Rick Pitino's impact on the sport of basketball has been nothing short of resounding. Over the course of his meteoric career, this charismatic, outspoken, and at times controversial coach provided the inspiration that helped turn failing programs into winning ones at Boston and Providence, and that worked its magic with the New York Knicks. Now, Pitino has helped bring Kentucky back after two years of ignominy under NCAA sanctions - and this is the book that tells how he did it.Full-Court Pressure offers a rare, eye-opening chance to see Pitino up-close, personal, and in action. We see him putting the 'Cats through their paces, and putting his own experiences in college and pro basketball in frank and fascinating perspective. For the first time, he discusses his real reasons for leaving the Knicks. He talks about the adjustment of moving from New York City to Lexington, Kentucky, and how he managed to motivate a team that was in the doldrums after being prohibited from the playoffs and appearing on televised games for two years. He shows us the 1991-92 season, game by game, exhilarating win by heartbreaking loss, including losing to LSU, and beating Indiana at the Hoosier Dome. He candidly discusses other coaches, from Bobby Knight to Dale Brown to Pat Riley to Wimp Sanderson, and players from Michael Jordan to Patrick Ewing to Shaquille O'Neal. And he devotes an entire chapter to the game that's already being called "one of the best college basketball games in history," the game in which, until the last two seconds, it looked as if Kentucky would beat Duke and Christian Laettner and make it to the Final Four.All eyes are on Rick Pitino and the Kentucky Wildcats this fall - and Full-Court Pressure is the perfect book for basketball fans who are anticipating the new season with Pitino and his `Cats. Read Less