Re: Rick Fox

[rottie@webquest.com]

I agree shut-up and be patient, the last two years sucked and I want a
change now!!  As for RF sure I hated to see the guy go but we need neww
faces that will help this team.

rottie


At 01:43 PM 7/12/97 -0400, Timothy Jordan wrote:
>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.
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>> 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
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