Re: Miami Herald: Riley should pursue Mercer

[Sherry & Hart <hartleyo@ix.netcom.com>]

Mike Dynon wrote:

> > ``I know who the scorers on our team should be,'' Pitino said. ``They should be
> > Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce. We all need to accept that. There's too much
> > talent on our team for us not to be in the playoffs. Even my mother noticed
> > that last year. She watched us and said, `You all play like you don't want to
> > pass the ball.' ''
> >
> 
> This "reporter" is wrong.  The statement was actually said by Kenny
> Anderson, as quoted in this segment of Michael Holley's Globe article on
> June 9:

Mike you are a 100% right. This reporter and I use the term loosely 
doesn't have a clue. I live in South Florida and he is considered an oaf
by most of the community here and rarely does he get info from any one
but usually makes it up as he goes. If you want good info from here the
guy you should read is Ira Winderman of the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel.
he usually gets good info on most NBA gossip. 
> *********
> As you might expect, Anderson also doesn't think he is the problem with
> the Celtics. Last month, 76ers coach Larry Brown said the problem in
> Boston is that the Celtics ''have five guys who all want to score.''
> Pitino agreed with that. So did Anderson. The point guard also said he
> had no problem sacrificing his scoring and setting up the offense.
> 
> ''I know who the scorers on our team should be,'' he said. ''They should
> be Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce. We all need to accept that. There's
> too much talent on our team for us not to be in the playoffs. Even my
> mother noticed that last year. She watched us and said, `You all play
> like you don't want to pass the ball.'''
> **********
We all think that this is correct, but that does not mean we should give
away Mercer' but instead work with him to be a consistent scorer (10-15
PPG) ' I can see him as a Vinnie Johnson type, a guy who can get into a
zone, of course he has to be convinced that he is not the 1st or 2nd
option. I personally think he has the right attitude to accomplish this.
> 
> This is a classic example of how lazy sportswriters rehash rumors, etc.
> In this case, Barry Jackson was unable to even comprehend what he was
> plagiarizing.  Do journalism schools now teach how to cut and paste?

Are you assuming that he went to College, maybe his real name is Noah. 

Regards, 
Hart