Re: dilettantish-Reply-Reply again

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

> For Pitino to flip from having Walker build up to a Malone type body to
> now a Pippen type body is bizarre.  Was this Walker's choice? or
> Pitino's?, Falk's?  Pierce is already a Pippen like body with similar
> fluid movement.

When Pitino says to Walker, "Build up a Pippen type body," I would guess
he means, "Eat well and get in shape." He's tried to use Jordan, Pippen, 
and Malone as inspirations for Walker, to get him to be in top condition. 
Malone didn't work because Walker doesn't believe that he can develop a 
body like Malone's. 

And Pierce does not have a Pippen type body in terms of conditioning and
speed. If he did, there shouldn't be any question about Pierce's ability
to defend the 2, because Pippen was certainly quick enough to defend 
guards in his prime. Pitino did mention that he wanted Pierce to lose a
few pounds of fat and add quickness, which may indicate his hope to
move Pierce to 2.

Alex