RE: Sports (NBA) - Pitino gives Beantown an earful after loss - 3/2/00

["LadyNada" <ladynada@mediaone.net>]

I am also a Celtic fan forever.  I still maintain that Pitino needs to go.
For example in last night's game, after the raptors made two free throws,
they were 33 seconds left in the game.  I was sure that Rick Pitino was the
call a team timeout.  But instead the Celtics just took the ball in out of
bounds and luckily Anderson made a basket and we were ahead by one point.
Now for those of you who have the game on tape look at this part.  You will
see that what Pitino appears to be signaling to come over to the bench as
though he is calling a timeout.  Could it  be that Kenny Anderson ignored
Pitino's call for timeout with 33 seconds left?  Either way the team shall
have taken a time out with 33 seconds left and being down one point.  So
either Pitino doesn't know enough out of college at a time like that or the
team is ignoring him take your pick.


Ladynada



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]  On Behalf Of
Anne Cankosyan
Sent:	Thursday, March 02, 2000 8:34 AM
To:	Cecil Wright; celtics@igtc.com
Subject:	Re: Sports (NBA) - Pitino gives Beantown an earful after loss -
3/2/00

I don't post often, but I just have to vent.....

Ya know, Pitino may not be the perfect coach, but let's face it, he has a
point with his post-game comments.  The city of BOSTON is SPOILED, and they
are acting just like that, spoiled brats.  No one likes to lose, but when
you have to pick up the pieces after the death of Len Bias and then Reggie
Lewis, what do you expect??   I commend him for trying to keep his team
positive.  They work hard, and it just going to take longer to recover from
two major fall backs (Bias & Lewis).

The fans need to act like fans and support this team.   I love the Celtics,
but I'm embarrassed by their immaturity of the fans when it comes to
supporting this team (in good times and in bad).  I'm sorry they didn't win
a championship 3 years after Larry Bird retired.  I'm sorry the Bob Cousy
era is over.  Let's all support this young team.  It's easy to become
frustrated if they were not working hard, but I think they are working there
asses off because Pitino makes them!

Anne (a Celtic fan forever)