Re: Credit Pitino with the loss

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

It happens every day around water coolers, that is, people talking about
their dumb bosses and how they could do better. When you bring in a *hot
shot* and he makes statements like Pitino has,such as conditioning,
discipline and such, and your own eyes tell your it isn't happening, people
question. These boys don't know the basics of defense, glad their not
defending the Country. After Monday and a 6 game losing streak the Boston
Press may get a little antsy. Pitino needs a new Magic Kit for Xmas. 

At 04:44 PM 12/19/99 EST, you wrote:
>> In other games, Pitino has played Dana a lot although he wasn't hitting
the 
>> broad side a barn. Therefore, if it seemed as if he was hot and you felt
he 
>> was necessary part of your team, this would be the time to play him. It is 
>> true that I was basing my "hot" judgement on single jumper. However, I
also 
>> saw the way he did it and he did it without hesitation. I would prefer
they 
>> didn't play Dana at all. But if they had to do it, you would think this
would
>> be the time...
>
>This is exactly what I'm talking about. You'd be happier if Dana
>didn't play at all. But when Pitino does exactly what you ask for and
>barely plays Dana, you criticize him. Don't you think that this is
>completely unfair? Didn't Kenny have a better game than Dana? Wasn't
>it better for Kenny to get more minutes then, regardless of whether
>Dana hit a single jumper without hesitation? And Dana certainly can
>miss jumpers without hesitation too; I really doubt that you can tell
>whether a player is "hot" from how a single shot looks. The criticism
>of Pitino is really getting ridiculous; I mean, go ahead if you think
>the record is subpar, but do any of us really know so much about
>basketball that we can really second-guess details such as
>substituting "hot" players? Can any of us coach at anywhere near the
>NBA level? (If you can, you're probably in the wrong job.) I like when
>people offer their observations of how the players are doing, how the
>game went, who they like, etc. etc., but all of this writing about
>"Pitino can't coach, if only he would take my advice the Celtics would
>win" is absurd. Can you imagine if some random guy who knew pretty
>much nothing about your job was telling people how you were incompetent
>and how he could do your job better? Wouldn't you think they were a
>bit foolish?
>
>Alex
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>> DJessen33
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