Antoine, keep the trash.

[Rohan Prashad <rprasha@clemson.edu>]

I'm very disappointed that everyone is berating Walker for talking
trash.  When Chauncey was still with the team, everyone was hoping he'd
develop into a great guard like Gary Payton.  Gary Payton?  You mean the
worst and most notorious trash talker in the league.  Talking trash does
not make someone a bad player, disrespectful, or immature. It's part of
the game, and good trash talking can often take opposing players out of
the game.  Maybe Antoine get pumped up and plays better when he starts
talking, surely you would have no objection if that were the case.  All
this discussion is simply brought on by paranoia when the Blazers almost
pulled off a remarkable comeback on us, that happened to be after some
Antoine trash talking.  But blaming his talking as the result for the
comeback is just as silly as blaming Spike Lee for Reggie Miller's
remarkable shooting against the Knicks in the playoffs.

Rohan