RE: Celtics stats for Boston - Philadelpha game on 7/20

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

I guess I just inferred that you were making an issue of Moiso's tendency to
foul, while disregarding Fortson's, in an effort to support your positions
that Pitino a) should re-sign Fortson and b) should not have drafted Moiso.

It just seems you will use or ignore the foul problems of both players to
support your feelings that Pitino is making a mistake (in regard to both
players). I know you and others on the list probably think I'm crazy, but I
think Pitino is actually getting it right this offseason by going after
players that fit his style of play. He started to fail when he tried to
change what he does best, or do what he does best with players that aren't
capable of pulling it off. I still think this team needs a major trade to
make a big leap, but the small additions to this point (Moiso, Blount) and
possible additions (Mercer or Wahad) are moves in the right direction.

The short answer, Joe, is I probably inferred too much from a harmless
observation on your part, partly because I applied it in the context of your
professed dislike of Pitino. No hard feelings, I hope.

Mark 



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Joe Hironaka [SMTP:j.hironaka@unesco.org]
	Sent:	Friday, July 21, 2000 3:20 PM
	To:	Berry, Mark S; celtics@igtc.com
	Subject:	Re: Celtics stats for Boston - Philadelpha game on
7/20

	    Wait Mark, I don't see the contradiction. Boston dumps a guy who
fouls too
	much under the new league rules for another guy who might also foul
too much
	under the new league rules. That's my point. I'm not sure what yours
is.

	    Anyway, it's a judgement call. Assuming both guys are too foul
prone for one
	reason or another to get off the bench for useful minutes, then it
is up to the
	individual to decide whether 11.6 boards is more valuable than 1.7
blocks (or
	however many Moiso has averaged) and better help defense. It depends
on the
	context and available players really. If we keep the Pitino system,
we should
	try to trade Fortson. On that I agree.

	   I didn't watch the games, so it's hard to know how much the tight
refereeing
	reflects overkill or is a sign (Moiso's equally foul-proneness) of
things to
	come. It was just a number that stood out from game to game.

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	"Berry, Mark S" wrote:

	> Joe, I can't believe anyone from the "keep Fortson" camp would
criticize
	> another player-a rookie, no less-for a propensity to foul. I'd
make a smart
	> remark about the pot calling the kettle black, but I'm afraid it
would
	> trigger a two-day list debate on the racist implications. :-)
	>