Re: TRASH TALK

[ramani_rite@lnmta.bentley.edu]

     I'm just wondering, how does, the rest of the four other playes on the
floor feel after Walker's display of "youthful exuberance"?? I know I would
have hated if a teammate of my wants all the spot light while ignoring the
rest  of us working our butts off to win?
     The only time I ever show boated in high school was in a scrimmage
against a younger student who had transfered school and came back for a
visit. When he was part of the team he always thought me being part time
was a mistake. I worked my butt off but never rewarded in playing time.
Well in the scrimmage I was playing defense against him. On the baseline he
faked baseline, spinned back for a jumper which I cleanly blocked, FULL
HAND block and slapped it out of bound. Nothing like a finger tip but a
FULL HAND block. When the play was dead I just had to let him know I am a
different player and scream in his face. My other teammates actually
chested me and said good defense. The sight of him hanging his head...um um
um...
     To this day that was my ONLY highlight in playing high school
basketball for 2 years.

Ritesh Ramani..




                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 




Thank you Dorine for expressing my sentiments better than I could myself.
Cecil
-----Original Message-----
From: Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>
To: Boston Celtics List <celtics@igtc.COM>
Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 10:47 PM
Subject: TRASH TALK

>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
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