Re: Celtics coaching vacancy.

["JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>]

We should pass on Hill, he made some bad moves with Rodman & Charles Smith,
we can't afford any more Barros, Brown, Minor contracts.  Pat Croce is
interviewing Brown for the Philly job also I heard.  We should bring in
Westphal, he is a good young coach &  former Celtic. 

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> From: smishra <smishra@ix.netcom.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Celtics coaching vacancy.
> Date: Saturday, April 26, 1997 8:00 PM
> 
> Looks like the three candidates that have been shortlisted for the C's
> coaching vacancy <which despite ML's comments is indeed a vacancy> are 1)
> Rick Pitino 2) Larry Brown 3) Bob Hill in that order. The Bob Hill
> selection caught me up by surprise, because though San Antonio did well
> under him, but in the long run San Antonio is well! screwed salary
capwise.
> First they got ripped in the Rodman trade, secondly the Knicks forced
> Charles Smith on them plus their moves to aquire role players have been
> quite unimaginative. Now all this could very well be Popovich's doings,
but
> Bob Hill has to shoulder some blame too. Amongst the three listed, Hill
> will also be the cheapest and my fear is that Gaston might go for him,
> hoping the charisma of Bird as GM will be enough to get the fans back. 
>                                                                  - Mishra
 
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