Re: What?

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

While I agree with your assessment of talent, the coaching staff has been
inept dealing with the talent we do have. Tommy Heinsohn has pointed out
what the Celts should be doing in games every game and has forgot more
about basketball than Pitino knows. I'm not saying he should be fired, but
he hasn't done much with this gang.


At 11:56 PM 3/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I am hard pressed to understand many on this list.  I can't for the life
>of me understand how this list of intelligent and knowledgable
>basketball fans seem to think that the Celtics are a team of vast talent
>that is woefully and poorly coached.  What is up with that.  This team
>has some talent, but is short on many facets of the game that are
>necessary to win.  Rick's coaching is not the reason for its
>shortcomings.  You may be frustrated, but you are deluding yourself to
>think that a coaching change will make any real difference.  I mean, are
>the Wizards headed for the championship this year?  Or next.  No.  We
>are saddled with cap problems and immature players who can not focus for
>the complete game.  And we have had serious lost minutes to injuries to
>key players.
>
>I don't suppose my words will fall in soil that will encourage growth,
>but this carping about coaching is some kind of virus that has infected
>the members of the list.  If Rick is not winning by the 2001-02 season,
>then it will be either coaching or management and will be on him.
>
>In the interim I will offer up a dose of reality.  Most if not all of us
>are not as good at being a general manager, coach, scout or evaluator of
>talent as Rick Pitino is.  We may think we are, and we may be able to
>pick at some things he does and be correct on some of his folks.  But,
>given equal talent and players and anyone on this list coaching against
>Pitino, and he will whip you with coaching.  Lighten up.
>
>This is reality.  WE DO NOT HAVE THE TALENT OR MATURITY TO BE A GOOD
>TEAM.  Coaching is not the problem, at least yet.  You will feel better
>and live longer if you accept this reality.  Repeat after me, Phil
>Jackson could not win with this talent.  Larry Brown could not win with
>this talent.  Pat Riley could not win with this talent.  Larry Bird
>could not win with this talent.
>
>The problem right now is the owner, not the coach.
>
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>Bentz Kirby
>bocelts@usit.net
>http://www.public.usit.net/bocelts/
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