Re: Dave Cowens

["Josh Ozersky" <jozersky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know if I would read Boston into this.  Cowens
is a name coach, and only an R. Kelly-style scandal
could reduce him to coaching Northern Kentucky.  I
wonder why Cowens, given his playing background, 
hasn't been more of an uptempo coach.

Josh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 9:41 AM
Subject: Dave Cowens


> I posted an article a while back about Dave Cowens' interest in the
> Northern Kentucky University basketball coaching job. Well, he withdrew
> his name from consideration. This passage and quote from Dave appeared
> in today's Cincinnati Enquirer:
> 
> 
> 
> Newport native Dave Cowens, an NBA Hall of Famer and former NBA coach
> who applied for the job, said he withdrew his name recently.
> 
> "I was very interested in the job, but something else has come up that
> I'm pursuing," Cowens said. "But whoever gets that job is going to get a
> great job."
> 
> --- end snip ---
> 
> 
> 
> Could the something else be the Celtics' job? I doubt it, but thought
> everyone might find it interesting.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> P.S. Hmmm. You play five guys basically the entire second half without a
> rest and run out of gas at the end of the game. Shocking!!! John Carroll
> gives me a headache.