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[Mark Estepp <EsteppJM@appstate.edu>]

By Ian Browne
SportsLine Staff Writer
It's amazing that all of these great basketball minds could escape the land 
where their reputations were built. But then again, a lot of amazing things 
--not many of them good -- have happened since Chairman of the Board Paul 
Gaston was given control of the team by his father, Don in 1992.
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Both of these were great articles, well written and balanced.  The only 
thing not mentioned that I think deserves to be mentioned in Pitino's 
defense is that he inherited such a pitiful, contract-locked team.  Of 
course, he has not helped himself out by making a ton of bad trades/picks 
on his own...

But back to the paragraph clipped out of the article above.  This to me is 
really the central issue in the downfall of the C's.  How can you let guys 
who love the C's go other places and become successful?  Can you imagine 
how much better the teams relationship with the local press and the fans 
would be if Danny, Larry, or Kevin (or Chief or DJ or Cowens) were involved?

I believe Pitino made a huge mistake surrounding himself with all those 
young guys in suits I see during timeouts (who ARE those guys?) instead of 
bringing in DJ to coach his guards, and a big man (Cowens? Russell?) to 
coach his big guys.