It was the same Pitino who was so competitive at Five Star Camps he would regularly get into scuffles during counselor games ; the same Pitino who delayed the start of his honeymoon as a Syracuse assistant to fly to Cincinnati to recruit Louis Orr ; the same Pitino who would have 11 p.m. practices on New Year 's Eve at Providence and Kentucky , having a midnight toast of water and Gatorade and saying , '' There 's not a better party to be at right now . ''