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>> Rick Pitino, who once grew utterly perplexed with a directory
>> assistance operator in New Jersey who assured him there was no
>> "Richie's Auto Body" in the local listings, is expected to reunite
>> this week with Richie Adubato, the fired coach of the Magic. Pitino is
>> expected to add Adubato as a consultant and assistant. The two were
>> Knick assistant coaches together. ... Celtics have easily been the
>> busiest team in the Atlantic over the summer. Having renounced nine
>> free agents, released Dino Radja after failing to have a trade with
>> Philadelphia clear, the Celtics have pretty much obliterated any
>> salary cap room for the lush '98 class with the signings of Travis
>> Knight (seven years, $22 million), Andrew DeClercq (five years, $8.4
>> million), Tony Massenburg (three years, $2.7 million) and Bruce Bowen
>> (two years, $980,000). ... "There's not too much left of last year's
>> team now," Pitino understated. ... Pitino says the slimmed down Dee
>> Brown should be "a great player" for his up-tempo system. ... Brown
>> dropped 15 pounds after a not-so-veiled threat from the new coach that
>> he get his butt in shape. ... Atlanta hoping to land Rick Fox for the
>> $1 million exception, although both Toronto and Vancouver have made
>> overtures toward the Canadian product. ... Celtics were impressed with
>> 7-2, 319-pound Garth Joseph at their free-agent rookie camp last
>> month, even though the behemoth, a native of the West Indies and a
>> product of Division 2 College of St. Rose in Albany, NY, never set
>> foot on the court because of a stress fracture. But 7-2, 319 is always
>> impressive, although the Celtics would be more impressed if the line
>> read, 7-2, 290.
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