Re: Pitino's Coaching Style

[Dan Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

500 teams make the playoffs. (TimberWolves) The first two years are throw
outs for Pitino, he had to clean out the attic. There is still a lot to be
done but now we have the semblance of an NBA team. RP's not a quitter. His
college style sold out the house for the 1st 2 years, that's business. This
whole season depends upon Anderson's performance and health. I'm not one of
his fans, he plays basketball like Rickey Henderson of the Mets, part time.
A 500 hundred season would not be asking too much of this team. This season
we'll see what talent Pitino has himself. The real re-building starts this
season. Give him 3 real years. 

At 08:34 PM 9/29/99 +0800, you wrote:
>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...)
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>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
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>> 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.
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