Pitno is the College BBall's Version of Pete Carroll

Today, some NBA news came out that was very interesting and about the hapless New Jersey Nets who right now are a stunning 4-47.  In addition, they only drew a little over 1000 fans to see the Nets play the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.  So what could I possibly write about the Nets?  Rick Pitno seems to be interested in the job after the year is done and he denies it although I think its completely plausible. Here is why...

He knows that the hold he had on the state of Kentucky is absolutely gone.  John Calipari has came in super hot and stole it away from him in an instant.  Pitno is not a guy that wants to play second fiddle, he hasn't anywhere he has coached and I honestly couldn't see him staying at Louisville competing with Calipari all the time.

The reason I mentioned Pete Carroll in my blog title because I think Pitno sees what Carroll did with the Seattle Seahawks and wants to prove something in the NBA.  Like Carroll, he had a sub .500 record but he also had two playoff appearances.  Pitno knows that it will not take much to win in the Eastern Conference and there is another large factor...

The Russian mega-billionaire is taking over the team soon giving the Nets an influx of money and making any of the popular 2010 free agents a possibility. Although, unless one of the free agents is inspired by the Jersey Shore to live there... zero percent chance they go to Jersey. Like Carroll who went to a team owned by uber-billionaire Paul Allen, Pitno knows damn well that he will make a ton of money if he signs with the Nets.

The final reason why this might be true... Louisville got beat by 19 points tonight by the lowly St. Johns and then have to play at Syracuse on Sunday, rut-roh.  It's hard to explain a team getting blown out by a bottom-feeder in the Big East. Is there a chance that the team feels Pitno has given up on the players therefore they have given up on him?  The game against the Orange will really show their true colors.

-Charlie

PS I know that Pitno has completely denied this story and compared this to Barack Obama stepping down from office to move to Hawaii.  He can say what he wants but when the chips are down, I think there will be some interest.