Re: trash talking

[Jamey Rallis <rallis@vgi.com>]

Anyone notice how many times Walker's man races down court while he's
doing his little dance?  I've seen the replays where Walker suddenly looks
up, get's an "oh, #@$#" look on his face, and sprints down court.  Don't
ya think this has a SLIGHT chance of hurting the team win????

Trash talk all you want, but don't give up easy layups because of it.
Play defense first, then trash talk.

And Walker just as easily could have MISSED the game LOSING free throw
than made the winner.  Just because someone else choked and missed an easy
shot that normally they would have made he's a hero?

And jumping up on the table like it's your biggest victory of your career
reminds people of one thing, you haven't won much yet in your professional
career.  What do you do to top it when you DO win a championship, bungee
jump from the rafters???

And if Walker's trash talking is annoying to opponents, I really don't
think anyone will lay him out on the court until he does it in the
playoffs when people care that much.  Put me down for a prediction that if
Walker ever gets leveled for trash talking, it'll be in the playoffs
against say, the Knicks.  Maybe NJ or Miami.  Doubt it'll be Chicago or
Indiana.

Just some random trash ideas. :)

-Jamey

One more thought, yes you can blame lots of people when the team loses,
but when you know, and others know, that you COULD have made the
difference and won the game, but you didn't because your concentration
lapsed, don't ya think that's close to the opposite of the win at any and
all costs philosophy?  We're not talking about being superman, just trying
as hard as the rest of the team.  If you're the star, sure you score more,
rebound more, etc, but did you try as hard?  Did you want to win at all
costs?