Re: Battie the Key

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

When asked about his slow frontcourt of Fortson, VP,
and Antoine, Pitino rather truculently asked, "who
says that's going to be my starting frontcourt?" 
which supports this theory.  I also think he wants
Antoine and everybody else to know that starting is
not anybody's birthright.  

I'm breathing a little easier about the trade.  Pitino
seems to be pissed off, but coping.  I don't see him
fuming in public about Antoine if he was just about to
trade him, and I think he knows Antoine's value as an
asset too well.  That deal might have been struck in a
haste before Denver came through with their Monty
Haul, but now Pitino understands that he has only one
prime time scorer besides Antoine, and not a very
tough-minded one at that.

--- Roy Enrile <renrile@qualcomm.com> wrote:
> 
> Excitement about Fortson starting is understandable.
>  But
> here's a vote that the C's start Battie, and keep
> him on the floor
> as a forward then center, with Potapenko then
> Fortson(Either of those
> 2 could start with Battie).
> 
> *You MUST challenge shots in the lane.  The Bruise
> brothers plus Antoine
>  would be near the bottom of the league if start
> together.
> 
> *Battie and Potapenko have been building chemistry
> in the frontcourt, and
>  would probably be the most effective lineup in the
> beginning.
> 
> *Watch Battie play, he gets his share of rebounds in
> traffic.
> 
> 
> P.S.
> Didn't the C's coaching staff say they were looking
> for and wanted to add
> more defense and 3 point shooting(similar to
> Kentucky)?
> 
> Fortson  no
> EW 	 no
> Griffin  no
> Cheaney  no
> Turner   emphatic no on 3pt shooting
> 
> A bunch of short range, or take-it-in-STRONG type
> guys, who won't 
> help floor spacing in the half court.
> 
> 

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