Pitino Q&A with Marcus

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Interesting comment on Lofton, the mention of community service sounds like there must have been a legal issue.
 

jovs said:
Interesting comment on Lofton, the mention of community service sounds like there must have been a legal issue.
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Or an ask from Pitino to have him better himself.

Unfortunately he missed an entire season he could have been practicing with the team... My guess is he will be the backup to the guards we are currently recruiting....
 

I'd agree with that

Winasota Gopher said:
Or an ask from Pitino to have him better himself.

Unfortunately he missed an entire season he could have been practicing with the team... My guess is he will be the backup to the guards we are currently recruiting....
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Get Ellison and Mulder and Lofton likely isn't a fit. Miss and the possibility increases.
 

Great Q&A. It was interesting to hear how Bakary Konate has had limited practice time due to conflicts with his class schedule. It's easy to forget that these players are first and foremost student athletes and carry quite a load at the University. Think how much further developed he might be if he was playing at, say, UNC where he wouldn't have these conflicts. :confused:
 


The point about facilities being bigger for the local kids than the out of state kids is a good one. Some kids commit in the Spring/Summer before even taking a campus visit to the school of their choice. The local kids though know all about the "U": what it has and what it doesn't have and that shapes their perception of how serious the school is about winning.
 

Winasota Gopher said:
Or an ask from Pitino to have him better himself.

Unfortunately he missed an entire season he could have been practicing with the team... My guess is he will be the backup to the guards we are currently recruiting....
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Winasota, do you want to make a gentleman's bet that Lofton rock and rolls next season?
 

60's Guy said:
Get Ellison and Mulder and Lofton likely isn't a fit. Miss and the possibility increases.
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Neither are coming and couldn't play with Lofton if they did. I certainly understand to most on this board watching film is akin to learning Chinese. Just say to yourself......I think I can....I think I can....I think I can.
 




howieramone said:
Neither are coming and couldn't play with Lofton if they did. I certainly understand to most on this board watching film is akin to learning Chinese. Just say to yourself......I think I can....I think I can....I think I can.
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I font think will get mulder but they have as a good as shot at never nervous junior than anyone else
 

howieramone said:
Winasota, do you want to make a gentleman's bet that Lofton rock and rolls next season?
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I'm always up for a gentlemen's bet

Understand I'm not saying that it's not going to happen. I think if we land Ellison or Mulder or someone similar the need/use for Lofton decreases significantly given the risk. Especially if Pitino is setting expectations that this is a young team/rebuilding year.

Lets put it this way, I hope we don't need Lofton, but wouldn't mind seeing him on the team as I'm intrigued by what a motivated talented person like that can do.
 

Good read. Definitely seems like Lofton has at least a 50/50 shot of being on the team when the season starts.
 

MadtownGopher said:
Good read. Definitely seems like Lofton has at least a 50/50 shot of being on the team when the season starts.
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"Listen, let's see how you do in class and with some community service -- a bunch of things -- and see how it goes. Not making any promises, but maybe we'll re-evaluate it later on.' It's a long shot certainly"
 



HOOP DREAMS said:
"Listen, let's see how you do in class and with some community service -- a bunch of things -- and see how it goes. Not making any promises, but maybe we'll re-evaluate it later on.' It's a long shot certainly"
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Exactly... It's whether or not we get another wing/guard recruit. I doubt he gives minutes to Lofton that would normally go to one of his younger recruits. He's the insurance policy. If he was a senior eligibility wise I would suppose a scholarship would be made available for him a lot easier. He's a two year risk right now... Already got stung by that one I suppose.
 


And the door has cracked open a bit, I think as long as Lofton handles his business he has a very good chance to see the floor.Hence the I didn't wanna leave him high and dry.
 

gogopher said:
And the door has cracked open a bit, I think as long as Lofton handles his business he has a very good chance to see the floor.Hence the I didn't wanna leave him high and dry.
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Yep, that's what made me say he has at least a 50/50 shot.
 

gogopher said:
And the door has cracked open a bit, I think as long as Lofton handles his business he has a very good chance to see the floor.Hence the I didn't wanna leave him high and dry.
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He's a headcase on the court, if his shot is falling he's all smiles... if he is off, he instantly becomes a bad teammate only worried about his own game.

If Pitino decides he wants him or thinks he can help good deal, if not, good luck & goodbye.
 

Winasota Gopher said:
Exactly... It's whether or not we get another wing/guard recruit. I doubt he gives minutes to Lofton that would normally go to one of his younger recruits. He's the insurance policy. If he was a senior eligibility wise I would suppose a scholarship would be made available for him a lot easier. He's a two year risk right now... Already got stung by that one I suppose.
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Agree with this I think we would have to miss on Ellison, Jolly, and Mulder for Lofton to back unless he is willing to be a walk-on.
 

Headcase or not; we need buckets...
I'm sure Coach P has no hesitation about sitting a kid for being a poor teammate so i'm not worried about that.

I'm happy about the arrangement, hopefully the kid has learned and grown from this experience whatever god awful deeds he was dismissed for.

I'm curious to know what Pitino means by 'a bunch a things' .... maybe he has to see a shrink, take anger management, or get medicated since he's a 'headcase'.
 

Goldy Gopher said:
Agree with this I think we would have to miss on Ellison, Jolly, and Mulder for Lofton to back unless he is willing to be a walk-on.
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I think Ellison is the only one of those 3 that we have a chance at getting. Walking-on sounds like a good option for Lofton too, especially since this seems like the place he wants to be. Gotta love that kinda enthusiasm
 

I think the long shot has got much shorter than when it was said in October.
 

Jigga said:
I think Ellison is the only one of those 3 that we have a chance at getting. Walking-on sounds like a good option for Lofton too, especially since this seems like the place he wants to be. Gotta love that kinda enthusiasm
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I think we have a good shot of landing Ellison and Jolly has said he plans to take a visit here as well.
 

Goldy Gopher said:
I think we have a good shot of landing Ellison and Jolly has said he plans to take a visit here as well.
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It is a possibility that we get them both not sure how quickly they would contribute, but those 2 would seem to be good for our recruiting class.
 


Jigga said:
It is a possibility that we get them both not sure how quickly they would contribute, but those 2 would seem to be good for our recruiting class.
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I think they are both good players but my gut feeling is we only take 2 recruits this spring a SG/SF type and a PF type.
 

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