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Pitino's grown as a coach, and his team's responded

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Friday, March 25, 2005

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Louisville coach Rick Pitino isn't the same coach that guided Kentucky to the 1997 Final Four. He's not even close to the same person. Sure, he's as driven, intense and passionate about the game as he was in the mid-'90s. But this Pitino has changed so much since his last trip to the Elite Eight nine years ago. On the court, he wasn't a major hit with the Boston Celtics and the two parties mutually agreed to part. But that pales in comparison to his personal loss. His b ...

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