Re: Bird and Patino

[Jeremy Warren <jwarren@emerald.tufts.edu>]

On Tue, 4 Feb 1997 JOzersky@aol.com wrote:

> Why is everybody so in love with Rick Pitino?  I dont think he's that great a
> coach.  College coaches, of whom he is the epitome, don't generallly make
> good pro coaches.  They have big egos, they scream, they don't understand the
> pro game, and their main activity -- recruiting -- doesn't exist.  Pitino was
> a mediocre coach with the knicks.  I think DJ knows more about the pro game,
> these players, and the celtics, thank you very much. 

	Maybe DJ is the best coach for the team.  But PIIIIIIIIItino would
probably get more butts in the seats which would enhance our home court
advantage.  And secondly he is great at implementing an uptempo style of
play.
	Furthermore recruiting does exist in the pros and is more
important than ever in this new era of free agency.  And yes DJ knows more
about the players on the C's but that doesn't necesarily make him a better
(or even good) coach.  When you have an organization that is next to last
in the league some would argue that a complete overhaul of players and
management would be a productive change.
	However just so I'm not misconstrued, I'm not saying that DJ won't
be a good coach.  I'm just arguing that knowing the players doesn't
automatically make someone qualified.  Tommy Heinsohn also knows the
players pretty well, but if he were hired as head coach I would have to
question the cosmic stability of our space-time universe.
	With that said part of me would like someone from the Celtic's
family given a chance to bring us back to glory.  And maybe KC has
imparted some wisdom to DJ that will help him become the next great
Celtic's coach.  If Danny Ainge can be the man in Phoenix, maybe his
backcourt mate can do it here.
	The only thing I'm sure of is that I REALLY want Tim Duncan in
Celtic's green next year.

Jeremy