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Re: Pitino must go
Amen.
I also think that Pitino is a good coach...in college, that is. The level
of play in the NBA now has stepped up offensively but more on defensively
(physical type of play with all the banging and bodying up-despite the new
rules) to which his coaching style and habits counters and backfires on the
team (refer to loses!) His run and gun and press style of coaching has been
phased out years ago, so I wonder why he insists on this style.
When we were looking for a coach before we latched him, I was hoping we
would land Larry Brown. Great motivator and really squeezes out the best
out of what's given to him. But according to Bird (in his book), the
management and owners prefer an upbeat and more popular name...Pitino.
Well, it's already in the past so there's nothin we can do now but wait what
will happen to us with Pitino at the helm.
I've been trying my best to just sit and relax and at the same time be
patient with Pitino and his troops. But sometimes it's just obvious, he
ain't cuttin it.
I know I will be burned by Pitino fans in this list but it's just my honest
opinion to tell everybody what I think. This is what the list is for, isn't
it?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: Pitino must go
> The chickens are coming home to roost. Things are not well in Celtic Land.
> Tommy Heinsohn is very critical of the Celtic style of play and lack of
> especially defensive knowledge. Such as simply getting someone back for
> fast breaks. Something like 14-16 points early were from fast breaks where
> no Celts were interested in getting back. We're headed for the Lottery
> again because of injuries and lack of supervision folks. 60 some games
left
> leave time for more injuries that normally happen to starters. Good thing
> Christmas comes in December because it will lighten the sadness. We aren't
> deep enough to win with injuries and the team isn't savvy enough to make a
> game of it till they get back. We can develop what we feel is useful this
> season and dump Walker to get what we can and use the draft to give us
some
> depth. Coach Pitino hand picked College players that fit his style of play
> and they had the intellect he wanted. It doesn't work that way in the NBA.
> You really have to coach. So far he's been a failure. And not because of
> our situation, but a lot of it has to do with his own trades, and his
> ability to teach NBA style. He looked good in NY because he had an
athletic
> and deep team to play Pitino ball and he squeezed all he could from them.
> IMHO, I don't believe Pitino has done the Celtic Team justice in many
areas.
>
> At 11:17 PM 12/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Everyone is entitled to their opinion David. Many people on this list
could
> >care less with the popularity thing, so don't worry about it.
> >
> >A very large problem that we have is that of little respect for the rest
of
> >the league. Think about it for a moment. How often do we comliment the
> >ability of our opponents? Unless they are retiring earlier than thought
due
> >to injury? Every team is the league has talented individuals but you'd
> >never know it from the posts.
> >
> >Our team played like crap tonight and continued to shoot bricks. I find
> >that as one of our chief weaknesses. That is continually bombing away
from
> >downtown instead of, as RP endlessly implores, to reverse the ball, make
the
> >defense work a little bit more, and get a better shot. But as has been
> >mentioned ad nauseum, this is a terribly young and immature team who is
> >missing their best overall player, their best rebounder, their starting
> >center, is playing a new man for the first time, is playing another guy
who
> >should be on IR and shot like shit.
> >
> >Don't blame Pitino for any of that. Reggie Miller was 1/8 from the field
> >tonight vs the Raptors. Does that mean he can't do it anymore? Like
> >someone mentioned earlier, there's no real reason to rush to judgement
after
> >20 games or so. Wait til after we've had our injured players back for a
> >while and see what we can do with a full squad and a little experience.
> >
> >Cecil
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: David <dajubo@earthlink.net>
> >To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 10:54 PM
> >Subject: Pitino must go
> >
> >
> >> I know that this may not be a popular post, but I believe its time for
> >> a new coach. Rick Pitino must be the most overrated coach
> >> around. Think about it, what has he done for the Celtics that the
> >> average NBA coach couldn't? NOTHING.
> >>
> >> I know that we have a young team, that there are injuries, etc., but
> >> isn't Pitino supposed to be such an excellent coach that he can
> >> overcome these things? Maybe he's a good college coach, but as
> >> a NBA coach, he's just not cutting it.
> >>
> >> -David
> >>
> >
> >
>
>