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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-18-2014, 12:56 PM:

Pitino is a whiner always has been always will be.

Pitino said the Cardinals' recruiting prospect pool shrinks because they're sponsored by adidas instead of Nike. Asked this month if he thinks college coaches are displeased with the system, Pitino said with a laugh, "I'm sure the Nike coaches don't feel that way because they're winning the battle."

A Courier-Journal review of college signings shows that Pitino might be right in suggesting it is difficult to break amateur affiliations among the highest-rated basketball prospects, even as those athletes say apparel companies have little or no sway on their decisions.

Many of the nation's elite basketball players are members of Nike-sponsored club teams, and for a variety of reasons, those athletes have proven more likely to sign with a Nike-sponsored college program. Only when they reach the professional ranks — when a player may independently sign a shoe deal — do those connections begin to appear less predictable.

UK coach John Calipari said his teams over the years have worn Reebok, L.A. Gear, adidas and Nike, and "all I can tell you is it's not had an effect on how I've done this job."

"I've had kids play for me in all different shoes. I'm not feeling (a controversy)," he said.

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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 10-18-2014, 06:47 PM:

Pitino spewing his sour grapes because he lost a recruit who decommitted to his program, supposedly because U of L is an Adidas school.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 10-19-2014, 07:24 PM:

Pitino has lost his recruiting edge but he's too proud to admit it!