Re: Rick Fox

["Timothy Jordan" <patsrule90@geocities.com>]

Oh just shut up, this is the offseason.  We have definitely improved.  We
can't judge ditto until the season starts.  He has a master plan.  Don't
call Rick an idiot because he's only been here for 3 months.  I think he
has improved this team so far.  These are just minor moves preparing for
the big one.


> 
> Okay, I hear a bunch of you hinting at it, but I want to be the first to
> say it.  RICK PITINO IS AN IDIOT!!!!  He's a moron!  He knows nothing
> about basketball! He couldn't carry ML's gym bag! How could he let Rick
> Fox, the heart and soul of this team go?!?!  A guy who gave his all
> every game, even when it didn't count for anything, who competed just to
> compete, who epitomized all that is good and right and holy in athletic
> competition!?!?
> 
> I also want to introduce the first derisive nickname for Pitino:
> STUPITINO! 
> 
> First the Radja deal, where he got bamboozled by Larry Brown, then the
> Pippen mortgaging the future fiasco, then the give Travis Knight the
> keys to the store and lose Rick Fox in the bargain Travis-ty.  Now,
> field the only all-rookie all-unproven team in NBA history!   
> 
> Okay, I hope all realize that I'm just kidding ( at least partly ).  The
> only real problem I have with Pitino is the loss of Rick Fox, one of the
> few real class players around.  And I will wait a couple of years to see
> whether he can make something of this VERY young group or not before I
> really criticize.  But I think it's interesting to note that we have
> gone from almost annointing Pitino ( also unproven ) as the second
> coming of Red Auerbach in his prime to saying "Personally, I think what
> he did was nuts, but I'm willing to trust that he knows what he's doing
> because he's a basketball genius."  Now, whether he's nuts or a genius
> will depend on how well the team does next year.  
> 
> I agree with those that say of last years players, "15 wins, exactly why
> do you want ANYONE from that team back" with the exception of Rick Fox. 
> I somehow hope he ends up back in green again someday.  He will be
> missed.
> 
> Long Live Pitino!!  Long may he reign!!  
> 
> Dan Pelletier