Re: comparing M.L. with Pitino??

[Theresa Lee <tjoyce@mit.edu>]

Maurice,

I think you are right on in your assessment of ML. Don't you remember what
Paul Gaston said when he made ML coach? He said, "let's let ML coach, that
should be fun to watch. Everyone knows our team stinks."  You go from that
to investing millions into your coach/gm. Pitino has a professional
coaching background that comes with a philosophy and system. ML once said
to me about Walker, "Pitino should just leave him alone. When I coached
him, he was fine."

There is a WORLD of difference between these two men. And, I get the
distinct impression that they don't get along. ML's office is not in the
Celtics headquarters anymore....hmmmm.

Theresa

At 09:26 PM 1/28/00 +0100, you wrote:
>What's this M.L. Carr achieved more than Pitino stuff?
>
>M.L. Carr got us in the play-offs?
>Yeah, but only won 36 games. I think you won't see a team in the next 10
>years going to the playoffs with a 36-46 record. No way!
>
>M.L. Carr also won 15 games in one season. (with Walker as a pretty good all
>around rookie??)
>
>Maybe I should not say this and I know it has nothing to do with his
>coaching (than again...), but I couldn't even understand what the guy said
>when he talked.
>
>If I wrote dumb things here, I'll be happy with somebody telling me why.
>This was just my opinion, but a person can always change it when you hear
>about other views or opinions, right?
>
>When I think of a coach, I think of Pitino. M.L. Carr was more an old
>veteran player dressed in a suit. I bet there were times he would love to
>get on the court himself.
>