Re: Pitino Going To...

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

C'mon that's like charity. What team would say such things if we beat them?
In plain English their saying we *suck* but nice effort. I'm sure the Celts
feel much better knowing that other teams think they put out. Yeah sure. In
fact I don't think I saw 10 good mentally played games this season let
alone physically. 


At 07:52 PM 4/7/00 -0300, you wrote:
>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.
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>Cecil
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>----- 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...
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>> 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
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