Teletopez Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 As snow swirled outside the Meadowlands on Wednesday night when the Nets played the Bucks, talk about Rick Pitino making overtures to the Nets about their coaching job circulated inside the arena. Sources close to Pitino said that the Louisville coach has reached out to Nets brass in recent days, making himself a candidate for the job now held by GM and interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe, and due to open after their woeful season is completed in April. According to sources, Pitino had intermediaries recently contact Nets president Rod Thorn on his behalf. Thorn himself is in the final year of a contract, and is looking to get a new deal from incoming owner Mikhail Prokhorov. NY Daily News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletopez Posted February 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Pitino is denying the report. Louisville coach Rick Pitino is denying a report that he's interested in a return to the NBA with the New Jersey Nets. "There's not an ounce of truth to it," Pitino told ESPN.com's Pat Forde. "I have no interest, period," Pitino said Thursday. "I'm done with coaching professional basketball. I've put the professional ranks behind me." The New York Daily News reported Thursday that sources close to Pitino said the former Boston Celtics and New York Knicks coach had reached out to Nets brass in recent days and had intermediaries recently contact Nets president Rod Thorn on his behalf. A source close to Thorn said the Nets' president has denied that he spoke to Pitino, the Daily News reported. ESPN.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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