Re: Michael Holley finally says it.

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

We are still paying Dino's contract.  Who would YOU rather have?  Dino & Dee
or McCarty & Cheaney?  That is a no brainer.  2 guys that can help some for
2 guys that should be in the CBA.
Troy

----- Original Message -----
From: Niles, Shawn <SNiles@vanderweil.com>
To: 'Kestas' <Kestutis.Kveraga@Dartmouth.EDU>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 8:13 AM
Subject: RE: Michael Holley finally says it.


> Who do you think would have done a better job, Kestas? You think Larry
would
> have miraculasly made Ellison's, Minor's, and Dana's contracts go away. If
> Larry were still here, we probably would still be stuck with Dino and Dee
as
> well. I am only using Larry as an example because that is the name most
> people bring up as to who we should have gotten instead of Pitino.
Although
> some people, obviously with no basketball knowledge, have suggested M.L.
> would have done a better job.
>
> The bottom line is this: Why not wait and see what Pitino does when he can
> get rid of these guys he had nothing to do with signing. I am sure that
Rick
> loves it that Minor and Ellison are eating up the salary cap when neither
> can play. Holley is evidently not smart enough to understand this. He
> doesn't understand what you need to do behind the scenes to make a team
win.
> He just says, "The Celtics lost again - I better bash Pitino today",
instead
> of looking at what Rick is trying to do long term for this team.
>
> And I was not as much picking on Holley's lack of athletic ability as I
was
> simply stating a fact. A lot of sports writers are failed athletes. They
> figure they can't play sports so they might as well write about them. But
> then they are constantly upset at athletes because of jealosy. Holley fits
> this mold perfectly. He should take his head out of his rear end and try
and
> understand a few things about the Celtics before he just shoots his mouth
> off about them.
>
> Shawn Niles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kestas [mailto:Kestutis.Kveraga@Dartmouth.EDU]
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 10:39 AM
> To: celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: RE: Michael Holley finally says it.
>
>
> At 10:22 AM 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Holley is a jerk. Someone should tell him to get a haircut and stop
talking
> >about things he has no clue about. He is just another bitter sportswriter
> >upset at athletes because he couldn't make it as one.
>
> I guess when a Pitinoite can't dispute Holley's central thesis - that
> Pitino has failed as a Celtics' coach/GM -  picking on the writer's looks
> and supposed lack of athletic ability is the best he can do to defend his
> idol: "Oh yeah, Pitino is not the greatest coach/GM ever?! And you're
> ugly!!".
>
>