Re: ANTOINE COSTING THE CELT's TWO POINTS A GAME?

[Dan Parker <danp@town.ipswich.ma.us>]

On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Shailendra K Mishra wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Lee <Ryan.Lee@parexel.com>
> 
> >     Not to name any names and cause a huge flaming ring, somebody in the
> >     group said that Walker's current shot selection costs the Celtics only
> >     two points a game.  That is RIDICULOUS!!!!  With the number of missed
> >     passes and forced shots Walker makes, he's responsible for at least
> >     10-15 lost points a game.
> 
> Yeah right! sit him on the bench and checkout how many games can the celts
> win.

Which a completely irrelevent response.  Let's say Walker produces 10 more
points than John Thomas would have if playing similar minutes in the
rotation.  It's still easy to argue that Walker's selfishness is costing
the team points, although I would guess 6-8 is more accurate.  It's about
being efficient and doing "all the little things" that make your teammates
better and help teams win.

> >     When Walker decides to pass more the Celts offense is extremely hard
> to stop.  When
> >     he hogs the ball, you see games like Golden State and Denver.
> 
> Did you see these games? because I did. In the Denver game nobody was able
> to find the net and in the Golden State game nobody other than Mercer &
> Walker could hit. Pass the ball to who?

In his current state, we'll never know.

Dan