Re: arrogance

[Kim Malo <kmalo19@idt.net>]

At 06:00 AM 5/4/98 -0400, Bentz wrote:
>Kevin Robertson said:
>
>
>> Great teams need someone who makes everyone else confident and energized by
>> knowing in their hearts that they can't be beat. Whether you like it or
>> not,
>> Antoine does that for this team.
>>
>I agree that self-confidence bordering on arrogance is an essential part
>of a winning team at the NBA level.  And, while I agree that Walker has
>tremendous talent, I am not sure yet that he possesses what Bird,
>Jordan, Magic, etc. have/had.  Walker is still immature and does not
>know what it takes to win.  Can he learn, I don't know.  But what he has
>now is a lot of talent that can make him an important part of a winning
>team.  However, he has to learn how to do ALL the things it takes to
>win, including being a leader, giving the ball up, making the right
>decisions, etc that set apart the ones that win it all from the other
>great talents that don't.

Nice thumbnail sketch of Walker's status, with which I totally agree.

-Kim
Kim Malo
kmalo19@idt.net