Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #358

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>Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 20:52:29 -0800
>From: Casey Soulies <corndog@rcip.com>
>Subject: Trade questions
>
>	Is there something that I'm missing in these Billups trade rumors.  
>In every rumor it has Billups going somewhere for a nobody.  Theres 
>no way on earth that Bobby Jackson or Steve Nash are worth a 
>straight up trade for Chauncey.  Is Billups that bad that he needs 
>Pitino stiring up rumors and offering people him for nothing.  The 
>kid is only 20 years old and hasn't had 10 games in the NBA.  I 
>think Rick is becoming very trade happy and very, very impatient.  
>He has the youngest team in the NBA playing a style that barley 
>worked with Kentucky.  I think that it's also a combination of Rick 
>and the media stirring up these rumors.  I hope that he was telling 
>the truth when he said that he wasn't going to trade Billups unless 
>it was a blockbuster.  Pitino is expecting way to much from these 
>young guys and I think his pressure is taking away from there play.  
>And if he trades away another talented young player for a handful of 
>wildcats I'm going to be sick.

	Excuse me, but a style that BARELY worked at Kentucky? 3 NCAA Final 
Four appearnced, including 2 NCAA Championship games, and one NCAA 
Championship? Not to mention UK made it to the NCAA tournyment ever 
year after the ban lifted. He only coached what was possibly the 
greatest game ever in college basketball vs Duke, and had they beat 
Duke in that game its likely they would have won it all. BTW, that 
game was for the right to go to the Final Four. Face it, 
your wrong, Pitino is one of the great college coaches, and 
has already proved he can get the job done at the Pro level 
in NJ. Personaly, I belive Pitino is frustrated with Billups because 
he sees the potenal Billups has, while Billups does seem to be giving 
100% effort to the new system (at least in Pitino's mind). Its realy 
the same sort of situation that Pitino had with Rhodes, and remember, 
Pitino gave Rhodes 2 seasons to get his act straight before making 
him look elsewhere to play. Even though Pitino was willing to put up 
with Rhodes for two years, don't expect Pitino to wait that long with 
Billups, if Billups is truely holding back for whatever reason.

							Sydrian.
							A Wildcat fan that just couldnt keep his mouth shut :)

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