Before last year's Elite 8 run, people were under the impression that Rick Pitino left his basketball 'mojo' in the U-Haul truck that he travelled in from Lexington to Boston. Yeah, he did take the Cards to their first Final Four since '86, but that came between 4 years of mediocrity (i still blame our NIT bid on Sebastian Telfair). Even this year, after early losses to WKU, Minnesota, and UNLV, I found myself questioning his coaching and motivating skills. But, like clockwork, it looks as if he has this team finely tuned for March and at the same time is burning up the recruiting trail. Here are a couple of fairly recent recruits Ol' Ricky P has lured into a commitment.
Peyton Siva, a senior point guard out of Washington who committed to Pitino, was just named a 2009 McDonald's All-American. This will fill a void the Red Birds have needed for about 3 years now. I love Edgar Sosa and that little thing he did earlier this year against the Kayuts, but it's time for a point guard who doesn't pout or turn the ball over.
And for the class of 2010, this video will do all the talking...
Good luck to all those competing for 2nd place in the next 4 years.
On a complete side note.. The "million dollar man" Teddy DiBiase spoke at Cov Cath and might as well be known as the greatest public speaker ever to come out of the World Wrestling Federation
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