Pitino Says (2) Walker Will Play Both Forward Positions

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

Yes, Antoine will play both forward positions depending on the
matchups. If Walker is going against an extremely quick two
guard/small forward type, then he's a 4, but if it's  Larry
Johnson, then he's a three.

- Vitaly and Fortson are the Celtics version of Lambeer and Mahorn -
The C's won't be pushed around up front, but both players are
foul prone, Pitino said.

- If Pitino had the top pick in the past draft, he would have
chosen between Ddom, Francis, and Brand. Since they had Toine, Brand
would have been less of a consideration. Odom has the most pure
talent of anyone in the draft and was the nicest recruit he ever
had at Kentucky (the reason Odom didn't attend Kentucky is because
he heard Pitino was leaving, and Pitino said he was right about
that). Pitino, however, said Odom tends to flee from challenges,
as in transferring to different schools - perhaps because he's so
young. That's Odom's major drawback.
Ray