Karen Sypher Takes A Ride On The Slick Rick Disco Stick (sans Rubber)
Carl H | Aug 12, 2009 | Comments 4
Now i’ve been forced to write a post about this. I wanted to leave it at the seven sentences I orginally addendumed to Guy’s post on the facts coming out. Those were:
“Rick Pitino likes women. I don’t blame him. They are stunning inventions. This story has zero effect on Rick Pitino’s coaching abilities. I don’t think there was anyone out there that didn’t think Slick Rick railed Sypher. I’ve said all along I don’t care about this because it is his personal life and I have no business bein’ ‘all up in it’. That said, hopefully now that the facts are out this can all go away.”
However, to everyone who cares waaaay to much about this I say:
WHY DO YOU CARE??????!!!!!!!!
Can you all please GET OUT OF MY BEDROOM!?!?
Pitino has done nothing wrong, nothing illegal. NOTHING. In response to my colleague Miller’s post about this I say:
Why does Pitino no longer have a stellar reputation??
Since when does who you have consensual sex with do damage to your reputation??? As a man it absolutely does, but as a coach it is meaningless.
HE. DID. NOTHING. Except get him some in a Porcini’s restaurant.
So Sypher said she was going to have an abortion (her choice) and Pitino paid for it. Again, nothing illegal and THEIR PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Miller correctly points out that Jurich now has two questions to consider: 1. “Do you keep your basketball coach, a legendary and still successful one, after cheating on his wife, impregnating the woman, and financing her abortion,while doing nothing wrong legally?” Or 2. “….We are committed to doing things the right way….it’s best if you step down…”
First of all, question number one should end at “..and still successful one.” Cheating on his wife, impregnating the woman, and financing her abortion are irrelevant and inconsequential. AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
Secondly, my esteemed colleague chose the latter…. SAY WHA?? What is “the right way”??? All those who are throwin’ stones at Pitino and judging him based on what they presume to be the right way because it is their way and their moral standards are the sleazebags. And hypocritical ones at that.
Why do we need to remove Pitino so he can deal with HIS issue? Why not leave him alone, and let him deal with HIS personal issue on HIS own personal time? Besides, this isn’t even an issue, never was.
****Just had a mid-post change of heart****
Actually, I think we should care and do have a right to know.
I demand Slick Rick release the times and dates of every sexual encounter he’s ever had, along with the girls’ names and photos.
I think the public deserves to know in what position did Sypher take the Slick Rick Disco Stick?? Standing up?? From behind??
Who was the first to teach Rick that the Dove is the bird of peace and love, but the bird of true love is the ’swallow’??
Who was the first girl that he finger-banged??
And why stop there? Why was he cheating on his wife? Was it cuz she refused to groom herself and he demanded she trim it into, at the maximum, a landing strip? Was it because she refused to take it in a certain position?
WE NEED TO KNOW EVERY DETAIL OF HIS PERSONAL LIFE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DAMMIT!!!!!!!
THESE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS PEOPLE!!!!! AND WE DESERVE TO KNOW!!!
In conclusion, do I think Pitino is a sleazeball adulterer and a horrible person morally? Given only the facts of this story, absolutely. However, the facts of this story do nothing to tarnish the FACT that Pitino is one of the greatest college coach’s of all time. I don’t agree with his personal life choices, but I also don’t know (and shouldn’t know) all the details of his personal life. So I’m withholding judgment on his moral character, and judging him on what he’s paid to be judged on, coaching. And he’s damn good, if not the best there is in that profession.
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High character, or at least the perception of high character, is an important thing to most people, and it’s no different on the recruiting trail. Pitino is not going anywhere in the short term, but this is not going to help him on in-home visits, which could compromise his future in the longer term (2-3 years in my opinion).
Who is defining character here? Danny Ainge is a Mormon. And so is Mark Pope. Miggety Mark prolly has like 47 wives by now. Is he a terrible guy with “low character”? Lance Armstrong is an atheist, as is that jerk Dan Fouts. They don’t even believe in God! Does that automatically make them bad character guys?
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I’m not saying I don’t 100% agree with you that “most people” care about this and it will hurt Pitino. I’m just sayin’ its ignorant and shouldn’t. We shouldn’t even know about it cuz it is NONE. OF. OUR. BUSINESS.
First of all, how does his reputation not take a hit? He cheated on his wife and you have yet to present a valid argument as to why that doesn’t affect/effect his reputation. By the way, the same wife who’s brother died in 9/11 and you name a yearly basketball tournament in his honor. Nice way to honor your brother in law by cheating on his sister whom you’ve vowed to be for the rest of your life. Second, so everything that goes on outside of his job performance should not be considered? What if he were addicted to meth or crack? You still keep him as coach then? You removed him for the betterment of the program, the coach cannot be bigger than the program. If you don’t remove him/have him resign now, you can never do so. Tinks, have a good day.
I’m saying that UofL fans should care about this BECAUSE of the fact that recruits and recruits parents will.
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And by the way, college coaches don’t get luxury of having something like this be “none of our business” because they are high profile and they embrace and profit from that fact.
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A coach is a leader and he sells that on the trail.