Re: Pitino

[jwt2@lehigh.edu (jwt2@lehigh.edu)]

>What the heck is going on?
>
>Dumped E.W. to sign Chris Mills and Tynus Edney. He said he would have
>traded E.W. for Chris Mill. Well, now he traded Mills to NY for Walter
>McCarty, Dontae' Jones, John Thomas, and point guard Scott Brooks. Who
>are they?

Walter McCarty is in his second year in the NBA after playing for Pitino at
Kentucky for 4 years including their championship year in '96.  He's 6-10 but
he plays smaller than that. He's more of a quick guy than a power guy and he
can shoot the three.

Dontae Jones played at Missisippi St for a year after 2 years of juco ball.
He was a big contributor to their final 4 team 2 years ago, and he was drafted
by the knicks but saw no PT last year due to an injury.  He's around 6-7 and
he's a small forward.

John Thomas is a rookie from Minnesota.  If you saw the final 4 then you saw
him play.  He's a 6-9 power forward.

Scott Brooks is a journeyman point guard who has played for several teams.
He's a career backup.

Jeff