Re: Walker...

["Kevin Crawford" <176012@email.msn.com>]

    I don't like comparing Antoine to any of the great players of the past.
Walker is not Jordan, Bird, Magic, Worthy, or anyone else he is Antoine
Walker.  Walker's game is different from all of these players... He is more
of an inside player and rebounder than Jordan, Bird, Magic, or Worthy;
however at this time he doesn't shoot as well from the perimeter as any of
them.  However, both Magic and Jordan greatly improved their outside touch
throughout their careers.  Hopefully, in time, Walker will be Walker and not
the next whoever.

    Sorry,  if this doesn't make sense, it is hard to get my point across on
this subject.  I just want Walker to make his own name and style of play and
not be modeled or compared to others.  Being able to do so will define his
true greatness.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cecil Wright <nocw1@nsh.library.ns.ca>
To: MICHAEL ZAINO <mz3096@student.law.duke.edu>
Cc: Celtics <celtics@igtc.com>
Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Walker...


>I don't think you can compare Toine with Michael, Larry or Magic, yet.  A
>player needs to excel, as they did, for a long period of time
>before such a huge comparison could me made IMHO.  This is only his 2nd
>year in the league, so the longevity factor hasn't emerged.
>
>Also, I would like to compare him more to a James Worthy, than a MJ.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Cecil
>
>
>On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, MICHAEL ZAINO wrote:
>
>> Everyone is quick to judge Walker against Bird, Magic and Michael.
>> Just keep in mind that he is only 21 and at this point Larry was
>> still in school and Michael was a rookie. Magic, I believe, came out
>> in his second year, but he joined an already pretty good team. Early
>> in Michael's career, he was selfish and a jerk. And until he started
>> winning championship's there were questions about him. Right now,
>> Antoine is on the path to greatness....but it is a long path filled
>> with many potholes.
>> I have one quick question.....how many people would be upset if
>> Antoine became Dominique instead of Michael, or if he became Clyde
>> instead of Michael.  Both of those guys were good but....
>>
>