Re: O'Brien to be back

[damekmo@teleport.com]

>Anyway, I still think it's a short-sighted view and kind of putting the cart
>ahead of the horse. Don't you hire a GM first, then let him find his coach.
>If O'Brien is his choice, fine. But why create an uncomfortable situation
>from the start?

The Milwaukee Bucks?


>I don't know, maybe my hesitance about O'Brien traces back to his University
>of Dayton days when he absolutely decimated that program. And I'm not
>exaggerating. Imagine the worst possible scenario and that's what O'Brien
>did to Dayton. It was catastrophic. Maybe it was just recruiting, but you
>have to think coaching had something to do with it.


So he's not a college coach. Thank God Almighty!!


>The players played hard after Pitino left,
>but I don't know if that was for O'Brien, or just to prove that Pitino was
>the problem--not them. We'll see.


Here's a quote that comes to mind: "but you have to think coaching had
something to do with it."


>If they want to build around Walker and Pierce, that's fine. But Walker's a
>small forward. Get more big guys!


You won't get any argument from me...or I think, from O'Brien and Wallace.

Paul M.