{"id":318998,"date":"2025-03-22T05:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T10:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/st-johns-championship-would-make-rick-pitino-greatest-coach-ever-dan-dakich-says-2"},"modified":"2025-03-22T05:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T10:39:26","slug":"st-johns-championship-would-make-rick-pitino-greatest-coach-ever-dan-dakich-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/st-johns-championship-would-make-rick-pitino-greatest-coach-ever-dan-dakich-says-2","title":{"rendered":"St. John&#039;s Championship Would Make Rick Pitino Biggest Coach Ever, Dan Dakich Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Dan Dakich<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">If St. John&#8217;s Wins Title &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">Rick Pitino&#8217;s The G.O.A.T.!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Revealed <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-03-22T00:50:20-07:00\">March 22, 2025 12:50 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"46.1216715976\">\n<section id=\"cb-ceaf4c912ecf096c1834b2ceb550fef6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-8cd5021e-96ea-4611-bf2b-254403f59c69-1158356480-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-8cd5021e-96ea-4611-bf2b-254403f59c69-1158356480-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/16by9\/2025\/03\/17\/08bbebd2fcfc46caadd4f8a2b1cded99_md.jpg\" alt=\"031725-dan-dakich-rick-pitino-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ceaf4c912ecf096c1834b2ceb550fef6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3be5e3b1e616ca762df8b0c487ad20e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"27.3641025641\">\n<p>If St. John&#8217;s cuts down the nets in San Antonio subsequent month, name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rick-pitino\/\"><strong>Rick Pitino<\/strong><\/a> the GOAT &#8230; &#8216;trigger <strong>Dan Dakich<\/strong> says a title win for the Pink Storm this yr would make their head coach one of the best ever.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3be5e3b1e616ca762df8b0c487ad20e3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e39e62b6d3b95b4ffad49d2ac2737384\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Dakich did not mince phrases throughout his sitdown with <strong>TMZ Sports activities<\/strong> this week &#8230; proclaiming if Pitino turns into a 3-time champion with three separate packages, he would instantly vault to the highest of the all-time greats record.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e39e62b6d3b95b4ffad49d2ac2737384--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-daae2a961686e74e651c6a45b98cc844\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240321_648d997abddd45cf95f37358d44163c1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2e1ff72c-53e6-40f6-9474-86839f6696a9\" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/64\/4by3\/2024\/03\/21\/648d997abddd45cf95f37358d44163c1_md.jpg\" alt=\"rick pitino getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-daae2a961686e74e651c6a45b98cc844--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c3394f48a697cb00c3ba5fdbea81c555\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;Three totally different faculties, three banners?&#8221; Dakich stated. &#8220;Biggest coach within the historical past of school basketball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c3394f48a697cb00c3ba5fdbea81c555--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2af666f54ad70f8c19070f3d867a23b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Pitino, in fact, gained his first natty again in 1996 &#8212; when he led Kentucky to a victory over Syracuse. In 2013, he gained his second &#8216;ship, when he helped raise Louisville over Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2af666f54ad70f8c19070f3d867a23b8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1756f898d3938841e70b4f2aed9da8d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250321_ab323577ff16438cb65c54d5b8b16c27\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2e1ff72c-53e6-40f6-9474-86839f6696a9\" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ab\/4by3\/2025\/03\/21\/ab323577ff16438cb65c54d5b8b16c27_md.jpg\" alt=\"Rick Pitino championships getty sub split swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d1756f898d3938841e70b4f2aed9da8d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c9c54a6ea278c85d4af00a4652ca9b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>He is the one coach to ever win all of it at two totally different faculties &#8230; and Dakich made it clear if he provides <em>one other<\/em> ring at St. John&#8217;s &#8212; <strong>Mike Krzyzewski<\/strong> and <strong>John Picket<\/strong> have to clear some room on the prime.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c9c54a6ea278c85d4af00a4652ca9b0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d52e4db9218beb49d1b5cf61a1a57f25\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Pitino has his work reduce out for him to make it occur &#8230; St. John&#8217;s has a really troublesome matchup arising with <strong>John Calipari<\/strong> and Arkansas on Saturday. If it wins that, a possible tilt with No. 1-seeded Florida is on the horizon too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d52e4db9218beb49d1b5cf61a1a57f25--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-80d340b99d52bae0ad5a7ee0f9976762\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>However, if he can get all of it accomplished and hoist the trophy on the finish of probably the most well-known event in sports activities this yr &#8230; Dakich says somebody must get him a crown ASAP.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-80d340b99d52bae0ad5a7ee0f9976762--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/22\/dan-dakich-rick-pitino-st-johns-greatest-ever\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Dakich If St. John&#8217;s Wins Title &#8230; Rick Pitino&#8217;s The G.O.A.T.!!! 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