RE: Pitino pushing the right buttons

["Michael Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

There are no games until the 13th so there isn't a lot of "new" things to
discuss.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
> Cecil Wright
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:53 PM
> To: Jamey Rallis; Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Pitino pushing the right buttons
>
>
> Can someone explain to me how this team can win 7 of our last 8
> and there is
> still concern about the former coach?
>
> Who cares about Pitino's motivation skills?  We have the 8th playoff spot
> RIGHT NOW!!  We are getting healthy.  We are playing better
> defense and our
> 2 scorers are scoring.  Yet, this discussion is about Pitino?  I don't get
> it.
>
> Not knocking Jamey or anyone else but I would think there would be more
> pertinent things to discuss right now than the former coach.  Like Dorine
> says, he's gone.
>
> Cecil
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamey Rallis" <rallis@vgi.com>
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:39 AM
> Subject: Pitino pushing the right buttons
>
>
> >
> > one of today's posts got me thinking.  What players did Pitino motivate,
> > teach, or in some way make them play better?
> >
> > >From comments, quotes, or playing ability, I would go with these lists.
> > I'm sure I'm forgetting lots of people, so feel free to fill them in.
> >
> > Motivated:  Marc Jackson, Tony Battie, Vitaly, McCarty, Stith?, Herren?
> >
> > Unmotivated, bad comments, played poorly because their heads were messed
> > up: Walker, Williams, Billups, Mercer, Massenburg, Mills,
> Anderson, Brown
> > (always looking at the bench), Ollie, Fortson, Fox (we had a deal),
> > Wesley, Knight
> >
> > no opinion, unclear, leaning against: Blount, Moiso, Carr, Shinsplints,
> > Overton, the other big stiff, all the other point guards that
> haven't bad
> > mouthed him.
> >
> > I just got the impression over the last couple years that Pitino is not
> > nearly the master motivator that he himself sells as his image.
> >
> > Am I way off, or are these lists representative?  I'm pretty sure I'm
> > missing a few of the motivated list.  Pitino wasn't THAT bad.
> Or was he?
> >
> > -Jamey
> >
>