Re: PITINO

["Richard & Cynthia Davies" <rdavies1@maine.rr.com>]

As I recall, Pitino had not yet made a decision regarding re-signing Fox and
Wesley -- Travis Knight forced the issue by going to the media too soon. I
believe it had to do with cap issues, and because Knight flapped his mouth
too soon, Pitino had to renounce all the free agents, which included Fox and
Wesley. I'm not saying that all of Pitino's have been good, but in this
particular instance, Travis Knight is really the one to be blamed.

Rich D.

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>From: "Dorine" <norine@sover.net>
>To: "celts" <celtics@igtc.com>
>Subject: PITINO
>Date: Sun, Aug 8, 1999, 3:47 PM
>

> In my opinion, for what it's worth, he made a mega mistake in letting go
> Rick Fox and David Wesley, who (no matter what you thought of them as
> players) were hard workers, always showed up to play, had a great raport
> with the fans and the media and would have been that very important element
> - veteran leadership.  Unless my memory has completely deserted me, the
> player for whom he had to give up all those free agents then was traded
> away.  It was all for nothing.  There also seems to be some question about
> Mercer's being told he would have an extension, which is the crux of his
> problem with his new team, no?
>
> As usual, I make no apologies for what I said - they are only my opinions,
> for what they're worth.  If Pitino gets the Celts to the playoffs this year
> I'll give him full credit for that, but I still won't like him.
>
> Dorine
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