sound familiar? What coach recently made these statements about their senior player who averaged 10 pts and 2.9 assists per game last season?
”....is as good as guard as I’ve coached."
"...is an "unguardable guy" right now after losing weight this summer."
"...among best guards I've coached from quickness/speed standpoint."
"It’s taken a long period of time to get ... where we want him. We’ve tried to take 10 lbs. off of him to make him faster."
”....is as good as guard as I’ve coached."
"...is an "unguardable guy" right now after losing weight this summer."
"...among best guards I've coached from quickness/speed standpoint."
"It’s taken a long period of time to get ... where we want him. We’ve tried to take 10 lbs. off of him to make him faster."
Rick Pitino On Louisville’s Chris Jones: “As Good A Guard As I’ve Ever Coached…Unguardable”
Andrew Holleran
Rick Pitino has coached some pretty good guards during his nearly 40-year career in college basketball.
Recently at Louisville, there was Russ Smith, the two-time All-American, and Peyton Siva, the point guard who led the Cardinals to a national championship in 2013. He had a host of talented players at Kentucky, too, the school with which he won it all in 1998.
A player currently on Louisville’s roster is as good as anyone he’s ever coached in at least one aspect of the game, though, Pitino said today.
Jones, who spent two seasons at Northwest Florida State before transferring to Louisville, averaged 10 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Cardinals in 2013-14. With the departure of Smith, who’s now on the New Orleans Pelicans, Jones will likely be relied on to be Louisville’s go-to scorer. Based on Pitino’s comments today, that shouldn’t be a problem for the rising senior.
Pitino…”Chris Jones is as good as guard as I’ve coached."
Andy Sweeney
July 9, 2014 Pitino says Chris Jones is an "unguardable guy" right now after losing weight this summer.
Nick Stover (@ULFlyingCard)
Rick Pitino: "Chris Jones among best guards I've coached from quickness/speed standpoint."
Mike Hughes (@ITVHughes)
Pitino: It’s taken a long period of time to get Chris Jones where we want him. We’ve tried to take 10 lbs. off of him to make him faster.
Nick Stover (@ULFlyingCard)
Jones, who spent two seasons at Northwest Florida State before transferring to Louisville, averaged 10 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Cardinals in 2013-14. With the departure of Smith, who’s now on the New Orleans Pelicans, Jones will likely be relied on to be Louisville's go-to scorer. Based on Pitino's comments today, that shouldn't be a problem for the rising senior.
Andrew Holleran
Rick Pitino has coached some pretty good guards during his nearly 40-year career in college basketball.
Recently at Louisville, there was Russ Smith, the two-time All-American, and Peyton Siva, the point guard who led the Cardinals to a national championship in 2013. He had a host of talented players at Kentucky, too, the school with which he won it all in 1998.
A player currently on Louisville’s roster is as good as anyone he’s ever coached in at least one aspect of the game, though, Pitino said today.
Jones, who spent two seasons at Northwest Florida State before transferring to Louisville, averaged 10 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Cardinals in 2013-14. With the departure of Smith, who’s now on the New Orleans Pelicans, Jones will likely be relied on to be Louisville’s go-to scorer. Based on Pitino’s comments today, that shouldn’t be a problem for the rising senior.
Pitino…”Chris Jones is as good as guard as I’ve coached."
Andy Sweeney
July 9, 2014 Pitino says Chris Jones is an "unguardable guy" right now after losing weight this summer.
Nick Stover (@ULFlyingCard)
Rick Pitino: "Chris Jones among best guards I've coached from quickness/speed standpoint."
Mike Hughes (@ITVHughes)
Pitino: It’s taken a long period of time to get Chris Jones where we want him. We’ve tried to take 10 lbs. off of him to make him faster.
Nick Stover (@ULFlyingCard)
Jones, who spent two seasons at Northwest Florida State before transferring to Louisville, averaged 10 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Cardinals in 2013-14. With the departure of Smith, who’s now on the New Orleans Pelicans, Jones will likely be relied on to be Louisville's go-to scorer. Based on Pitino's comments today, that shouldn't be a problem for the rising senior.
