Roy Williams vs. Rick Pitino nothing new

Posted Mar 29, 2008

Roy Williams was upset that Rick Pitino still was using a full-court press in a blowout. Pitino then got angry at Williams for adding to the lead. Eventually Pitino got called for two technical fouls, and the coaches exchanged angry words. The strange events from that Kansas-Kentucky game during the 1989-90 season were revisited Friday, a day before Williams and North Carolina faced Pitino and Louisville in the East Regional final. (Chicago Sun-Times)

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