Rick Pitino explains why he doesn’t think John Calipari will take the New York Knicks’ job
By Adam Spencer
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Rumors have been swirling about Kentucky coach John Calipari’s future in recent weeks.
The longtime Kentucky coach has been linked in rumors to the open New York Knicks job, but has said he’s remaining with the Wildcats.
New Iona coach Rick Pitino also thinks Coach Cal will remain in Lexington, telling the New York Post that he thinks Cal will be a lifer at Kentucky:
Q: You don’t think Calipari would be interested in the Knicks job?
A: I really don’t. I think when you coach at Kentucky, you have the premier job in college basketball — in terms of he can recruit any player he wants, he has unbelievable facilities, he’s gonna win his 30 games every year, and he’s got the best job in all of basketball. So I’m not sure why he would ever want to have a job that’s not the best job in all of basketball. He’s smarter than me when it comes to that.
If and when the NBA season ever resumes, we’ll find out what the Knicks want to do with their coaching position.
Based on what Pitino and others have said, though, don’t expect Calipari to be heading to the Big Apple any time soon.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
