The Fittipaldo Q&A is really not worth it this week. The whole thing can be summarized like this:

Q: Did Pitt get screwed over in the polls and the NCAA Seeding? Why?

A: Yes. I don’t know.

Vague recruiting talk as a Duquesne recruit is allowed out of his early written commit. The kid would love to come to Pitt or a legit Div. 1 school, but doesn’t have the game. Might go to Hargrave Military in Virginia for a year to work on it.

Focus on Herb Pope the biggest Western PA b-ball prospect since Danny Fortson. And like Fortson, J.O. Stright will decide where he goes.

Pope said the person handling much of his recruiting is J.O. Stright, founder of the Pittsburgh JOTS AAU team. Pope plays for the JOTS. Stright also was heavily involved in Fortson’s recruiting. Fortson played at Shaler with Stright’s son, Justin.

“There’s no question Herb is the most highly recruited player around here since Danny Fortson,” Stright said. “His recruiting is all over the map. Even North Carolina is interested now. They haven’t offered, but they’re interested.

“You look at him with his size, athleticism and ballhandling skills, and he’s a unique player.”

Pope has offers from Louisville and UConn as well. Huggins is Stright’s close friend. Bob Huggins — who is rumored for nearly every open job — is now a possibility for the increasingly desperate Kansas State.