Re: Trades phobia and Pitino bashing

[Shailendra Mishra <shailendra_mishra@yahoo.com>]

Didn't the Vin Baker, Shawn Kemp happen the same year? How about that
one. - Mishra

--- Alex Wang <awang@MIT.EDU> wrote:
> Mishra,
> 
> As far as I know, there isn't any evidence that
> Pitino had a shot
> at any high profile player (other than Scottie
> Pippen) with those picks.
> Glen Rice, as a proven All-Star, probably had more
> trade value than
> the #3 and #6 picks in a weak draft.
> 
> Here's an intriguing possibility though: Denver did
> give up McDyess 
> for draft picks (and cash) that offseason. So if
> Pitino could have 
> acquired McDyess and kept him, that would have been
> a great deal. 
> But that would take the risk of McDyess bolting when
> he became a free
> agent and leaving us with nothing, which is exactly
> what he did to 
> Pheonix. Think of what the media would be saying now
> if that happened
> to Boston.
> 
> Alex
> 
> > First off, I am not whining, this is a debate, my
> opinion just happens
> > to be different from yours. All I am contending is
> Pitino with 2 high
> > first round picks had the same opportunity as
> Riley who traded Glen
> > Rice + Matt Geiger + others for Alonzo Mourning.
> Two first rounders did
> > not land Pippen because the two Jerry's didn't
> want to break the team
> > but it could have landed a pretty good player, if
> Pitino's read was
> > that the draft was weak. 
> > 
> > Pitino may be a good coach, but he is not a
> terrible GM.
> >                         - Mishra
> > --- W <titans@ihug.com.au> wrote:
> > > I could have made those trades Mishra.
> > > 
> > > I guess some people are just never satisfied
> that we
> > > have a good coach. If
> > > this was Auerbach I bet you'd still be whining.
> > 
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