Re: another indictment

[David A Wickerham <aw623@freenet.buffalo.edu>]

Pitino is gone. Lets just get over it and move ahead with our Celtics.



On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Berry, Mark  S wrote:

> Kestas wrote:
> 
> "How many players has Ricky screwed up like that over his coaching career?"
> 
> Judging by his overall record, I'd say not nearly as many as he made better
> than they otherwise would have been. To say Pitino "screwed up" Jerome Moiso
> is more than a little unfair, don't you think? For all the hulabaloo over
> O'Brien's "regular" use of Moiso, he's still averaging just six minutes per
> game and didn't play at all last night. I wonder how many minutes he'd be
> getting with a healthy Tony Battie in the rotation. Pitino is a convenient
> scapegoat for every Celtic who hasn't performed this season. They can point
> a finger at him instead of looking at themselves. 
> Look, I like the tightened rotation O'Brien is using, but the reason the
> Celtics are playing better is because Walker, Pierce and most of the rest of
> the roster accomplished their mission of getting rid of Pitino and now are
> playing harder. Let's see how long that lasts. It won't be long. They've
> shown their true character, and it will be exposed again in the long run.
> Finally, I can't believe a long-time, knowledgeable Celtics fan like Joe H.
> is actually making excuses for Antoine Walker pouting over not getting
> enough "touches." I guess I've seen it all. Spin that any way you want, but
> it's selfish. Period. It's the kind of comment any of us would find
> repugnant if uttered by Iverson, Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant or anyone else
> not wearing green.
> Mark
> 
> 
> 

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