TRASH TALK

[Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>]

No, I for one don't believe we're making too much of Antoine's trash
talking.  LB did it, certainly, but he was very subtle about it and he
could back it up.  It was very selective, he got into player's heads.
The crowd didn't know he was doing it.  Antoine's is very obvious, and
he has a long way to go, no matter how talented, before he's in Larry
Bird's league, if he ever is.  After losing a huge lead, he didn't show
any class by jumping up on that table.  Right now, I'll take Ron Mercer
any day.  Not that I don't like Antoine or appreciate his talents, but I
don't like the hotdogging.  In case some of you didn't hear it, last
night Tommy said, after Antoine did an exaggerated wiggle, "in my day,
he never would have gotten off the floor after that".
    The Celtics have always been known as a workmanlike team.  LA was
"Show Time".
The Celtics proved their worth on the floor, in the point total, and in
winning champion-
ships.  I know you think I'm old fashioned, but that's what I expect any
Celtic team to do.  Prove how good you are by winning games and playing
good, solid, defense.  When you win by playing good basketball, you
don't need to showboat.  Winning says it all.
Dorine