Is Nerlens Noel Really Cleared to Play?

July 13, 2012;Alexandria, VA USA;USA West forward Marcus Lee (13) lays the ball up against the USA Midwest defense during the Nike Global Challenge at Episcopal High School. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-US PRESSWIRE

While John Calipari was busting his tail on ESPN and we were all preparing for All Access, Marcus Lee made his college decision and it was Kentucky. The #15 ranked player in the class of 2013 didn’t shock any of us as he decided to bring his talents to Lexington. It seemed like a sealed deal after Big Blue Madness as he dropped multiple hints on twitter and his brother Bryan Lee talked nothing but Kentucky.

Kentucky now has four players in the top 15 and three in the top 10 all committed to play. And they aren’t finished yet. Julius Randle is still very much a target and Andrew Wiggins has yet to make a final decision. The rich keep getting richer.

October 13, 2012; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino calls out instructions during the first half of play in the Red-White Intrasquad Scrimmage at the KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-US PRESSWIRE

We all know that Rick Pitino is a super classy guy. Jim Boeheim is also a super classy guy. Get those two together for Big East media day and what you get is two gentlemen trading friendly barbs at one another. Scratch that. They’re both egomaniacal douchebags and that got into a little bit of a verbal, profanity laced tussle.

The whole thing actually started last season when it was announced that Syracuse and Pitt were leaving the Big East for the ACC. Rick Pitino likened the betrayal to cheating on your significant other, something of which he has a wealth of knowledge. Here is what was said by Boeheim: