Bummed

[peter delevett <pdelevett@amcity.com>]

I found Tom's post depressing. How many times during last season's nightmare
did we have cause to question Pitino's coaching? This season is so young, yet
already Pitino seems stuck in his ways about playing players out of position,
and on not giving other guys enough minutes. 


>Of course, playing man-to-man against a team with Grant Hill means finding
>a combo of players who can wear Hill down. I would have loved to see our
>Antoine knock around "Mr. Grant Hill" a few times. As was evident from the
>game, Hill doesn't mind throwing his weight around (6-8, 225) and the refs
>pretty much let him. Why not guard him with someone a little larger like
>Cybertwon (6-9 245) rather than Pierce (6-7 220) or Griffin (6-5 215)? If
>the concern is that Hill is too quick, then simply back off a bit. I'd
>would gladly have settled for Hill popping jumper after fall-away jumper
>while his teammates stand around. After all, forcing a "superstar" like
>Hill into fall-away jumpers is not that bad a defensive strategy and
>certainly preferable to watching Hill and the Pistons pick apart our ever
>more predictable "trap". 

>Since our team was inexplicably slow tonight (as Heinsohn reminded us time
>and again - jeez, what a nag!) why not go big? Battie (once again
>ineffective at the center position) played only sparingly and Ellison not
>at all. I never thought I'd be calling for more Pervis!