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Title: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 15, 2010, 11:38:57 AM
First Pitino tries to steal Angel and now this?  He is stepping on Frank's toes.   :runaway:

Frank should be begging for the Puerto Rico job.  Would be big feather in his recruiting hat.  

If you really wanna do things like Duke, you go get the job coaching the national team and bring home some hardware.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5920094

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mapsofworld.com%2Fimages%2Fworld-countries-flags%2Fpuerto-rico-flag.gif&hash=21c1cb13425ba7530710d2a0ab8f5f0d9c562fe9)

EPRAW!
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: AbeFroman on December 15, 2010, 12:33:25 PM
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Federation president Carlos Beltran
:surprised:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: WillieWatanabe on December 20, 2010, 10:49:07 AM
Done Deal.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5938582
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: catzacker on December 20, 2010, 10:52:58 AM
first the DCA, now this.  jfc, we're going to be relegated to recruiting junction city in a few years.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: KSUTOMMY on December 20, 2010, 10:55:23 AM
First Pitino tries to steal Angel and now this?  He is stepping on Frank's toes.   :runaway:

Frank should be begging for the Puerto Rico job.  Would be big feather in his recruiting hat.  

If you really wanna do things like Duke, you go get the job coaching the national team and bring home some hardware.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5920094

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mapsofworld.com%2Fimages%2Fworld-countries-flags%2Fpuerto-rico-flag.gif&hash=21c1cb13425ba7530710d2a0ab8f5f0d9c562fe9)

EPRAW!

JFC, why would Frank beg for the PR job? Because he is Cuban?
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: OK_Cat on December 20, 2010, 10:57:59 AM
First Pitino tries to steal Angel and now this?  He is stepping on Frank's toes.   :runaway:

Frank should be begging for the Puerto Rico job.  Would be big feather in his recruiting hat.  

If you really wanna do things like Duke, you go get the job coaching the national team and bring home some hardware.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5920094

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mapsofworld.com%2Fimages%2Fworld-countries-flags%2Fpuerto-rico-flag.gif&hash=21c1cb13425ba7530710d2a0ab8f5f0d9c562fe9)

EPRAW!

JFC, why would Frank beg for the PR job? Because he is Cuban?

 :facepalm:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: KSUTOMMY on December 20, 2010, 11:09:57 AM
First Pitino tries to steal Angel and now this?  He is stepping on Frank's toes.   :runaway:

Frank should be begging for the Puerto Rico job.  Would be big feather in his recruiting hat.  

If you really wanna do things like Duke, you go get the job coaching the national team and bring home some hardware.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5920094

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mapsofworld.com%2Fimages%2Fworld-countries-flags%2Fpuerto-rico-flag.gif&hash=21c1cb13425ba7530710d2a0ab8f5f0d9c562fe9)

EPRAW!

JFC, why would Frank beg for the PR job? Because he is Cuban?

 :facepalm:

Another high-quality, elite post by the cats fan from OK
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: OK_Cat on December 20, 2010, 11:21:42 AM
ksutommy doesn't understand how recruiting works.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 20, 2010, 11:38:23 AM
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Other than a per diem, Pitino will not receive compensation for taking the job. There are, however, other benefits.

He plans to have the national team practice in Louisville against the Cardinals next summer before taking both teams to the Bahamas for a round-robin tournament. NCAA rules allow programs one foreign trip every four years, and Pitino called the 10 practice days that accompany the trip invaluable.

"We're going to be able to play against the national team 2-3 times and play against NBA-type players," he said. "That's going to be great for our incoming freshmen."

Pitino doesn't anticipate preparations cutting into his recruiting time. The Cardinals have already locked up four players for the 2011 freshman class and could have the 2012 class locked by the spring.

He joked the only Spanish he knows are the words uttered by former Louisville stars Francisco Garcia and Edgar Sosa and doesn't expect there to be any sort of communication barrier.

This.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 20, 2010, 11:50:28 AM
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"We're going to be able to play against the national team 2-3 times and play against NBA-type players," he said. "That's going to be great for our incoming freshmen."

That quote right there is directed toward one person.    :runaway:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: WillieWatanabe on December 20, 2010, 12:04:20 PM
weird, i figured he knew spanish.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 20, 2010, 12:08:48 PM
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"We're going to be able to play against the national team 2-3 times and play against NBA-type players," he said. "That's going to be great for our incoming freshmen."

That quote right there is directed toward one person.    :runaway:

And that one person is named Angel Rodriguez.

Why am I the only one that seems concerned about this?  Did I miss a memo?   :confused:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: sys on December 20, 2010, 03:05:58 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/rick-pitino-has-secret-motivation-for-coaching-puerto-rico-122010
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: WillieWatanabe on December 20, 2010, 03:11:33 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/rick-pitino-has-secret-motivation-for-coaching-puerto-rico-122010

weird article.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: CHONGS on December 20, 2010, 03:13:00 PM
I think I'll believe Art Alvarez on this one.  Why would he lie?
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 20, 2010, 03:16:18 PM
OMG.  We are so mumped.  


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Art Alvarez, a former high school coach and current AAU coach who has helped more than 50 players from Puerto Rico play college ball in the United States, isn't buying it.

Alvarez said Pitino gaining a recruiting advantage is just a small aspect to all of this.

"He said no at first, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a good thing for him to do in his career," said Alvarez, who was at Pitino's news conference Monday morning making it official and will be an adviser to Pitino. "Sure, he'd like to be able to coach a player from Puerto Rico down the road. He's seen guys like Barea and Clemente come through the channels and he knows the talent is very rich."
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 20, 2010, 03:22:06 PM
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"He's an icon, a legend — and is going to be a Hall of Famer," Alvarez said. "And there's no doubt once he starts to coach the Puerto Rican national team that any kid from Puerto Rico will look upon signing with Coach Pitino and Louisville as an opportunity to maybe play for the national team."

 :facepalm:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: AbeFroman on December 20, 2010, 04:02:22 PM
Didn't Angel already commit to Frank (not KSU)?

As long as Frank stays, Angel comes right?
 :pray: :ohno:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: mcmwcat on December 20, 2010, 04:04:15 PM
don't like it
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 20, 2010, 04:32:39 PM
Didn't Angel already commit to Frank (not KSU)?

As long as Frank stays, Angel comes right?
 :pray: :ohno:


It's a verbal commitment.  Kinda like the verbal commitment that Josh Freeman gave to Bill Callahan.  Callahan stayed.  Freeman sent him a text.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Underdog Wildcat on December 26, 2010, 09:51:53 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/rick-pitino-has-secret-motivation-for-coaching-puerto-rico-122010

Ledo to Providence, his hometown school.

I don't think Pitino and L'ville will get IMMEDIATE results from him taking the P.R. job, but I do believe it will pay dividends for them in the future.

http://hoopniks.com/ricardo-ledo-brings-holiday-cheer-to-providence-college-commits-on-christmas-day
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 27, 2010, 03:58:09 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/rick-pitino-has-secret-motivation-for-coaching-puerto-rico-122010

Ledo to Providence, his hometown school.

I don't think Pitino and L'ville will get IMMEDIATE results from him taking the P.R. job, but I do believe it will pay dividends for them in the future.

http://hoopniks.com/ricardo-ledo-brings-holiday-cheer-to-providence-college-commits-on-christmas-day

Sounds like somebody hacked into his Twitter account over Christmas break.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on December 27, 2010, 04:02:06 PM
Guess I'm wrong: http://www.highschoolhoop.com/recruiting-news/2010/12/ledo-picks-providence-over-kentucky-louisville-uconn/

 :horrorsurprise:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: WillieWatanabe on April 27, 2011, 07:27:14 AM
http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042711aaa.html
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: broXcore on April 27, 2011, 07:52:46 AM
EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Ira Hayes on April 27, 2011, 08:51:03 AM
http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042711aaa.html

So the day after Angel inks his LOI with KSU, Pitino bails on Puerto Rico?   :dubious:

And I still think Frank needs to make a few phone calls today and try to land this gig.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: The Whale on April 27, 2011, 09:05:58 AM
http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042711aaa.html

Recap:

Pitino: "So, I can take my UofL team to Puerto Rico for like 2 weeks to play against their best players, right?"

NCAA: "No, denied"

Pitino: "Sorry, fake Cuba, I'm out"

Q@ fans:  :fistpump:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: OK_Cat on April 27, 2011, 09:07:34 AM
now frank can go after a new team like he's wanted.   :horrorsurprise:
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: steve dave on April 27, 2011, 09:19:46 AM
those mexicans should get the mexican dos equis guy to coach them
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: Dugout DickStone on April 27, 2011, 09:44:03 AM
those mexicans should get the mexican dos equis guy to coach them

If Pitino has too many conflicts, you know that bro does.
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: The1BigWillie on April 27, 2011, 10:12:12 AM
Cal has his geography screwed up... http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-calipari-dominicanrepublic (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-calipari-dominicanrepublic)
Title: Re: Puerto Rico to hire Pitino? FRANK!!!???!!!
Post by: EMAWzified on April 27, 2011, 01:23:25 PM
Frank should hold out for his dream job -- the post-Castro Cuba gig.