RE: FW: You pick

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I agree.  Everyone seems to dislike Walton, I think he is pretty honest & 
tells it like it is. He is the most eloquent speaker, but he has came a 
long way.  When he was in high school & college  he had a major stuttering 
problem.  For him to be an announcer today, this is a great accomplishment. 
 Still the most dominating high school & college player I have ever seen, 
unfortunately his knees & ankles prevented us from seeing what he really 
could have been in the NBA, although we did in his early years in Portland. 
 His duels with Kareem were great.  Probably the best passing center ever. 
 He may be the player who played the fewest games to make the hall of fame.



On Sunday, February 15, 1998 7:50 PM, Mike Dynon 
[SMTP:mdynon@ix.netcom.com] wrote:
> Brown, Thomas G. wrote:
>
> > id pick cousy over walton anyday.  Bill is a real moron to put it
> > mildly.  He wan't a great ball player and he is an even worst anouncer
> > at least Cousy is a respectable anouncer and was a great player
>
> For the record, Walton was a three-time College Player of the Year, first 
pick in the NBA draft, an
> NBA MVP and Sixth Man of the Year, was chosen one of the top 50 players 
of all time, won two NCAA
> championships and two NBA titles, and is in the Hall of Fame.  You may be 
the only basketball
> observer around who thinks he wasn't a great player.
>
> BTW, before you call someone a moron, run a spell check on "anouncer."
> --
> Mike Dynon
> North Kingstown, RI
>