Re: They stunk it up!

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Not to say that he doesn't deserve the heat, but I
never thought I would see the day when I would hear
that Pitino was a competent GM but a bad coach.  As
convincing as Dan Jessen's post is, I still feel like
I can't second-guess Pitino in terms of x and o
coaching.  He must see something we don't out there. 
Hubie didn't seem to think he was coaching badly, and
he should know, as the ultimate X and O guy.  From
what I gathered, he thought they were just playing bad
-- bad spacing, bad defense, bad rebounding.  It's
really confusing to me.  Pitino's Knicks teams were
ultra-professional on both sides of the court.

--- Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> Here, here
> 
> At 08:44 AM 12/29/99 PST, you wrote:
> >This was the first Celtic game I saw this season
> and to say that I was 
> >disappointed at what I saw is an understatement. 
> Rick Pitino simply cannot 
> >coach in the NBA!  His style is terrific in college
> hoops but not in pro 
> >basketball.  His style of platoon subs ain't gonna
> work!  Just when a guy 
> >starts getting into a groove he yanks em and puts
> in a stone cold player.  
> >What the hell do you accomplish by doing that? 
> Save the player for the 
> >final stretch?  Give me a break!  In the 1st
> quarter, Griffin was the only 
> >one who was succesful at getting easy shots in the
> paint, he just slashed 
> >for 2 lay-ups then Pitino yanks him.  Same case for
> VP, he who was the only 
> >Celtic aside from Griffin to show some spunk in
> this game.  The rest of them 
> >should have been sent home.  But I will commend
> Walkers' effort late in the 
> >4th.  he was the only one who didn't give up hope. 
> But as the saying goes, 
> >TO LATE THE HERO!
> >
> >If you look at our line-up, we have darn good
> players, but why are they not 
> >performing?  The answer: POOR COACHING!  RP should
> just remain as GM if he 
> >wants but get a true-blue Celtic to coach this team
> as we've done in the 
> >past.  Get Dave Cowens back in town!  He can
> discipline this team.  He will 
> >make wonders for our undersized line-up.  He knows
> how to mix it up with 
> >bigger guys and I'm sure he can teach Battie,
> Potapenko, anf Fortson a thing 
> >or two.
>
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