[alfus21]

He DID win the 98' Championship with Pitinos players and ever since then his recruits and coaching style have been horrendous and the programs prestige has went down hill ever since and is still on the decline today. True, he did get three McDonalds AA's with Crawford, Rondo, and Morris but we have seen how they have came out. Morris is FINALLY starting to play like he is suppose to, Crawford is scared to shoot because he will get pulled by Tubby if he does and Rondo is just being Rondo and thinks his name and game is greater than the name on his jersey.

It may have been Pitino's players, but he won it didn't he?..That 98 team lost 3 of it's top 4 scorers from the year before, and most people agree that the 97 was a lot better, and was projected to win it but why didnt they? Go back and watch some of the tournament games in 98, all the commentators talk about is how great of a job Tubby Smith done as a coach and how he outcoached Coach K in the Duke game...The recruits have not been horrendous..Sure there have been a few bad apples, but then you also have Bogans, Prince, Daniels, Hayes, Fitch, Hawkins, Rondo, Crawford, Morris, and many other great players that I cant think of off the top of my head...With the exception of this season Kentucky has not lost any prestige, and if they can keep prestige through the years they had in 88-90, then they can keep it after this...