RE: Potapenko pros/cons

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

After two years of terrible acquisitions time to consider pulling the cord 
and bringing in Cowens which they should have done before! Unfortunately 
due to the long term contract it ain't going to happen.


On Thursday, March 11, 1999 3:48 PM, damekmo@teleport.com 
[SMTP:damekmo@teleport.com] wrote:
> >If Potapenko is what you say, then I wouldn't hesitate to give up
> >Andrew, and probably the draft pick too.  But is he a legitimate
> >starting center?  I don't think so.
>
> Jim...I couldn't agree more. He's a very large unathletic slug who will
> never be the starting center on a serious contending team. He's also not 
a
> good fit for "Pitino-ball," but then neither is Kenny "Shoot First No
> Defense" Anderson so maybe "Pitino-ball" is just a catch-all phrase for
> whatever Pitino wants it to mean at the time he's saying it...kind of 
like
> "Compassionate Conservative." Anyway...it's not going to happen 
so....but,
> was it Cleveland who approached Pitino or...I don't even want to think
> about it.
>
> Paul M.
>
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