cbssports.com: NCAA case not hurting U of L recruiting

[mktmaker]

Gary Parrish:

NCAA investigations typically span several years from start to finish -- what with the notices and interviews and replies and appearances in front of committees. And while the penalty ultimately delivered at the end is usually the most crippling development, ask any coach who has experienced an NCAA case and what they'll tell you is that the sheer amount of time it takes -- again, from start to finish -- serves as a de facto punishment.

It's a cloud that lingers.

It often negatively affects recruiting.

Which is why what's happening at Louisville is so fascinating.

The school's men's basketball program is not even one year into its NCAA case, and it's still likely more than a year from having the case completely in the rearview mirror, and yet Rick Pitino's recruiting hasn't really taken a hit. The Hall of Fame coach gotV.J. King, a five-star prospect from the Class of 2016, to follow through on his commitment even after Katina Powell's book -- a book that alleged a university employee paid her to provide strippers and prostitutes for prospects and players, which is what launched the NCAA's investigation -- published last October. And on Thursday, Pitino secured another commitment from another five-star prospect --Malik Williams, whom 247 Sports ranks as the 22nd-best player in the Class of 2017.

That's two five-stars despite the ongoing NCAA case.




http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...investigation-into-louisville-escort-scandal/

 

[Aike]

Got to be some classy individuals.

 

[Xception]

UNC may successfully cheat and mostly get away with it due to a better scheme , Louisville is not going to make it out so easy . There is no way you can provide hookers to players/recruits and serve a simple self imposed one post season ban .

 

[ulismyman]

Why is this posted??

 

[2Adulterers]

uavel recruits usually don't pan out.SEXtino screws with their minds..the list is endless..They brag about them then pffft.they end up in the shitter..

 

[BlueBomb]

The types of players that go to UofL are the types that can appreciate the benefit of of having prostitutes available in the dorms. So I see no reason why recruiting should suffer at all.

 

[crestcat]

The types of players that go to UofL are the types that can appreciate the benefit of of having prostitutes available in the dorms. So I see no reason why recruiting should suffer at all.

Losers that can't get laid on their own

 

[LineSkiCat14]

<----Doesn't like Louisville or Rick Pitino. Doesn't like the players or their style of cheap and dirty basketball.

<----Would absolutely play ball for a school if they gave me free hookers.

 

[KYCAT78]

All the article is saying is that the scandal has not hurt recruiting of 3 stars and Graduate Transfers. Hurd to hurt recruiting of top level talent when it has been non existent.

 

[Blueblood22]

Kinda helps when Rick and his staff are flat out lying to the kids telling them that everything is over.

 

[Bkocats]

didn't King commit before all this ish hit the fan? or just after before everyone knew how bad it was?

 

[zannmann]

Didn't know their recruiting was good enough to mess with.

 

[Bkocats]

Didn't know their recruiting was good enough to mess with.

well yeah,. just last year we were told there were 7-8 NBA players on that team

 

[Jkwo]

<----Doesn't like Louisville or Rick Pitino. Doesn't like the players or their style of cheap and dirty basketball.

<----Would absolutely play ball for a school if they gave me free hookers.

If you had any kind of game (and you surely would if you were going to be a high D1 basketball player), why would you settle for that? Even if the hookers were hot (which.. Most were atrocious in this case), they'd still be generally older, looser, and grosser than what you could find on campus.

 

[bcox13]

<----Doesn't like Louisville or Rick Pitino. Doesn't like the players or their style of cheap and dirty basketball.

<----Would absolutely play ball for a school if they gave me free hookers.

Damn buddy. I feel bad for you. Really

Guess I took for granted how easy it was getting laid in college, and I wasn't anybody special.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Just something magical about prostitutes, I guess.

 

[morgousky]

Louisville signs 3 stars before scandal.

Louisville signs 3 during scandal

Louisville will sign 3 stars after scandal

Louisville signs 3 stars.

Gary just being Gary. Nothing to talk about with Memphis nowadays so on to the next irrelevant topic

 

[caneintally]

LOL they couldn't recruit before the scandal well and they still can't so he is correct it hasn't hurt them. UL has one strength - getting kids at long beach southern baptist state college of middle tennessee ( yes that is one school in my mind LOL ) to transfer there for their grad year with the lure of quick stick rick getting them to the League . I haven't looked or paid attention but I would bet they have at least one of those types again this year.

 

[Nuke99m]

2 five star recruits. How cute. Cal does that before breakfast.

 

[Ben101er]

King is tied to one of the coaching staff. Williams being ranked 22nd in the class, probably wants to go to a school where he can be the man, and with little discipline.
Rick's recruiting was not wowing anyone before the scandal, and that is not going to change.

 

[ZZBlueComet]

We live in a different time and many of the kids being recruited (not all) are brought up in broken, one-parent homes with drugs, gangs and lot's of corruption around them everyday - many of these kids (through no fault of their own) are raised in the Hip-Hop culture. Decades ago, the thought of this stuff going on at the school a kid was going, would scare the hell out of the parents - not the case now.

We've been lucky, we've attracted the Knights, Harrisons, KAT's, Teagues and others who haven't been raised that way - but there are many, where that kind of lifestyle doesn't phase them, they were raised in it, and it's cool.

 

[2Adulterers]

Kinda helps when Rick and his staff are flat out lying to the kids telling them that everything is over.

uavel recruiting sux..hard to hurt things that are rock bottom

 

[caneintally]

We live in a different time and many of the kids being recruited (not all) are brought up in broken, one-parent homes with drugs, gangs and lot's of corruption around them everyday - many of these kids (through no fault of their own) are raised in the Hip-Hop culture. Decades ago, the thought of this stuff going on at the school a kid was going, would scare the hell out of the parents - not the case now.

We've been lucky, we've attracted the Knights, Harrisons, KAT's, Teagues and others who haven't been raised that way - but there are many, where that kind of lifestyle doesn't phase them, they were raised in it, and it's cool.

Hip- Hop has nothing to do with anything but the rest of this is correct.

 

[LeonThe Camel]

Gary Parrish:

NCAA investigations typically span several years from start to finish -- what with the notices and interviews and replies and appearances in front of committees. And while the penalty ultimately delivered at the end is usually the most crippling development, ask any coach who has experienced an NCAA case and what they'll tell you is that the sheer amount of time it takes -- again, from start to finish -- serves as a de facto punishment.

It's a cloud that lingers.

It often negatively affects recruiting.

Which is why what's happening at Louisville is so fascinating.

The school's men's basketball program is not even one year into its NCAA case, and it's still likely more than a year from having the case completely in the rearview mirror, and yet Rick Pitino's recruiting hasn't really taken a hit. The Hall of Fame coach gotV.J. King, a five-star prospect from the Class of 2016, to follow through on his commitment even after Katina Powell's book -- a book that alleged a university employee paid her to provide strippers and prostitutes for prospects and players, which is what launched the NCAA's investigation -- published last October. And on Thursday, Pitino secured another commitment from another five-star prospect --Malik Williams, whom 247 Sports ranks as the 22nd-best player in the Class of 2017.

That's two five-stars despite the ongoing NCAA case.




http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...investigation-into-louisville-escort-scandal/

Sounds like they upped the quality of the strippers. They got little with Nasty and her Daughters. But now they are getting 2 5-star players.

 

[kentucky_wildcat_#1]

Like so many have already said in this thread, it is true that the Ncaa investigation hasn't hurt UL's recruiting any at all. The fact is UL and Rick hasn't been recruiting that great the last few years anyhow. The players that are commiting to play for Rick and UL are the same type of recruits that have been playing for UL before and after the Ncaa came after the ville. The big guy from the 2017 class will be interesting if the Ncaa decides to come down harder on UL than is expected. He hasn't signed any papers and can go anywhere he wants if ish hits the fan. It's funny these writers always use the best ranking service for whatever recruit they are talking about. King and the 2017 kid will turn out to be really good college players. Rick is still and always has been a really good basketball coach. That hasn't changed. Rick can't recruit the elite kids in each class and i guess the writer is right in that nothing has changed with the type of recruit Rick brings to UL. It's the same type of high 3/4 star prospects he has been bringing in his entire time coaching at the ville.

 

[GOING FOR #9]

The guys going there have been notified they will get delayed payment

 

[ulismyman]

They are done...its over

 

[BlueSince92]

Are you serious?

Rick is a recruting wizard!!! And that's not gonna change.

Write it down: No matter what kind of sanctions they get, every single new recruit they sign will always be "better than Mashburn."

 

[sdscout04]

Pitino recruits players that fit his system, whether they are incoming freshmen, 5th year seniors or juco players. Cal recruits the top incoming players and adjusts his playing style around the them. Both ways are effective with both producing a championship in the past 5 years.

 

[2Adulterers]

Pitino recruits players that fit his system, whether they are incoming freshmen, 5th year seniors or juco players. Cal recruits the top incoming players and adjusts his playing style around the them. Both ways are effective with both producing a championship in the past 5 years.

one difference..Pitino is a moral less slimeball that uses illegal methods to recruit at a school that stops at nothing to win.Cal does it honestly.

 

[Orville Boggs]

Has Slick introduced Emmert and the investigator's to Katina and her gal's? Sounds fishy?

 

[UKvisitor]

When your recruiting classes are NOT near the top every year, I could understand why UL recruiting is not hurting recently. I call it, the lower level character recruiting standard that UL still holds a level position based on past years.

 

[2Adulterers]

uavel beat out Georgia for Darius Perry...did you say GEORGIA

 

[SilentsAreGolden]

How could you tell?

 

[KMKAT]

Cal has to laugh when he hears Rick gets his 1 5 star during the summer.

You know what no one talks about re: Louisville recruiting? THE NBA and the 5 stars when they leave Pitino. They don't improve and they don't become high draft choices.

When was the last time you saw Pitino with a recruit's family in the Green Room? Does Pitino let these kids ride in his 450K Lexus?

Pitino knows everything going on on that campus, and you can't tell me otherwise. Kids will be kids. Why would that scandal scare off kids? .Its still convenient for them since its on campus?

Would anyone be shocked be surprised if this stuff is still going on @ ClubMinardi?