Pitino's Knicks' tickets

[lamphier@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Marc Lamphier)]

>Did anyone see the interview with Peter Vescey and Pitino on Saturday?
>Vescey asked Pitino about his Knicks tickets and whether or not he would be
>willing to give them up now that he's with the Celtics.  Vescey took Pitino
>completely by surprise.  Pitino stumbled a bit and then explained that his
>brother-in-law is a huge Knicks fan and no, he wasn't going to be giving up
>his 8 seasons tickets.


Unless it was meant as a joke this strikes me as a typical cheesy Vescey
question, why does this guy irritate me most of the time? Whether Pitino
wants to hang on to his Knicks seats or not is irrelevant, but I guess this
passes as "insight" in the show business world of NBA.

- -Marc