Louisville coach Rick Pitino pulled no punches when describing the Cardinals' lone recruiting signee in the 2010 fall signing period Friday. Pitino, who has known signee Russ Smith since Smith's eighth grade year, compared the 6-foot guard to UofL legend DeJuan Wheat, one of the finest competitors in program history.

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