Re: Pinto interview -Reply -Reply

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I'm not intolerant.  I'm just sicking of hearing it. 
The same tired rants, over and over.  If you're going
to criticize the guy, criticize him, but spare us the
tired cliches.  It's like hearing "Antoine is an
immature ballhog" from list newbies.  It may be true,
but we've all heard it a million times.  No offense,
Ryan.  I enjoy your posts most of the time.


--- Ryan Falcone <FalconeR@nvg.com> wrote:
> >>> Bruce Allen <ballen007@yahoo.com> 07/21/99
> 10:48am >>>
> Well said Jim. I was about to say something to Ryan
> as
> well, but you said it for me.  <<<
>
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> 
> And what--pray tell--could you possibly say?  I
> don't happen to have
> a high opinion of Pitino as an NBA coach.  My
> statement clearly reflected
> that sentiment.  I interpreted Jim's response to be
> about the near
> stream-of-consciousness posting backlash that occurs
> every time "the
> Rickster" & staff open their mouths, not as a
> repudiation of my
> comments, as you seem to have interpreted it.
> 
> One of the most frustrating aspects of this list is
> member intolerance for
> opinions that lack philosophical alignment with the
> status quo. For your
> information, I'm just as entitled to express my
> dissatisfaction with the
> players, the coaching staff, or what I perceive to
> be a tiresome Pitino trait
> (constant spin doctoring) as you are to hang on the
> man's every word
> like the gospel.  That doesn't mean that I'm any
> less of a fan of the
> Celtics.  Rather, it's indicative of our differing
> viewpoints; while the glass
> might seem to be half full to you, it's decidedly
> half empty for me.
> 
> And while this may come as a surprise to you, Bruce,
> my fan-dom of the
> Celtics (which I believe to be the greatest
> professional sports franchise,
> bar none, in history) began long before Pitino came
> on the scene.  It will
> certainly transcend his coaching tenure, so if I
> want to criticize him, I'll do
> so without regard to the "threat" of you or any
> other Pitino-lemming
> putting me in my place.
> 
> End of rant.
> Ryan
> 
> 

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