public will forget in no time. He’s chosen to go another route, most recently saying ‘Hey, Ted Kennedy just died. Shouldn’t we be talking about that instead?’ Observe:

Does he use this same line with his wife when she brings up his affair? “Honey please, now is not the time! Ted Kennedy just died!” Even more impressive was his first press conference, which I won’t even try to sum up (and could only find a clip of on “Rome is Burning”):

Unreal. I don’t even know what to say. This guy amazes me. Press conference Hall of Fame. I can’t wait until his next one, when he says, “Look, I’m not proud of what I did. But you have to understand that when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor …

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