Re: Pitino's influence (was Re: Mercer for Shandon and Quincy Lewis...)

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

I've heard this story before. Your assessment of the certainties and the
pretty sure's makes it 6 out of 8 we probably won't get in front of with
our present team. We have to beat out two of the three teams that have a
chance to be there teams. It won't happen with Anderson. It's early, I
expect a trade in the future. The Eastern Conference looked pretty good
last season compared to us. We are woefully deficient at  two of five
positions, power forward and point. How do you play with 3 starters?

I definitely would not agree with that assessment (about the other teams
>getting stronger part).
>
>Atlanta has already lost Mookie Blaylock; yes he had a poor season
>statistically but lets just wait and see how a rookie point guard likes to
run
>a team with one scorer.
>
>Orlando has basically done the same thingg; they have traded their
experienced
>player who will help a ballclub to win now for essentially some potential
and a
>couple of role players who are more likely to end up being waived/cut than
>anything else.
>
>Detroit will be hoping that they get about a million times the production of
>Vaught / Laettner than they did last season or else the loss of Dumars will
>hurt them in more than just the chemistry.
>
>Zydrunas Ilgauskas' foot will be the true answer to whether or not the Cavs
>have a chance next season;
>
>Toronto may lose its power forward; yes they got Davis, but is Davis a better
>winner than Oakley? I doubt it.
>
>Indiana will have a poor season next season; but they wont miss the playoffs
>
>Thus far, I'd have to say that my Eastern Conference prediction *as of this
>moment*
>
>Certainties
>
>1 - Miami Heat
>2 - New York Knicks
>3 - Indiana Pacers
>
>Pretty Sure to be up there
>
>4 - Philadelphia 76ers
>5 - Milwaukee Bucks
>6 - Charlotte Hornets
>
>Have a chance to be there
>
>7 - New Jersey (if they dont have a man bigger than Van Horn, eg. Jay
Williams
>cant get back to his best; then they are truly gone).
>8 - Cleveland (no Ilgauskas; No Cleveland)
>9 - Detroit (if they dont get about 200-1000% more production out of both
>Laettner and Vaught you can forget about it)
>10 - Boston (if we make it I expect home court advantage - its either up the
>top or out of it imho)
>
>Warwick
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