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I was just reading Dave D'Alessandro's column in The Sporting News, and in 
it he mentions something that some people on this list don't seem to be 
aware of.  Since the Celtics signed Travis Knight, there some people have 
suggested that Pitino signed Knight in order to trade him, or have simply 
suggested possible trades involving Knight.
     
If Pitino *did* sign Knight in order to trade him, then he is "StuPitino", 
because, according to league rules, a team cannot sign another team's free 
agent and then trade him.  A team is allowed to sign its own free agent 
and trade him - so the Celtics could have signed Rick Fox and then traded 
him.  
     
Travis Knight, along with any other Pitino free agent signing, is here to 
play.
     
Michael Byrnes
mbyrnes@stanford.edu