GI Radio summary:
- Holton could have been a high major player if not for the legal issues.
- Kimani Young was recruiting Shavar Newkirk at FIU. They think it might be a good idea to bring him along. Fits Pitino's system.
- Tyler Ulis from Chicago is another guy the GI guys think Pitino should go after. Taylor and Tubby were recruiting Ulis.
- Mentioned three realistic assistants with local connections - Tom Ostrom and Jared Nunness, were the only two names I caught. Nunness is obviously the Baylor dude with connections to Tyus. Ostrom is a U grad who is currently an assistant for Dayton. He's been an assistant for Billy Donovan (2 years), film coordinator for Donovan (5 years), and an assistant at Arkansas for 4 years.
- They think he'll bring in one guy with local connections. Ryan James doesn't think Trent Tucker will be a candidate. "He just doesn't have any coaching experience. You can't all of a sudden just jump in...I just don't see it." Tucker is a millionaire, "he's made it; he's established," and James can't see him taking a job as a "60-hour assistant coach."
GI then talked with Howie Lindsey from CardinalSports.com...
- On Louisville not being invited to the B1G: "Louisville's academic profile has kept it out of some leagues."
- On Pitino: I saw him grow up from a good, young, hungry recruiter to not only a strong recruiter, but an excellent basketball coach. "Just phenomenal." Goes on to say how Pitino made some crucial practice and in-game changes. "He's everything his dad is."
- There's a chance the Louisville AD takes Richard Pitino after his dad retires.
- His style is more like Billy Donovan's than his dad's.
- Pitino is good at teaching zone defense.
- "Lieberman's very, very good...very good x-and-o guy." You'll probably get a couple of recruiters and one x-and-o guy. Lieberman would probably be the x-and-o guy. However, Lieberman also has a lot of connections in South Florida.
- On potentially playing Louisville in the future: "Let's meet in Indy and call it the Woodland creatures bowl."
