Re: Fortson in Toronto

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

This statement by Carter seems to bolster Pitino's assessment of Mr.
Fortson. I'm sure many of you will think this is some sort of conspiracy
though. 

At 04:02 PM 2/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I doubt that Fortson is in Toronto's long-term plans. Here's what
>their ever-diplomatic coach Butch Carter had to say:
>
>"If he didn't play well in Denver and they traded him and he didn't
>play well in Boston, what makes you think he's going to play well
>here?"
>
>He also talked about how much salary cap space they'd gain by
>renouncing Fortson. If he's already practically renounced, I'm not
>sure why we couldn't have just given them Ellison. Either Pitino
>really had to get rid of Danny because of his attitude, or Carter's
>pronouncements are premature.
> 
>Alex
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