Re: Williams

[troyhash@eagleweb.net (Hash, Troy)]

Brian R. Boisvert wrote:
> 
> >Plus, it seems to me that there would not be enough
> >basketballs to go around for he and Walker.  I think
> >Williams was going to go, regardless of what was
> >received for him.
> 
> I agree that it was probably a good idea to trade Williams.  I'm really not
> sad to see him go.  But, we *GAVE* him away for 2nd round draft picks
> simply to free up some salary cap room.  That's just silly.
> 
> There was plenty of interest in Williams around the league -- he's a
> talented, young player.  We could have gotten a lot more for him.  Or, at
> the very least, refused to trade him unless a team took some of our dead
> weight with him.  That is, Pitino could have said that Eric goes no where
> unless Dee goes with him.
> 
> Anyway, this is one of the few things that I think Pitino has done wrong so
> far (although the Scottie Pippen thing still has me scratching my head).  I
> really can't complain too much about his GM-ing, but I don't see how the
> Eric Williams situation can be seen as anything other than a big mistake.
> 
> --Brian

Thank you for speaking the truth Brian no matter how much it hurts.  I
agree completely.  Troy