Re: Rick Pitino Show

[Kevin.Lok@outokumpu.com]

<From: Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu> wrote:
<A summary of this Sunday's RP show. I missed the first few minutes
<of the show. Whenever I quote it is a paraphrase.

<He first discussed the losses to NJ and Cleveland. Cleveland didn't
<bother him because he felt it was a game they didn't deserve to win.
<The Nets game bothered him because they made mental mistakes
<down the stretch to lose a game they deserved to win, by not
<doing things like boxing out. The missed free throws (by Pierce,
<for example) in that game didn't bother him because those will happen,
<although of course he will keep making everyone practice free throws.

Of course it didn't bother Pitino, because Pitino forgot to call a time out
to calm Pierce down. I blame the coach for the loss.


<Lobel brought up the free throw shooting of the team and Antoine's
<in particular. Pitino said that Antoine realizes he is at the
<point where he needs help and he is working with the shooting coach<
<Andy Enfield.

If you read between the lines, it means upto to this point, Walker did not
feel the need to work with the shoot doctor. The whole world knows his FG
and FT have to be worked on. Why did Pitino not insist Walker see Enfield
more earlier? Why tell everyone to make a home in Boston with exception to
Walker? You think this is going to help team cohesiveness/chemistry?


Any flames coming my way?

Kevin/Singapore (I'm on the digest version)