NY Times · Mar 14, 2021
Rick Pitino Forges a New Path to the Tournament With Iona
Credit...Matt Slocum/Associated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The old Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall, with its Renaissance-style architecture, its grand arched roof and the world’s largest pipe organ, is a fitting platform for a final act. And so, there was Rick Pitino late Saturday afternoon, with only family members and friends in the cavernous arena, stalking the sidelines in a dapper navy suit, waving his rolled-up notes around like a maestro conducting an orchestra.
It all looked so familiar, except for the setting.
