Re: And one MORE thing...

[Adam A Suchocki <Twilight@world.std.com>]

Your mixing up the time order hear.  Pitino made the comments about
Williams after making the draft picks.  he announced to everyone at the
draft party that Williams was not to be traded, and the crowd cheered like
crazy.  this was not a draft bluff, this was a PR move, and nothing else.

Adam


On Sat, 23 Aug 1997, JLyell wrote:

> 
> 
> Adam stated:
> 
> > Eric Williams - this is Pitino's biggest lie.  On draft night, Pitino
> announced to everyone there that although there had been significant offers
> for Eric Williams, the team was not interested in trading him.  He said
> that it would have to be a very substantial offer to pry Eric away from
> them.  2 second round picks and the ability to free up 1.2 million is not
> in any wayu substantial. 
> 
> 
> Everyone has to realize at draft time it is a coach's job to blow smoke up
> everyone's butt to throw them off the direction he is really interested in.
>  I believe this landed us Ron Mercer with the 6th pick although he was
> ranked as the 2nd or 3rd best player in the draft.  I think he is doing the
> same thing to build Dee Brown's market value and get some sucker to take
> him off our hands.  He would have pulled it off with Dino if has passed the
> physical.  All these moves appear rushed and outrageous, but we will have
> to wait until the season is here and see how everything turns out. Based on
> the size of the free agent contracts some of the other teams have signed,
> none of the Celtic signings appear that outrageous.
> 
> 
> Maybe there is one more blockbuster move in the making for a Mcdyess as
> someone mentioned.
> 
>