Re: Bird says no to working for the Celts down the road

["Troy Hash" <troyhash@kih.net>]

My 82 year old Grandmother has a better basketball head than Pitego!!  Troy

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: Bird says no to working for the Celts down the road


Your right, dissing the wrong man, screw Pitino. I'm not crazy about his
act. I think Bird has a better basketball head on him than Pitino.

At 11:31 PM 2/10/00 +0800, you wrote:
>You're right.  There's really no room for 2 big egos.  But I'd take Bird in
>a heartbeat over Pitino anytime.  And don't diss Bird...instead, just say,
>Screw Pitino!  Pitino hasn't given us anything...just pure miseries.  While
>Bird's tongue might be really nasty, well, he also contributed greatly to
>the Celtics organization for winning championships...so I guess he's got
>every right to be obnoxious because he really backs it up.  Well, Pitino
>said he'll take this team to the play offs this season.  Do you see it
>coming that way???
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>To: <celtics@igtc.com>
>Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 6:51 PM
>Subject: Re: Bird says no to working for the Celts down the road
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>> Sounds like sour grapes from Bird. These guys are never satisfied anyway,
>> so screw him. Right or wrong Pitino didn't want any part of him when he
>> took over. No room for 2 big ego's. The Celtic team is headed in the
right
>> direction. Just a player or two away from respectability.
>>
>>
>> At 11:13 AM 2/10/00 +0100, you wrote:
>> >Bird says no to idea of rejoining the Celts organization down the road,
>> >according to Bulpett's article.
>> >
>> >Nice column. I'm just pasting in part of it though. I personally don't
>> >think he'll stay retired for too long. Other than Phil Jackson, he
>> >probably has the best coaching resumé of any one in basketball (given
>> >the talent he has to work with).
>> >
>> >Joe
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>> >
>> >``I'm done,'' he said last night. ``This will be my last year in
>> >Indiana. I'll just move on, go back to Florida and see what happens.''
>> >
>> >And while he expects to make his way back to Boston, he doesn't
>> >anticipate it being to work for the local basketball team.
>> >
>> >``No,'' he said flatly when asked about being a Celtic again.
>> >
>> >Asked next whether there was anything he didn't like that would prevent
>> >a return to the club, Bird laughed and said: ``There's a lot of  things
>> >I don't like, but I'm not going to get into them.''
>> >
>> >****
>> >
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