Re: Pitino on ESPNews

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Pitino does look awful and strained. No wonder. Tough assignment in a tough
town. Tough press and fans, not to mention dealing with today's high priced
players. If I were him I would have stayed in Blue Grass Country where he
could do no wrong. 

At 08:09 AM 12/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Anyone else catch the short piece by David Aldridge on ESPNews last 
>night?  The gist was how Pitino had won everywhere else, but so far it had 
>not happened in Boston.  Some comments about his stormy relationship with 
>Walker.  Pierce commented on how strange it was to have the same coach 
>through college and then in the pros.
>
>The thing that struck me the most was how bad Pitino looked.  I don't know 
>if the lighting can be blamed, but he looked thin, gaunt, and weak.  Of 
>course, with his 24/7 work style, that might be expected....
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