October 12, 200619 yr Author Here's the deal: Caracter is not practicing BASKETBALL with the team. He is doing ONLY conditioning until he gets the weight to where Pitino wants it. He's about 7 or 8 pounds off right now, he's lost a TON since I saw him at the Derby City Classic. I almost don't recognize him. His eligibility issues haven't been announced yet, but what I HEAR is that he had a plane ticket that he didn't pay for. The family has paid it back, and Jurich, not the NCAA, benched him for either the first or the the first two games. The eligibility is totally unrelated to the practice. He received the plane ticket while at UL or before he got there?
October 13, 200619 yr Im with bellalum, You can run around the track and diet all you want. But the only way to get into bball shape is to play bball. It makes no sense whatsoever for him not to practice Caracter. It looks like something else is going on. Now, I maybe dead wrong, and maybe Pitino is making a strong message, but that doesnt make sense to me. I disagree; I bet Pitino's strictly conditioning workouts are HARDER than his practices, much like what Marvin Lewis did to the players who were on the pre-season PUP list.
October 13, 200619 yr I disagree; I bet Pitino's strictly conditioning workouts are HARDER than his practices, much like what Marvin Lewis did to the players who were on the pre-season PUP list. Thats your opinion, but 2 hours a day of practice, especially with all the injuries UL has, is not going to hurt his conditioning any. When I was in highschool I ran cross country. It did not get me ready for what it was like to go through a basketball game, like playing pickup basketball at a fast pace did. Its a different kind of conditioning. Then when basketball season was over, I was in really good bball shape, but not in shape to track shape.
October 13, 200619 yr Thats your opinion, but 2 hours a day of practice, especially with all the injuries UL has, is not going to hurt his conditioning any. When I was in highschool I ran cross country. It did not get me ready for what it was like to go through a basketball game, like playing pickup basketball at a fast pace did. Its a different kind of conditioning. Then when basketball season was over, I was in really good bball shape, but not in shape to track shape. Bold assumption on what he's doing at practice from someone that I would guess has not seen one second of what your guessing on...
October 13, 200619 yr Bold assumption on what he's doing at practice from someone that I would guess has not seen one second of what your guessing on... What was said is they are holding him out of practice because he is not in shape. I am simply saying that doesn't make much sense.
October 13, 200619 yr What was said is they are holding him out of practice because he is not in shape. I am simply saying that doesn't make much sense. Abnd Wildcat gave you some insight on what is likely going on. You only get so many hours to practice under NCAA guidelines, and Pitino is using them in a different fashion in order to drop the weight. Can he lose some weight playing hoops? Sure. Will he lose a lot more in a strict conditioning program? No doubt about it...
October 13, 200619 yr Abnd Wildcat gave you some insight on what is likely going on. You only get so many hours to practice under NCAA guidelines, and Pitino is using them in a different fashion in order to drop the weight. Can he lose some weight playing hoops? Sure. Will he lose a lot more in a strict conditioning program? No doubt about it... If he goes through practice and gets his hours in I dont believe there is any other rule that says he cant do more excersize on his own or in a different situation. Its my opininion that something else is going on here.
October 13, 200619 yr Abnd Wildcat gave you some insight on what is likely going on. You only get so many hours to practice under NCAA guidelines, and Pitino is using them in a different fashion in order to drop the weight. Can he lose some weight playing hoops? Sure. Will he lose a lot more in a strict conditioning program? No doubt about it... So now kids working out and conditioning on their own or with the help of a trainer are considered into the practice time?
October 13, 200619 yr It was just announced that the NCAA has suspended Caracter for 3 games for accepting a couple thousand dollers from a family friend. Courier-Journal Article
October 13, 200619 yr 3 games is fair. He'll miss Northwestern St, Dayton, and Sacramento St. He'll be back in time for 'Zona.
October 13, 200619 yr From the CJ article. This should take care of those questions, because Pitino doesn't have to hold him out of practice for this. U of L pointed out in its report to the NCAA that the loans did not occur while the friend was employed by a sports agency, that the friend had a close relationship with Caracter for several years prior to Caracter’s freshman year of high school and that Caracter had repaid all of the money. "In assessing Mr. Caracter’s responsibility for this violation, the staff determined that he had some culpability, however, based on the dating relationship the individual had with his aunt and the fact that the benefits were provided after his employment with the sports agent had ended, only a minimal withholding was warranted,” said Jennifer Strawley, NCAA director of membership services and student-athlete reinstatement. “Reinstatement is a delicate balance of addressing the benefit or competitive advantage gained with student-athlete well being. In this instance, requiring repayment – which Caracter had already fulfilled – as well as requiring him to sit out 10 percent of the season adequately addresses Mr. Caracter’s responsibility for the violation while considering the specific factors of the case.”
October 13, 200619 yr I think Pitino was very worried about what may happen causing him to hold Caracter out of practice. Thats just my opinion.
October 14, 200619 yr The LHL said today that Caracter is expected to practice today. Can anyone tell me if that is true or not?
October 15, 200619 yr I think Pitino was very worried about what may happen causing him to hold Caracter out of practice. Thats just my opinion.:lol: you don't have to forfeit games if you practice an inelligible player. That is NOT why he sat, IMO.
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