ST JOHNS COACH HOOPS RICK PITINO HAS HAD A GREAT RECRUITING YEAR!  HE IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING AS AN OWNER AND IS HEAVILY INVOLVED TRAINING!  DO YOU SEE THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO SPORTS!  HE VIEWS THE ATHLETES IN BASKETBALL AS HORSES!  OH YEAH ITS MORE BRUTAL THAN YOU THINK!