Re: more blaming the coach

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

>From: Kestas <Kestutis.Kveraga@Dartmouth.EDU>

>Alex, please. I don't think anyone is stupid enough to base his or her 
>opinion of Pitino on this one shot .

No, they wouldn't.  But that's not what Alex said, either.  He said that 
SOME people were criticizing Pitino for losing the game with his coaching at 
the end.  This is indisputable since we had a poster on this list saying 
that if only he had called another timeout, they would have won.  I think 
Alex's point is, and I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong, that Pitino 
get's the blame even when he's done nothing to warrant it.  And, before Paul 
M chimes in, you could say the same for Antoine.  How surprising it's the 
two guys who are making so much money.  My explanation is that it's 
jealousy, plain and simple.

Now, Kestas, how about answering the direct question that Alex put to you.  
Who are you talking about when you mention poeple that would believe Pitino 
if he "spit on them and told them it was raining"?  This is such a joke.  I 
keep hearing from the media about the "free ride" Pitino has had since he 
took over, but that's a myth.  WEEI has been critical from the start.  I've 
heard from many quarters right from the start that he would not succeed in 
the pro game.  And every move he's made has met with at least some 
criticism.  I'm not saying he's been treated unfairly, but he certainly has 
not had a "free ride".

Jim
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