Re: Trades phobia and Pitino bashing

["R. Bentz Kirby" <bocelts@usit.net>]

Now if Pitino could send Kenny and Purvis to Vancouver for Steve
Francis,
then he would have cut some bait.

Gene Kirkpatrick wrote:

> I think our trade phobia comes from hyped up media attention to
rumors
> and outright falsehoods.  If we merely dealt with the trades
Pitino
> has made, we would see that he has been less busy than some,
moreso
> than most, but also--imho--successful in creating a talented squad

> after two years.  It's not as if teams were throwing Ray Allen and
Van
> Horne at him; he's having to pull in people like Fortson and
Cheaney
> and EW who have shown ability but not stardom.
>
> And the question continues to be raised, "Can he coach?"  Give me
a
> break!  He hollers, he is slick (a compliment  where I'm from),
and he
> deals in misinformation.  We may not like his public personna.
But
> can Pitino coach?  I guess like all the sports writers out there,
some
> of our crew will have to see it one more time before they say,
"well,
> he won at Providence, he won at NY, he won at Kentucky, he had a
good
> first year with the Celtics, so why are you so surprised that he's

> winning now?"
>
> '99-00   Year of the Celtics!
>
> Early morning venting is good for the soul.
>
> Gene

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