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- Subject: Pitino's comments
- From: Steve Huffman <stevhuff@eastky.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 00:04:40 -0500
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I found the comments about Coach Rick Pitino's press conference
after the Laker game to be interesting. He did the same thing
after some losses at Kentucky. He takes losing very hard.
Read how the Boston Globe reported the incident.
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<wire_Hertz>Lakers, 118, Celtics, 103It could have been an exercise in how to use words sparingly. Or perhaps Rick Pitino was going back to those days when it was honorable to keep silent if you couldn't sing a joyful song. Whatever the motivation of the Celtic coach, he talked just long enough last night to fill out a 30-second commercial spot. </wire_Hertz>
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<P>It could have been an exercise in how to use words sparingly. Or perhaps Rick Pitino was going back to those days when it was honorable to keep silent if you couldn't sing a joyful song. Whatever the motivation of the Celtic coach, he talked just long enough last night to fill out a 30-second commercial spot. <P>
<P>He said he was disappointed and that his team did some very immature things. He then mentioned that he wanted everyone to have a happy Thanksgiving. A few seconds later he said, ''I don't want to say anything negative so I'd rather not say anything at all.'' He then stepped off a platform (many had predicted he'd jump) and left his postgame press conference without taking questions. <P>
<P>The coach's Garbo act is no mystery. His team lost to the Lakers, 118-103, at the FleetCenter. The visitors shot an outrageous 60 percent from the field. That means, essentially, no one was guarding them. In the third quarter, they shot 75 percent. That means Ryan Pitino, the coach's 7-year-old son who watched the game behind the Celtic bench, could have held the Lakers to a lower shooting percentage. <P>
<P>Why would anyone in green want to wax about that waxing? <P>
<P>''Coach Pitino takes losing hard,'' cocaptain Dee Brown said. ''He hates to lose. He takes losses like they're the end of the world. It should be that way. I think we stopped doing the things that were helping us win.''<P>
<P>In other words, they didn't defend. They bricked 12 of their 28 free throw attempts (57 percent) and they got a total of 4 assists from point guards Chauncey Billups and Tyus Edney. Much of the night, Pitino pleaded with his team to, ''Get us into something.'' It rarely happened in the second half. <P>
<P>Now, this is not to say the Celtics should easily handle the Lakers. We're talking about a team that may be the best in the Western Conference, even without Shaquille O'Neal. They have an intriguing combination of power, finesse, style, and bravado. <P>
<P>Nick Van Exel, who had 15 points and 9 assists, motions to the crowd to keep quiet when he snuffs out a run. Kobe Bryant smiles frequently during the game. Elden Campbell (22 points) pounds away in the post. Eddie Jones has three or four skywalking episodes per night but is skilled enough to hit his jumper (20 points). And Rick Fox and Robert Horry quietly handle everything else (they combined for 38 points). <P>
<P>''Was I surprised by our shooting percentage?'' Van Exel said. ''Nope. We've got some guys who can just go by you and dunk it.''<P>
<P>You can take that quote, loop it and run it continuously underneath third-quarter video. The Celtics went into the quarter ahead, 53-52. They left trailing by 14, 91-77. Their frustration was obvious. Antoine Walker pounded the scorer's table when the quarter buzzer sounded. <P>
<P>With 4:30 remaining in the game, Walker (28 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 turnovers) got his final 2 points by slamming in a miss. It was a nice play. But Walker hung on the rim, pulled himself up on it, and tapped the backboard. He was given a technical foul. Seconds later he heard a horn sound and was surprised to learn that Pitino was sending in Ron Mercer (18 points, 3 rebounds) to replace him. Walker made a remark to his coach as he left the court. Pitino said something back and Walker went to the end of the bench. That was the end of Walker's night. <P>
<P>By that point, the game was over. It was 107-94, which is not a mountainous advantage. But the Celtics weren't ready to match the Lakers' energy, which shouldn't have been difficult to do. The team arrived in town at 4 a.m. yesterday and had to prepare for the Celtics' press. ''I don't think anyone presses like they do,'' Laker coach Del Harris marveled. Last night, the Celtics didn't press like the Celtics, either. <P>
<P>Pitino stresses playing hard, even when a game appears to be lost. But in the final 1:30, Fox was given three easy layups, inflating his point total to 18. <P>
<P>So Pitino decided not to talk at length last night. Earlier this season, he said those who vent on talk radio belong to the ''fellowship of the miserable.'' If he had taken questions last night, he may have sounded just like them. <P>
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