Louisville has won 23 regular-season games — a dozen in Big East play — and earned a double-bye in the Big East tournament. All without a single NBA prospect on the roster.
“It’s not even close,” assistant coach Steve Masiello said of the job Pitino has done with this group. “This is the best job I’ve ever seen him do.”
Masiello points to the ability to change and adapt — much like Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has done with his Olympic experience.
This team is getting up and down the court quicker, playing more man-to-man defense and utilizing far more pick-and-rolls.
“He’s done a great job adapting to the players instead of the players adapting to him,” Masiello said.