Re: Trade now? No!

["Juddy" <norine@together.net>]

Yes, he did coach the Knicks, but he didn't have the power he has now.  That's really the key.  That and the fact that Gaston seems willing to go along with anything.  It's not just the yelling, either - it's alot of things.  No matter, whatever happens will happen.  Like Karl Malone said, pro basketball "ain't what it used to be" and I should just accept that and move on.  I sure would like to see a good, winning Celtic team again though, before I give up. 

Dorine

----- Original Message -----

From: Simon Kean

Another point I see people mention is that they'd like a coach 
with NBA
experience, when comparing to Pitino. Now I think he needs to go as 
well,
but people forget that he coached in the NBA for 2 years and made 
the
playoffs, albeit 10 years ago.

>
> I know you don't like 
Pitino, Dorine, and I respect that.  But this team
> will not turn it 
around just because there is a new coach, one with NBA
> experience.  
And I can give you an example.
>
> Paul Westphal was canned in 
Seattle, replaced by Nate McMillan, who has no
> previous head coaching 
experience.  But the players seem to be playing
> better now than 
they did with Westy at the helm.  Do you believe that it
was
> all 
his fault, or do the players bear the brunt of the 
responsibility?
When
> Gary Payton gets suspended, then the team 
retracts the suspension,
followed
> by canning the coach, I am not sure 
that the coach is the largest problem
> they have.
>
> Clearly 
we have issues but they are not gonna be solved by dismissing
> Pitino, 
who by the way, is hardly the only NBA coach who screams that way
> during 
games.
>
> Cecil
>
>