Re: Pitino lost Pacer game

[bird <birdw@aloha.net>]

>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>
>Why would Pitino make the decisions he makes? For the
>lottery...................

Are you suggesting that Pitino is tanking the games?  If you are, 
that's just ridiculous.

>Funny when other's and myself were critical of
>the team's leadership we were ridiculed. The evidence was ripe long ago.

What evidence?  You mean all the games you _don't_ watch?  This is a 
lot like that theory that frogs come from mud.  There's mud, and then 
there's frogs, so one must have come from the other.  Pitino's got 
weaknesses (coaching issues, system issues, GM issues) and the team 
is in a slump.  Must be Pitino's fault.  Plus, don't sell yourself 
short, Dan, I think you were ridiculed for much more than being 
critical of the leadership (sounds like a phrase you'd hear in 
Congress, doesn't it?)

I hate when the teams loses; both because they lost and also because 
it provides seeming justification for all the knee-jerk negativity 
around here.  Is there someone on the list who can honestly tell me 
that they didn't expect us to have a .421 winning percentage at some 
point?  That we would have injuries?  That the defense would give up 
layups?  That we would lose games that were very winnable?    That 
Pitino would continue to scream and yell on the sidelines?  That, 
sometimes, the players would just not seem to "get it"?  Who's being 
unrealistic here?

It's like what I'm saying about the "Pitino Watch" folks: they 
constantly predict that Pitino will leave, always picking out some 
little thing to point to and interpret and say "See? He's leaving 
because there are rumors that he wants to coach at Podunk State" or 
whatever.  One day, they're bound to be right.  Even a stopped watch 
is right twice a day.  You can be critical all you like, but what 
real purpose does it serve?  (I've got a prediction that's going to 
be 100% on the money: Pitino will stay until he leaves.  I'm so proud 
of myself.)  If certain conditions aren't met at the end of the 
season, I'll call for Pitino's resignation, too, but I'm under no 
illusions that that will matter.

Bill, Celtibus "tirdicana"

P.S. Having said all that, the team really needs to pick up the 
defense in a big way.  Not going to win games without it.  They're 
actually making (slow) progress offensively.  Walker's playing well, 
Pierce pretty well, Stith fairly solid, and Battie is actually 
semi-consistent.  Not bad.  Now, if they could only keep the other 
team from scoring more points then the C's... .
-- 
wm. l. bird
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