Warming to Walker

[D Parker <danp@town.ipswich.ma.us>]

On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, j.hironaka@unesco.org wrote:

> But if it bothers "traditional fans" so much, maybe Toine should cut it out.
> I actually think he is slowly adopting to Boston (a small town after all). By
> the same token, I think Boston fans are starting to recognize that Antoine
> has a lot of decency and character compared to his peers (Marbury, Iverson
> etc.) Or at least I think they should recognize this. We are fair people.

Hear, hear.  I certainly was turned off by Antoine's gyrations and other
forms of celebration, along with the occasional stupid statement to the
press.  But his supporters on this list kept me from writing him off and
I've slowly warmed to him over the last year or so.  I still *hate* it
when he wiggles when the ball is still in play, it doesn't bother me
nearly as much after a foul (i.e. he makes the hoop and a foul is called).

This summer is a crucial time for him, and I hope he meets one objective:
show up next year in shape.  If he does that, everything else will take
care of itself.

Dan