Damion Lee gives his finalists .... MU is one of them

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Fucckkina.  Louisville grabbin' all the grad transfers.

[brewcity77]

Better Italian eateries.

As we all know, everyone loves eating out at Italian restaurants in Louisville.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Lots of available minutes. Probably more to give than we have.

I understand why, it was more or less of all the schools in D1 why did he pick that wasteland? Louisville fans just really irk me.

[WarriorPride68]

Better Italian eateries.

Doesn't Milwaukee have an Olive Garden?

[Tugg Speedman]

Zona fans still saying it's basically a done deal with him going to zona

#donedeal!

[Tugg Speedman]

Damion Lee @DameX_0  ·  2h 2 hours ago
#L1C4 Louisville First Cards Forever.

[MU82]

Damion Lee @DameX_0  ·  2h 2 hours ago
#L1C4 Louisville First Cards Forever.

Sure ... if forever equals a few months.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Damn...Louisville was always the school to beat.

But they don't have a NBA team in their city?   

[brewcity77]

But they don't have a NBA team in their city?   

No, just a perennial blueblood with a Hall of Fame head coach and newer arena than we have.

[jsglow]

I understand why, it was more or less of all the schools in D1 why did he pick that wasteland? Louisville fans just really irk me.

Hilarious name Chitown. 

[Dawson Rental]

Gross, why Louisville?

Not gross, KFC Yum!

[ChicosBailBonds]

No, just a perennial blueblood with a Hall of Fame head coach and newer arena than we have.

They could still play in Freedom Hall and they would still get him.

[4everwarriors]

Next man up

[brewcity77]

They could still play in Freedom Hall and they would still get him.

There are obviously numerous factors in any recruitment. Why you sometimes feel such a desperate, overwhelming need to troll Marquette and Milwaukee is beyond me.

[NickelDimer]

I'm now disrespecting the process....and I'm damn sure not R-E-L-A-X ing

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Hilarious name Chitown. 

One of my more clever ideas. I'll be on lookout for you and jsglow Jr tonight.

[314warrior]

I really thought being the only place on his list he hadn't scheduled a visit to meant we were a lock.

[Golden Avalanche]

I understand why, it was more or less of all the schools in D1 why did he pick that wasteland? Louisville fans just really irk me.

Well, that wasteland is marshaled by the best coach in all of present day basketball. Easy decision for Lee.

[Groin_pull]

Well, that wasteland is marshaled by the best coach in all of present day basketball. Easy decision for Lee.

Pitino is the best coach? Wow. Guess you're not familiar with Coach K.

[Golden Avalanche]

Pitino is the best coach? Wow. Guess you're not familiar with Coach K.

I'm very familiar with Coach K.

[Groin_pull]

I'm very familiar with Coach K.

I'd take Coach K in a heartbeat. On top of everything else, his level of difficulty is higher because he's limited to recruiting players who are familiar with a classroom. Something Pitino has never had to worry about at UK and UL.

[JWags85]

I'd take Coach K in a heartbeat. On top of everything else, his level of difficulty is higher because he's limited to recruiting players who are familiar with a classroom. Something Pitino has never had to worry about at UK and UL.

Oh come on.  Duke is a great school, but its not like he's recruiting to Stanford or Harvard.  Pitino has won everywhere, not just one school.  And he also has a far superior coaching tree.

[Groin_pull]

Oh come on.  Duke is a great school, but its not like he's recruiting to Stanford or Harvard.  Pitino has won everywhere, not just one school.  And he also has a far superior coaching tree.

You're insane. Duke is a fantastic school...and it is absolutely in the same neighborhood as schools like Stanford and Northwestern. So, Pitino wins everywhere? Might want to ask the Boston Celtics about that. He was a total failure in the NBA.

However, there's one area where Pitino leads: boning waitresses in broom closets.

[wadesworld]

You're insane. Duke is a fantastic school...and it is absolutely in the same neighborhood as schools like Stanford and Northwestern. So, Pitino wins everywhere? Might want to ask the Boston Celtics about that. He was a total failure in the NBA.

However, there's one area where Pitino leads: boning waitresses in broom closets.

Stanford and the Ivy's are the only schools that do not make exceptions in terms of accepting student-athletes that would not otherwise qualify for the school.  At those schools they must meet the minimum listed requirements to get into the school (so, say Stanford requires a 31 ACT score and a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale...the student-athlete must be meet both of those requirements.  Where it helps to be a student-athlete is that at those schools, they may list those as the minimum requirements, but in reality you really need a 3.7 GPA and a 33 ACT score to be accepted due to the high number of top level applicants.  The student-athletes who meet the minimum requirements but do not exceed them to the point of what is really accepted for the "common" student will get preference).  So, Duke is like any other school where if they want a student-athlete, they are not going to have to get a 30 ACT and have a 3.3 GPA like a "common" student would to even be considered for Duke.  They could have a 20 ACT and a 2.5 GPA and be just fine.  (I believe Hesenberg got this wrong in his thread questioning why basketball players who don't have a pro future don't use their status as division 1 student-athletes to go to the Ivy League schools.  The answer is simple in many ways, but most simply, not many student-athletes have the grades to get into these schools.)

[forgetful]

Oh come on.  Duke is a great school, but its not like he's recruiting to Stanford or Harvard.  Pitino has won everywhere, not just one school.  And he also has a far superior coaching tree.

Duke is considered a Southern Ivy, along with Vanderbilt, Emory and Rice.