Ballin' is a Habit

RALPH WILLARD LEANING TOWARDS TAKING THE LOUISVILLE JOB: From Jeff Goodman's blog:

According to a source close to the situation, Willard is expected to meet with his players on Monday night and make a decision shortly thereafter – perhaps as early as Tuesday.

One source said the meeting with the players could ultimately change his mind, but that right now Willard is set to leave and become Pitino's associate head coach.

We talked about this last week, but I don't believe that this is the correct decision for Pitino. He is one of the best in the business at what he does, and while Willard is clearly a great basketball mind, it is more important to bring talent into the Louisville program than it is for Pitino to have one of his buddies by his side to bounce ideas off of.