Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 9:30 am  |  10 responses

Rick Pitino’s Sneaky Attempts to Coach Nets

Slick Rick is reportedly after the coaching gig in New Jersey (and going about it through shady backdoor channels), but the Nets may be after two other top collegiate coaching candidates: “On the day that Louisville’s Rick Pitino denied a Daily News report that he would like to coach the team next season, two other prominent college coaches emerged as possible candidates to land the top job in New Jersey. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is No. 1 on the Nets’ wish list, according to a report posted on The Record of Hackensack’s Web site last night. And Kentucky’s John Calipari, who coached the Nets during the late ’90s, is also on the team’s radar, sources told The News. Krzyzewski and Calipari are two of the top coaches in the college ranks and it makes sense that the Nets would be eyeing either one. Krzyzewski has led Duke to three national titles and is also the coach of the U.S. men’s national team, which makes him close to potential free agents LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer and Amar’e Stoudemire, who all play for Team USA. Meanwhile, Calipari is now coaching point guard John Wall at Kentucky.”

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  • Hisham Posted: Feb.12 at 9:39 am
    no it does not make sense to be eyeing Krzyzewski. He’s repeatedly said that he is not interested in coaching a pro team.

  • WhereisBisonDele? Posted: Feb.12 at 9:53 am
    cosign Hisham. Krzyzewski isn’t going anywhere and I can’t see them going for Calipari either. Byron Scott, Sam Mitchell, or Avery Johnson will probably be there before the college guys

  • Sam Raphael Chadwick Posted: Feb.12 at 12:12 pm
    Calipari might. Think about it the Nets will probably have the nr1 pick in the draft if they do i think Calipari would hapily coach him in the NBA

  • M Cho Posted: Feb.12 at 1:14 pm
    LOL – this just shows how delusional the Nets are if they think they can get lure Coach K.

  • hillbilly Posted: Feb.12 at 1:41 pm
    Don’t close the door on Slick Rick Da Ruler just yet. He merely said, “I’m finished coaching at the professional level”. Now, try to remember the last time you heard the words “professional” & “New Jersey Nets” used in the same sentence. It’s Loophole City, baby!

  • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Feb.12 at 4:23 pm
    LOL @ hillbilly.

  • JoeMaMa Posted: Feb.12 at 6:57 pm
    Three options mentioned. Three white coaches. And the wheels on the bus go round and round…

  • wakka Posted: Feb.13 at 4:31 pm
    Joemama is right i demand isiah thomas gets an offer its february damn it

  • Boogie Posted: Feb.14 at 3:59 pm
    Yh wakka, cos Isaiah Thomas is a much better candidate than Byron Scott or Avery Johnson…. Who considering how well they did for both their teams should really actually be considered. But maybe that’s just too crazy for some people…

  • tmw554 Posted: Feb.14 at 4:27 pm
    kerry kittles is not walking through that door

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