Re: perspective

[KK <Kestutis.Kveraga@Dartmouth.EDU>]

j.hironaka@unesco.org wrote:

> Hi Jim. I view it as a foregone conclusion that Rick Pitino will break up our
> five young lottery guys this summer, even though every one of them now shows
> great potential and every one will be 24-years-old or younger next season
> (Bird's rookie age).

Another reason to fire this guy before he does any more damage. 
> 
> There is NO WAY Rick Pitino will take any significant part of the blame for the
> team's humiliating underpreparedness to play against NBA teams. The young
> players will take the fall.

Exactly! His "apology" to Gaston for not doing his job is pure BS, IMO. 

 
> Having said this, I still would have made the trade for Vitaly Potapenko rather
> than drafting another small forward or clueless rookie point guard. Put another
> way, Battleship Potapenko's attitude, skills and upside are preferable to that
> of any free agent or college center. Plus he matches up well with every center
> in our division, except maybe Zoey.

A very apt nickname, Joe, given the current mutiny on the team ;)