In case you missed it Wednesday night, Louisville coach Rick Pitino had a little fun at the expense of ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, first during a TV interview with an ESPN reporter after the Cardinals beat Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament and then again during the presser in response to one of my questions.
“I say this joking around,” Pitino said at the presser. “This guy Joe Lunardi has no agenda. How would you like to wake up in the morning and all you do is bracketology all day long? Can you imagine that?
“He doesn’t pay attention to his wife, he doesn’t pay attention to his children, all he does all night long is bracketology. So just follow him because his batting average is incredible. The only thing obviously is he doesn’t know where teams go, so if he says they’re in, they’re in. Everybody call Joe. Here’s his number, by the way, just write this down.”
Pitino made his comments unaware that Lunardi had moved Seton Hall to his last four out after the loss.
Still, the Louisville coach hopes his old friend and pupil, Pirates coach Kevin Willard, gets called on Selection Sunday.
“I think Seton Hall is worthy to get in but you’re all going to say well, he loves Kevin Willard like a son,” Pitino said. “I think Seton Hall is terrific and they’ve had a good year.”
