Audio link in the story for a 30-minute interview with Rick Pitino from CSTV/CollegeSports/FansOnly. The interview is in a .ram file. A rather candid interview with Rick Pitino talking about a lot of things including:
the transfers of Chad Millard (Creighton) and Brian Johnson (Mississippi State)
his theory on human psychology and unhappiness (and how it causes freshmen to transfer)
was not impressed by the work ethic of the 05-06 freshmen (on a totally unrelated note most of them are gone). He sort of hinted that other than Millard and Brian Johnson the other transfers were encouraged by the coaching staff. (Pitino forgot to mention that Reggie Theus who recruited them is no longer there :-)
he will focus on shooters when recruiting 2007 and beyond. His current roster has a lot of scorers but he thinks his best shooter is walk-on transfer Will Scott (sat out 2005-06 after transfering from Cornell).
has a total of 18 players
very deep team, will press/run more this year
a long monologue on Derrick Caracter (Character?). His ceiling is the best recruit ever by Rick Pitino. Also talked about his weight and contrasted his situation to Nazr Mohamed.
and a lot more...
This was a very interesting and quite candid interview with Rick Pitino. Highly recommended!
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