Re: Veterans

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

Last 17 games we are 5-12. It's "what have you done for me lately"? I
foresee 10-11 more wins. We are alive?

At 03:50 PM 1/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>> Now, I'm all for being positive and
>> having faith, but if these guys don't get it together and at least make
>> some progress this season, I think the blame has to be placed squarely on
>> Ricky's shoulders. If they lose Saturday night, somebody needs to walk
>into
>> Pitino's office and tell him that he has the rest of the year to actually
>> prove that he can teach these guys how to become a better team. He needs
>to
>> figure out how to reach these players and get them to respond on the
>court.
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>And what if they win on Saturday?  Nothing really changes.  Hey we have
>beaten some pretty good teams this year, and we have lost to the dregs of
>society.  The only consistent thing we know, is that we are woefully
>inconsistent.  Pitino certainly merits his share of the responsibility, but
>it is Pierce, not Pitino, who is jacking up 3's.  It is Toine who neglects
>to work on the blocks at times.  It is Kenny who doesn't think pass first.
>A coach cannot MAKE a player do anything, only the player can do that.  The
>coach can make them painfully aware that they are not playing up to his
>expectations and attempt to get them to focus on improving those skills, but
>only the player is responsible for living up to those expectations.
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>I would not be surprised to see us win on Saturday, but what does it
>ultimately prove that we haven't already seen?  We are still alive folks
>regardless of how shitty we looked against the Wolves.  There is cause for
>optimism in Fortson, Toine, VP is playing somewhat better of late, Kenny has
>had a decent stretch.  But we have been severely bitten by the injury bug.
>Max and Howard David were discussing it last night.  That's not an excuse.
>Good teams are able to overcome it.  We ain't there yet.
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>Cecil
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