Pittsnogle to Boston

Sometimes it seems as though I’m fighting a losing battle; the Boston Celtics have signed former West Virginia "star" Kevin Pittsnogle to a two-year contract. (If you’ve been with me from the beginning, you know that I hate Kevin Pittsnogle.)

There is nothing more frustrating than a soft big man that lacks any desire. Kevin is almost seven feet tall, yet he averages under six rebounds a game. His 6-5 teammate Mike Gansey out rebounded him this year. It’s not like Kevin Pittsnogle is a thin guy either; he has the size to play in the paint if he had any toughness at all.

At least the Celtics realize he brings nothing to a team outside of his "great" perimeter shooting. Let us kindly forget that Mr. Pittsnogle barely cracked the top 50 in three point percentage in Division I this past season...

It truly is a sad day when Kevin Pittsnogle is busy signing a multi-year NBA contract while the hard working and gutsy Greg Brunner is getting set to go to Belgium to play for a season. In my eyes, that goes against the ideals I would look to build my team around (could it be the reason the Celtics have been underachieving all these years, you decide).

I will make it my personal vow to turn the channel when Kevin Pittsnogle checks into a game. Then again, that’s a given considering I would risk self-inflicted injury otherwise.