Re: Rick Pitino, quickest gun in the East...

[S R Farrell <sfarrell@dixie-net.com>]

> I'll say the same thing to you I've said to others.  I LIKED those guys,
> David, Eric and Rick.  They come into our homes and play for the Boston
> Celtics night after night. 

> They, especialy Rick & David, are good
> citizens who cared about the fans and the kids.  There's more to a team
> than statistics.

There are a lot of good citizens who care about the kids.  That does not
make them Celtics material.  Fox and Wesley would have been overpriced
for the marginal talent they would have brought to this team.  I loved
the work ethic and the attitude of those two also.  This team (15 wins)
needs a new start.  Any team with a successful history who ended up last
in the league would have done the same thing.  




>  That's the way it is with me, I can't help it.  I
> don't know most of these new guys and they won't be Celtics in my eyes
> until they prove they deserve to be, and that involves character as well
> as their play and their talent.

Chauncey Billups has spent much of his summer working out with youth and
telling them why they should stay in school.  


>  The quote says winning isn't everything
> it's the ONLY thing.  I don't think it's the only thing.

Unfortunatley, in pro sports, it is.


 > Rodman is a
> winner and I think he should be banned from the league.