'I knew he’d come to St. John’s and do a great job,' Walter Berry says. 'He’s living up to expectations for sure.’’
NEW YORK — The man sauntered up just as Rick Pitino was finishing a group chat with the assembled media in the bowels of Madison Square Garden. He wore all black — black sweater, black pants and black sunglasses — and a big grin. “Hey, Coach, great job,’’ he said. “You don’t even know who you’re talking to.’’ Pitino smiled that awkward smile you give when you’re supposed to recognize a person but can’t quite place him. The man didn’t make the coach suffer too long. “I’m Walter Berry,’’ he said.
Pitino back at the Garden, in the conference tournament he’s won three times, playing to a fan base near delirious on the drug of rediscovered success. Pitino stalked the sidelines and barked at officials. He jokingly told his daughter, Jacqueline, to get off her phone and chatted with his old buddy, Vinny Tatum, his Kentucky manager turned longtime sidekick.
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