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John Calipari and Rick Pitino will always be linked together.
Both resurrected what seemed to be a dead Kentucky team. Both are Italians from the east coast, with Pitino from New York and Calipari from Pennsylvania. Both have won championships at Kentucky and reached Final Fours with two other schools.
Both are known currently as two of the best coaches in the game as well as two of the best recruiters. They are also the two best coaches in Kentucky's history (sorry, Adolph Rupp).
However, with the Wildcats and Cardinals squaring off this week, there's one question that needs to be answered: Which of these rivals is the greater coach at Kentucky?
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