Did Rick Pitino Just Lock Up a Package Deal?
1-liner, College Basketball, Recruiting September 2nd. 2009, 3:15pmRick Pitino’s Latest Hire: Quietly, Louisville made a recent hire to its coaching staff - Shabaka Lands. His title: “Special Assistant to the Basketball coach.” He has no college basketball coaching experience. He comes from famed Indianapolis Pike High School (Courtney Lee, Robert Vaden, Jeff Teague, Notre Dame’s Chris Thomas), where he was the assistant coach. It just so happens that, Pike currently has the No. 1-rated point guard in the Class of 2011, Marquis Teague. Last month, Teague visited Kentucky. This is a battle Pitino cannot lose. And package deals are a terrific way to ensure victory. [Zags Blog, Card Chronicle]
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September 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Chris Thomas, makes me feel old.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I wonder if he will bang this dude’s future wife on a restaurant table too.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Instead of hiring this guy why don’t they just have pitino take Marquis teague out to a nice restaurant. Pitino does some of his best work there
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Too bad Calipari will hire this kids mom to be his assistant, sealing the deal.
Oh, and this id looks JUST like Urkel.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I wonder if he will bang this dude’s future wife on a restaurant table too.
no, he’ll just bang some random chick and then make this guy marry her like he did to the equipment manager
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
I wonder if he will do it on the anniversary of Ted Kennedy’s death?
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I watch college athletics for the purity.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
This is hilarious. Does the NCAA even blink an eye when this shit happens or are they too worried about guys majoring in University studies practicing too hard?
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I wonder if he will do it on the anniversary of Ted Kennedy’s death?
9/11.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Calipari and Pitino are well on their way of making a mockery of the NCAA.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm
An Italian has cared that much about an Irishman since Michael Corleone and Capt. McCluskey
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
He might be saving it for the 9/11/10, so it’s on the 1 year anniversary of the EA interview on Oprah
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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Speaking of the Michigan nonsense Freddy Coleman was arguing on ESPN radio last night that the Michigan players who complained to the Free Press weren’t men, not because they complained to the paper, but because they didn’t go to RR first. WTF? It’s like he actually thought Rich Rodriguez was unaware of the rules and would be like “thanks fellas, boy I could have run afoul of the NCAA, you’re gonna get a lot of playing time for pointing that out.”
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
College football ticket post:
UK tickets against Miami (OH) average out to 80 bucks a seat
yet somehow I can go see Ole Miss for 5 dollars. So, a good team is five bucks and a shit game is 80.
Still want to see the game, but not for 160 dollars, minimum.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
And whatever happened to the Reggie Bush investigation? Oh yea, having USC on probation is bad for business.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm
You forgot to add this guy got kicked off his college basketball team for getting arrested for shoplifting and then charge with possession of marijuana.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Also, in regard to Teague, he backed out of the Indiana elite camp at the last minute, after his dad said he would attend. Rumor is Pitino put some heat on him not to go, although that is unconfirmed.
The odd thing is Teague’s dad who played for Pitino seems to be the one holding back his son from committing.
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Also, the big package deal is the 2 guys he has coming to town soon, Blackshear and Shaw. If he can get the pair from Chicago that will be a huge class, just a matter if Rick will try to slip out of town again or not.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm
j sears, well on their way to making a mockery of the ncaa?
this would be a good comment 20 years ago
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
finally found the link to him being kicked off his college team:
http://www.sfgate.com/e/a/1996/01/29/SPORTS8107.dtl
scroll down to on the police beat