re-Mike Fine: Celtics Should Get What They Can For Walker

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

So who is Mike Fine? God? Sounds like a writer with an anal fissure.

>Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 12:48:29 -0400
>From: witchcraft1998@hotmail.com (Witch)
>Subject: Mike Fine: Celtics Should Get What They Can For Walker
>
>As here's Mike Fine's article via The New Bedford Standard Times:
>
>"Word is filtering out of Chicago that Celtics forward Antoine Walker is
being 
>shopped around.
>
>"It makes sense.
>
>"There is plenty of upside to the second-year forward, who is strong, can
run, 
>pass and rebound.  The downside, probably outweighs the cost of keeping
him...
>
>"Walker is asking for about $105 million for a six-year extension.  That
would 
>be a foolish deal for the Celtics.  President Rick Pitino said he won't
hold up 
>the franchise for a ridiculous contract, and apparently, he's serious.
>
>"Walker, although he was an all-star last season, has enough holes that he's 
>not worth anywhere near the money.
>
>"Why?
>
>"Once Kenny Anderson arrived in February, Walker's passing game completely
shut 
>down.
>
>"He's a poor outside shooter, who hovered under .400 much of the season, 
>finally finishing up at .423.
>
>"His shot selection is atrocious, concentrating on long-distance jumpers. 
>
>"He's an embarrassment on the court, whining about every call, disrupting
his 
>team's flow in a game.
>
>"He's the worst free-throw shooter this side of Dennis Rodman and Chris
Dudley.
>having finished at .645 after a late-season surge...."
>
>More blasting of Walker and the rest of the article can be found at:
>http://www.s-t.com/daily/06-98/06-13-98/b01sp064.htm
>
>WC