Earlier this week, Rick Pitino grabbed the media megaphone and implored Andre McGee to speak out and tell the truth.
While I believe McGee's open discourse is best for the University and the UofL basketball program, it skips over a critical component for our understanding of the culture and circumstances surrounding the allegations.
Unfortunately for Rick Pitino, this layer is his legacy.
Somewhere in between Stefan Lefors' familt being deaf and Gorgui Dieng speaking five languages lies the narrative of the ‘Pitino Coaching Tree.' Donovan, Tubby, Van Gundy, Cronin, O'Brien, Pitino, Sendek...all apples that don't fall far from the hall-of-fame tree.