The Oklahoma City Thunder has produced one of the more lethal defenses we’ve seen in modern NBA history. OKC’s ability to suffocate opposing offenses through an endless rotation of elite on-ball ...

So Rick Pitino went to his full-court press. Over the remaining 31:38 ... into a game with a mindset of how you’re going to play defense, and it totally changes,” Pitino said after the ...

St. John's coach Rick Pitino has made a name in college basketball for his aggressive style of defense that effectively mixes full-court press and "match-up" zone to a dreaded combo. His strategy ...

In the span of one week last February, Rick Pitino ... in shooting, defense, rebounding and general athletic ability. “Outside of that, we’re pretty good,” Pitino said.

Rick Pitino is an unmatched ... Louisville had used a full-court press sparingly that season because it had little depth (sound familiar, Red Storm fans?) and Pitino — for the first time he ...

Rick Pitino coached his first game at Hawaii in 1976, under odd circumstances. Before Pitino ever won a game, a newspaper cartoonisted predicted his great career. NCAA probe resulted in Rick ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rick Pitino and John Calipari ... On Saturday, they will settle it on the court. Pitino’s Red Storm (31-4) have the No. 1 defense in the country and have won nine straight ...