Re: CBS Sportsline on Walker/Pitino

[damekmo@teleport.com]

>This is bullshit, and Sam Smith doesn't know anything we don't know,
>but here it is.  I for one dont buy it.  If Gaston does let Antoine
>go, he will pay for somebody more proven down the road. . . there is
>more to paying Antoine than just the money.

I was going to say a few words of thanks concerning my award as "Most
Sarcastic Bastard" on the list. You know...something about how anything is
possible in this great country of ours. How I came up from the wrong side
of the tracks. How I owe it all to my mother, father, and Paul Gaston. And
then ....Sam Smith. I'm interrupting this glorious moment of tremendous
personal achievement to say that...far from being bullshit, I think Smith
is right on the money. About everything. And...unfortunately, and I'm not
being sarcastic here, unfortunately he's right about:

>
>And Pitino has shown himself not astute enough a judge of talent to be
>able to outsmart the opposition.
>
>His free-agent choices have been disastrous, leaving the team with
>little salary-cap maneuverability for the upcoming years.
>
>Credit Pitino for getting rid of mistakes like Chris Mills, which is
>his coaching expertise. Blame him for getting them in the first place.
>
>Which leads to the Celtics' fate: mediocrity.
>
>.............The money is not going to be there, and even if it were, how
>many >free agents, especially veterans, are going to choose Pitino's
>pressing,
>trapping, relentless system, especially when they've been able to see
>the veterans systematically ignored and phased out under Pitino.
>

And if it's true that his idea of "veteran talent" is Mashburn...I'd like
to thank my father, my mother, and Paul Gaston for making this all
possible. I love you Paul! Thank you everybody!

Paul M.