Re: NBA coach needed

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

Why do you even bother Alex?  Let the cranky ol fart crank out his drivel
and pay him no attention.  It's easily apparent that he knows little about
the game.  I mean, "are these guys just plain dumb?"  As much as Forant
thinks he knows, he should already have the answer.  "Someone's not teaching
defense on the coaching staff."  He must not see "The Rick Pitino Show" or
doesn't consider the reports which are submitted about the show to have any
relevance.  It's a shame to treat such hardworking posters with such a
callous tude.

Cecil (flame on Tom Murphy)

----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: NBA coach needed


> Dan F writes:
>
> > This game didn't bother me as much as most other games we lost. I don't
> > like Pitino's coaching philosophy and teachings. He's been here 3 years
and
> > I don't see any improvement other than some new personnel. Is he capable
of
> > coaching a team rebuilding? At least to get the best out of them?
Someone's
> > not teaching defense on the coaching staff. Have you ever seen so many
> > layups and easy lay ins by the opposition on any other team? Are these
guys
> > just plain dumb? Walker is a horror on defense. The League in general is
so
> > much better than us, you need 8-9 good players these days, we have 5
when
> > their healthy.
>
> Just a quick reality check here. If the Celtics are
>  1. much less talented than the rest of the league
>  2. so poorly coached compared to the rest of the league
> how come they are 10-12 instead of 4-18 or something? How have they
> been beating more talented and better coached teams such as Miami,
> Indiana, Charlotte, Toronto, and NY?
>
> Now without Pierce, Potapenko, and Fortson, I'll agree that they have
> less talent than the average NBA team. I think that just about every
> team in the NBA is below average when you take out their best player
> and two other starters, except Portland maybe. Has Pitino done a bad
> job rebuilding because he hasn't yet constructed a team that can win
> while missing three key players?
>
> With just Fortson out, the Celtics have a winning record. How about
> waiting until he comes back and watching for a whole season before
> judging?
>
> Alex
>