why do Pitino always gives away so much?

[Kevin.Lok@outokumpu.com]

People might just get Jermaine O'neal for 2 unproven guards and Ricky has
to give 3 no.1s.

People gives scrubs for no.1s ( Erick Strickland to the Knicks for the
draft rights to Donnell Harvey and John Wallace), and our Rick can't do
better than that?

I think the whole league is f..... Ricky.

Ricky sure will do a lot of damage with the 1 year left.



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The Aftermath: Plenty of trades went down but it is what didn't happen
tonihgt that has the most intrigue.  Word is that the Bulls and Clippers
will swap Darius Miles and Marcus Fizer and that Bulls will send recently
acquired Jamal Crawford to the Blazers for Jermaine O'Neal and Erick
Barkley.  But then again, maybe the Bulls will stay pat.  Fizer seems like
an odd fit, however Tim Floyd said they're in love with Jamal Crawford.
'We've always liked big guards here. We thought Crawford would be taken as
high as fourth-- we liked him that much,' Floyd said. 'We've always liked
big guards here. We liked the guard, they wanted the big guy.'. . . Here's
what did go down.
Mavs Do Mega Deals, End With Three First Round Picks: According to the
Dallas Morning News, Watch Out!  The Mavs Want to Be Contenders. As
promised, the Mavericks made their draft-day trades. The Mavericks got a
head start on a busy draft night by acquiring Fresno State 6-5 guard
Courtney Alexander from Orlando for Dallas' 31st pick, a future first-round
selection and $3 million cash. Alexander was taken by the Magic with the
13th pick Wednesday night.  The Mavs then traded Erick Strickland to the
Knicks for the draft rights to Donnell Harvey and John Wallace. Overall the
Mavericks ended up with three first round picks: Etan Thomas, Courtney
Alexander and Donnell Harvey. Then the Mavs made yet another trade and sent
Sean Rooks to the Clippers and reacquired their 31st pick.  They drafted
Dan Langhi and then moved him to the Rockets for the draft rights to
Eduardo Najera.
Clippers Steal the Draft, Orlando Gives it Away  The Clippers who are
usually draft day scrubs might have just won the draft this year. The
Clippers walked away with Darius Miles, Corey Maggette, Derek Strong, Keyon
Dooling and Quentin Richardson. They also traded for Dallas center Sean
Rooks.'This was a heck of a deal for us,' Clippers general manager Elgin
Baylor said. 'This has been quite a day.' Orlando sent Maggette and Strong,
along with the 10th pick, Dooling, and cash to the Clippers for a future
first-round pick. Orlando also traded the 13th pick, NCAA leading scorer
Courtney Alexander, to Dallas for a future No. 1.The Magic now have
approximately $18.5 million in salary cap room. 'We're set and loaded,'
Magic coach Doc Rivers said. 'Now we have to go out and do something about
it. I'm confident we can.'
Bucks Trade Joel Przybilla.  The Bucks Finally Have a Big Man. All that is
really known now is the Bucks seemed genuinely shocked and pleased that
they were able to move up in the NBA draft Wednesday night and get
Przybilla, the 7-foot-1 center from the University of Minnesota, from
Houston in exchange for the rights to Jason Collier and a future No. 1
pick.'It's not very often that an athletic 7-footer comes available to
you,' said Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld, who was aggressive in
directing his first draft with the Bucks. 'We feel good about his future.
We may have a center here for the next 10 to 12 years.' 'I'm really
shocked, but I'm happy that they decided to choose me,' Przybilla said. 'I
just want to come in and learn from the guys.' 'I hope Joel understands
that he has a lot to learn,' Karl said. 'Ervin will be fantastic for him.
I'm going to emphasize that Scottie (Williams), Ervin and Darvin (Ham) are
my guys.'