Re: Hawks Last to Fall Down: Atlanta 77- Boston 70

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

Bill,

Could the slow tempo be due to the fact that Barros was outmatched
by Blaylock, an excellent defender? I could only listen to the game 
on the radio, so I don't know. I remember last year in a game against
Atlanta when Blaylock stole the ball off the dribble from Billups
twice. 

I believe Pitino had mentioned after the game that he was concerned
about Barros matching up with Blaylock.

Alex

--
 
> Coaching: Maybe Pitino has given up on himself.  2 or 3 times in his
> post game interview, he said that the Celts were trapped in a slow
> tempo game.  Did Lennie shackle the C's legs together?  Rick was
> certainly right about the tempo, why didn't he try to do something
> about it?  And what is the point in complaining about the crowd's
> booing?  He said that the crowd wasn't positive enough.  Well, it's
> Rick's job to give them a reason to be positive.
> 
> Bill Cooper
> wfcooper@tiac.net
>