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Pitino Update

The Boston Globe is out with a story which, in so many words, accuses Rick
Pitino of using the press to
spread lies about Antoine Walker
.

Is it true? Would he do that? Who knows? But what we do have to go on is
Pitino's public record of less-than-perfect behavior.  If we remembered any
of this incorrectly, or if anyone remembers other issues, please let us know and
we'll certainly amend this.

  • The recruiting mess at Hawaii when he was an assistant. 
  • The attempted circumvention of the Battier's rules of recruiting (they
    eventually told him to go away when he refused to do as they asked).
  • The bitterness of the Bradley family, who was told Pitino would be the
    Kentucky coach - just weeks before he left for Boston.
  • His recent declaration of disgust with college basketball being little
    more than a proving ground for the NBA - a development which he personally
    played a large part in (as we remember, he told a number of recruits they'd be in the NBA in two years).

If Pitino is being accused of being unethical, he's probably at least made it
harder to defend himself.