Re: Of Pippen, Pitino and Wallace

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

What are you  basing the claim that Pitino and Wallace know how to   work
the salary cap?  Combined, they have exactly no experience negotiating
contracts, trading players, and building under the salary cap.  Pitino is
a very very very good coach, but he has no experience as a GM, and has not
even been in the NBA with the modern salary cap.  Wallace is a very good
judge of talent, but he has only been a head   scout, he also has not been
part of managing a team.  Once we have all the players signed and in
place,   Pitino should get the most out of them, but I don't know if
Pitino and Wallace are the best choices for trying to get the best players
we can under the salary cap.  ML Carr has much more experience than they
do....

Adam


On Mon, 7 Jul 1997 STRAUSS@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU wrote:

> When I first heard about the Pippen trade-attempt, I got worried
> that Pitino was pulling a "Carr" and looking for a short fix.
> Then I realized that Pitino and Wallace know how to work the cap,
> and how the new NBA can be worked. Wallace was very successful in
> Miami.
> Rick /might/ have had a front line of Pippen, Weatherspoon and Walker.
> Not too bad! Plus who know what other moves were awaiting? I think
> these guys will get us to the finals in 4 years, but if they can do
> it sooner, they will.
> 
> What is different is that we cannot think linearly: draft so-and-so,
> develop him into a star, THEN win a championship. Pitino and
> Wallace think in terms of "get A and B" win a championship, then
> get C and D (by working the cap), and win another."
> 
> What is exiting is that Boston, not Miami or the Lakers, now has
> some of the masters of the new NBA, the guys who know how to work 
> this system.
> Guaranteed, the Celtics will be a great product from here on out,
> and will eventually get to the "final four."
> 
> Bob Strauss
>