Pitino still in denial?

[Francis Hsu <francis@ai.mit.edu>]

The more things change, the more they remain the same...

Pitino on his Louisville Cardinals:
(http://www.uoflcards.com/archives/bb010323pitino.html)
>Pitino has had a busy two days since accepting the UofL head coaching
>job. He showed up for work at 7:00 a.m. yesterday in his tennis shoes
>and a black Louisville Cardinals tee-shirt. As the players arrived in
>small groups, Pitino conducted a series of fundamental basketball
>drills to correct minor flaws and to assess the talent level of his
>current team.
>
>Pitino was impressed with the players' eagerness to work and learn,
>but he lamented the low level of talent he inherits. He said, "You had
>a Hall of Fame coach. There's a reason when you have one of the great
>coaches in the game and you only win 12 games - it's a lack of
>talent. That's something we've got to work on. Only time heals those
>wounds. It takes a good effort recruitingwise. If some of the freshman
>prospects get their grades, then the team will be a little stronger."