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Pitino's busts aid UK's recruiting boom

By Pat Forde
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, May 14, 2004

When it comes to college basketball, Kentucky is Isaac Newton State. In the commonwealth, every hoops action causes an equal and opposite reaction. When Louisville fans were depressed over their first-round elimination against Xavier in the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky fans were celebrating the Cardinals' demise. When Big Blue Nation was devastated two days later by the Wildcats' stunning upset loss to UAB, Planet Red was positively giddy. The unflattering but undeniable fact: One school's loss i ...

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