Re: BSG on Antoine

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

Looks like Antoine's traditional two biggest supporters, BSG and Joe 
Hironaka, have dropped him like ABC dropped Ellen after she came out.  
Honestly, I don't see the big deal about the tustle with the fans.  That fan 
was way out of line, in my opinion, and I'd have had a few words for him if 
I were 'Toine.  Sure he should be smarter than to rub Miami's face in the 
dirt, but that's the kind of thing that his supporters have always found to 
be evidence of his intense fire to win (or at least get one up on certain 
other players).  He gets blasted if he scores 49 and loses, now he gets 
blasted for having an off night, even though the team wins.  How many times 
in the past have I listened to people saying "I don't care if he scores 50 
points or 5, as long as the team wins he played a good game".  Well, you 
know what?  It's bull!  The only way he'll ever be able to win in some 
people's eyes is if he gets MVP type numbers and the Celtics win the 
championship.  And even then he'd have a fair number of detractors.  I can 
accept if people simply don't like the guy.   There've been players I don't 
like.  I just wish people would be honest about it, like BSG did.

Interestingly (to me), I'll be going to the game tonight.  I didn't know it 
when I bought the tickets, but I'll get to see Barkley's farewell ceremony.  
That's cool.  I also hope to break my string of attending every Celtics home 
loss this year (1).  I'll try to keep an eye out for any Antoine-ics, but 
from where I'll be sitting, with my head literally and figuratively in the 
clouds, I don't expect I'll see much.

Have a good weekend everyone.
Jim

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