Re: Rate Pitino's Move Poll

["Ronald H. Evans" <ronald_evans@pipeline.com>]

>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 16:59:35 -0400
>To: JOzersky@aol.com
>From: "Ronald H. Evans" <ronald_evans@pipeline.com>
>Subject: Re: Rate Pitino's Move Poll
>
>At 12:01 PM 7/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>Finally, anybody who thinks we won't win at least 25 to 30 games next year
>>is nuts.  Last years CBA squad under ML Carr won 15; how in the world could
>>even the same team under pitino not pick up ten to fifteen games (back to
>>backs, expansions, transcoast road swings, etc.)  Add the talent we are
>>putting on the table with Mercer and Billups (if he is any kind of a point
>>guard), plus a healthy Dee and Dana, and I think we have an outside chance
>>for a playoff spot if Minnesota or Indy falter (as well they might.)
>>
>You may be right, but 25-30 wins is hardly a given. IMO interior defense
could break the celtics. As of now we only have three interior
defenders(Knight,Declercq and Pervis). If one or two of these guys are
injured, the celtics immediately become as porous in the middle as last
year. Then it's back to lottery land.
>
>Responses welcomed
>
>Noah
>