Re: Comments/Predictions

["JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>]

I heard Larry would quite possibly bring in Quinn Buckner, another Indiana
legend, as an assistant coach.

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> From: Theresa Lee <tjoyce@MIT.EDU>
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Comments/Predictions
> Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 6:49 AM
> 
> Regarding Larry going to Indiana (and I think he is going): perhaps it's
> the timing and the fact that it's LARRY BIRD (no offense to McHale, but
> "he's no Larry Bird") leaving the organization.  Also, McHale never had a
> job with the Celtics after he retired from playing. Bird did. The whole
> situation was different.
> 
> I think that Pitino is coming to Boston.  I'm surprised, but there are
too
> many signs. The "emotional" meeting with the Kentucky players, the
comments
> of Walker, the comments by Pitino himself, his kid is here, he loves New
> England, he keeps talking about the storied franchise and finally, he
> talked about the comments he made in Boston about Lou Holtz and John
> Calipari and tried to clarify the pathological liar statement.  Why would
> he do allof that? At least he's heavily considering it, but first he has
to
> resign from Kentucky.  That will happen at a meeting scheduled for
tomorrow
> and then he'll hop on a plane and announce to fans in Boston in time for
> the 6 o'clock news on Tues or at noontime on Wed.
> 
> Re: WBZ  Yes, they are a VERY RESPECTED news source. Believe what they
say.
> They may be jumping the gun though...they only said what Pitino was
> offered.  There is only one person who can confirm if he's coming and
> that's Coach P.
> 
> Now, unlike Pitino who lives "in the very precious present," I'm already
> wondering how long the fans and media will give Coach P for the
honeymoon.
> What are the awesome expectations that will be placed on this man and how
> will he downplay them?  I've already heard him say that IF he went to
> Boston, it would take 2-3 years before things could be turned around. The
> more I think about it, the more it makes sense for Bird to go to Indiana.
> He can do no wrong there.  There is potential for him not to succeed in
> Boston.
> 
> Now, who will be the GM?  That leaves a big question mark. Pitino is
going
> to work for ML?  Pitino took the job knowing about the front office woes
> with no control to do anything about it while trying to rebuild a
> franchise?  Doesn't really make sense does it?  Pitino gets the whole
> thing?  Coach P hires his own boss?  That will be the next puzzle to
figure
> out.
> 
> TJL
> 
> 
> tjoyce@mit.edu
> 
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