Re: Pitino Going To...

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

Which players has he lost credibility with or is that just speculation?
Each team I hear speak about us after a game commends the C's for their
effot.  But it could just be communitst propaganda I suppose.

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Pitino Going To...


> The situation and rumors, even in print is getting ugly. Pitino should for
> the betterment of the Celtic organization remove himself from the
premises.
> He has lost most of his credibility with players and a lot in the League
in
> general. He can't be a lame duck coach because things will deteriorate
next
> season further..
>
> It's too bad his theory, gamble and experiments didn't work out. The NBA
> has been built on solid thinking and not tinkering. You build a team with
> solid defense, at least a basically defensive one.
>
> At 11:34 AM 4/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >No, he's definitely gone and should be. You can't have a lame duck-
> >type coaching the team, and that's what Pitino is, after his various
> >past pronouncements, which only encourages those players who dislike him
> >to play bad, so they can get rid of him.
> >
> >As far as ex-Celtics/future Celtic coaches go: Dave Cowens is a
> >winner; Bill Fitch is old reliable who always knew talent and how
> >to use big men; Danny Ainge would be good after he gets tired of
> >family life; DJ might be worth a shot; Chris Ford is too much
> >of a retread; ML is good if you're into tanking and wasting a
> >season; Bird hates the Gastons; Silas is somewhat of a retread...
> >
> >Forget the coach - The most important thing is a top flight GM -
> >That should be Gaston's and Pond's first priority.
> >
> >Elgin W Booth wrote:
> >>
> >> I think you will see him here one more year then leave for college
after
> >> next year (Tubby leaves after son Saul graduates) or North Carolina
> >> (Guthridge retires). It is somewhat unlikely but possibly also UNLV, I
> >> know he loves to turn around a once perrenial power-type program that
has
> >> been down for some time.
> >>
> >> I am expecting him here another year, then I agree that I would like to
> >> see an ex-Celtic (Bird, Johnson, Ainge, Silas) coach the team.
> >>
> >> On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Way Of The Ray wrote:
> >>
> >> > Back from the hospital, I see reports eminating out
> >> > of Channel 7 in Boston about various college programs making
> >> > contact with Il Duce. The latest is UNLV. Slick Rick would
> >> > fit in poorly there, not cosmopolitan enough for his liking,
> >> > although they could wow him with the biggest pay check in
> >> > College Basketball and looser standards than other programs.
> >> >
> >> > Kentucky got a mention a few day's back and I can definitely see
> >> > Pitino returning there, if Tubby Smith moves on to the NBA.
> >> > Ironic wouldn't it be, if Tubby came to the Celtics and Pitino
> >> > went to Kentucky... Not going to happen though, the Tubby part that
> >> > is...
> >> >
> >> > North Carolina was also mentioned as a program that contacted Pitino,
> >> > presumbably before Bill Guthridge took them to the Final Four.
> >> >
> >> > I'm sure as the day's dwindle down to the end of the season and
> >> > Pitino's tenure with the Celtics, more colleges will join the
> >> > fray...
> >> > Ray
> >> >
> >
> >
>