LAST NIGHT

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

Tom Murphy hit the nail on the head.  In our area, game time was 10:30.  The first half I was glad I stayed up, but the second one I, like others, couldn't stand it any more and shut off the set at the end of the 3rd quarter. It was obvious to me then that most of the problem was Pitino - even though, granted, the players weren't as fired up as they should have been. To blame the players, when they know if they get a foul he'll probably take them out is asking for trouble.  Then he sat them on the bench for so long they went cold and never could do anything when they finally got back in. Tommy kept asking why Pierce didn't start the third quarter - he also made a remark about letting them sit until they are cold, etc.  I wonder if RP knows how nuts he looks on the sidelines screaming?  

Rick Pitino is a control freak.  If he was the coach he thinks he is and some of you think he is, he would not need to micromanage the game the way he does.  I hope he's done after this year, one way or the other.  I know some don't agree, but that's the way I feel and believe me, you will never change that, no matter how much you defend him.  And another thing - he thinks he's the star of this team.  He loves the spotlight, wants to be noticed - why do you think he trades quips with the crowd?  He'll never want to work as the President or whatever because he won't have his face (and mouth) in front of the cameras.  The honeymoon has been over for quite some time.  I think it's the coach who is immature, not the players.

There - I've vented - thank you.  
Dorine