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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeDW, post: 2992229, member: 2458"] Yeah, Pitino was openly talking about Duncan before that lottery and later said he never would’ve taken the Celtics job if he knew how the lottery would turn out. From a Boston.com article: “Duncan was such a sure thing coming out of Wake Forest that even Rick Pitino, the then-Celtics coach whose NBA player evaluations would prove hindered by impatience (hello, Travis Knight), had him pegged exactly right in the hopeful days before the ’97 lottery. “When you get a Tim Duncan, you are getting something really, really special, not only as a basketball player, but with an incredible attitude,” said Pitino. “He uses the glass as well as any young player I’ve seen. You don’t see many young kids use it like he does. He’s just got the total package.” [/QUOTE]