Re: Pitino's Coaching Style

["Jaime Salud Castillo, Jr." <jaims@philonline.com>]

My prediction and guess would be his style now wouldn't really work in the
NBA...period!  Wasn't it obvious in the first two years???!!!   He had a
balanced team when he was in NY.  A dominant center, shooters and slashers
and a terrific PG in Mark jackson (was Strickland there too???)  Anyways,
I'm just saying that his run gun, full court pressin' style of play are for
college ball and not for scientific-halfcourt-bang it up! style in the NBA.
(refer to team success 1997-1998...)

So, again, my prediction is that he'll struggle to have a "good" .500 record
and will split before or after the All Star.  Crazy huh!  Well, we'll just
see then.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 1:22 AM
Subject: Pitino's Coaching Style


> Why do so many think Pitino has to stick to his past brand of basketball.
I
> think he will adjust to the team he has built up so far. The Knick teams
he
> had weren't that talented and never would have over achieved without his
> defensive attacking style. For the Celtic teams of the past few years,
> nothing would have worked, not enough talent. This season I foresee a more
> standard style of play. Lot's of post ups, less perimeter shooting. Much
> better interior defense and depth to the team. This is Pitino's 3rd
season,
> I don't count his 1st, nothing to work with. After last seasons's
> aquisitions, the real rebuilding starts this season.
>
>