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Rick Pitino and the evolution of the "microwave society"

It was, ironically enough, Rick Pitino who made the phrase "microwave society" buzzworthy a few years back.

"Everybody wants it now," Pitino said when addressing the media after a loss in December, 2006. "We are very much a microwave society. People don't want to wait. Well, sometimes that's too bad because you have no choice but to wait."

Pitino continued to use the two words liberally in subsequent seasons, especially when his team would experience unexpected setbacks during the opening few weeks. Even now, the phrase is a staple of any Rick Pitino "press conference bingo" or Rick Pitino "press conference drinking game" you and your friends might play from home (or just you alone, don't feel bad about that).