Re: [Fwd: FROM PITINO'S OWN LIPS]

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

Sandy needs to brush up on her Pitino to English dictionary.
Ray

Alex Wang wrote:
> 
> If she's talking about the teleconference on the web, he says absolutely
> nothing of the sort. Pitino is asked whether he sees Cheaney coming off
> the bench or starting, and he replies he's not looking at starting rotations,
> that it could be anything. He said he has Calbert "pencilled in at the 2
> spot", but if you listen further, he doesn't mean that Cheaney will start
> at SG but rather that he's thinking of him as a SG rather than a SF. I could
> see how you could misinterpret it.
> 
> Has there been another news conference since? I wouldn't think that Cheaney's
> signing would warrant two news conferences. And I can't believe that the
> media wouldn't pick up on this if Pitino actually said this.
> 
> Alex
> 
> > Not a good sign, if Pitino left out Walker's name.  She means Fortson
> > instead of forgotten, and Pierce is no longer a shooting guard....
> > This is chuckle time.
> >
> >      ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Subject: FROM PITINO'S OWN LIPS
> > > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:02:25 -0400
> > > From: "Sandy" <sandyk@worldnet.att.net>
> > > Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services
> > > Newsgroups: alt.sports.basketball.nba.boston-celtics
> > >
> > > Well Pitino said today at the news conference that Pierce would not be
> > > starting at off guard! No Calbert Chaney as of now is the starting Shooting
> > > Guard and Paul Pierce is the starting small forward.  Yesterday Pitino said
> > > that Forgotten was the starting power forward. What does that tell you
> > > about Antoine Walker? Going to Indiana I bet!
> >