Re: Walker and Malone comparison......

["Mike Dynon" <mdynon@ix.netcom.com>]

This season, Walker had 473 FTAs, while Malone had 825, which indicates he
shot from the floor just as much as Antoine did.  (Officially, a FGA is not
counted if the shot is missed because of a foul.)  I'd also expect that
Toine could shoot 50% from the field if he had Stockton getting him the
ball, as Malone has had for his entire career.

Mike Dynon


-----Original Message-----
From: Starke R. Farrell <sfarrell@tsixroads.com>
To: Celtics List <celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 4:25 AM
Subject: Walker and Malone comparison......


>> I like Toine but I'm hoping that he can improve on his .423% field goal
>> shooting and his free throw %.  He isn't afraid of shooting though as his
>> 1705 shots per game will attest.  By comparison, Karl Malone launched
1472
>> but has a .530 %.
>
>Malone also had a .761 free throw PCT.I felt it would be interesting to see
how
>Walker's field goal and free throw % stacked up against Malone's in his 1st
2
>years in the NBA.  (from ESPN Sportzone).  If anything like Malone, Walker
>should improve with maturity.
>
>Malone  FGA    PCT   FTA   PCT
>85-86    12.5     49.6    5.0     48.1
>86-87    17.3     51.2    6.6     59.8
>
>Walker  FGA   PCT   FTA   PCT
> 96-97   16.5   42.5     4.5    63.1
> 97-98   20.8   42.3     5.8    64.5
>