Antoine Thoughts

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

For who?  I mean, even if I have soured on Twon, he
still represents a commodity.  I will not take unequal
value -- which most players whose names have been
bandied about (Ratliff, Van Horn, Dale Davis) are.  If
Twon goes, I want a real Player in return.  The
problem is that another premium perimeter player (Ray
Allen, let's say, or Kobe Bryant) would unbalance the
team.  We're not going to get a premium center for
him.  So that leaves your top flight young forwards. 
Glenn Robinson?  Maybe.  Less D than Antoine though,
and less rebounding as well.  Van Horn?  Just another
starter.  Anthony Mason?  Would fill the bill, but too
old, and a mental case as well.  PJ Brown?  egh.  Vin
Baker?  I don't know, maybe.  A really dependable
postup player would be a big help on this team.  (See
Johnson, Larry).  There aren't too many young ones who
can rebound and defend, though.  Brian Grant.  Elton
Brand maybe?  

I really do think Antoine is seriously out of shape or
has some kind of physical problem or drinking problem.
 He is falling apart physcially out there.  Nothing
else explains losing the dribble, rebounding poorly,
and the rest.  I don't even think he can dunk the ball
right now.  Has he dunked yet this season?  I bet he
hasn't in the last month.  I think there's something
we don't know.

--- Sptguy33@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/13/99 12:47:49 PM Eastern
> Standard Time, opi@unesco.org 
> writes:
> 
> << The one player in the last 15 years who reminds
> me of Larry Bird (a
>  lobotomized Bird) in terms of his competitiveness,
> triple-double caliber 
> tools
>  and last-second bombs, but he turns out to be "too
> black" for Boston even 
> before
>  he reaches Bird's rookie age.  >>
> 
> That's a real reach. This guy's a 40% shooter and
> he's missed ten times as 
> many last second bombs as he's made. He's not any
> more or less competitive 
> than Pierce. And he doesn't have a go-to move --
> Bird had about six.
> 
> But I do agree that he's too "black" for Boston --
> Boston likes its black 
> guys to act like Parish or Pierce. Strutting,
> whining, yapping and making 
> faces doesn't work here. Period. We're still trapped
> in the 1950's.
> 
> Personally I really liked Antoine, but he's just a
> jerk. He really is. He 
> acts like a jerk. He might be the nicest guy on the
> planet off the court, but 
> on the court, he acts like an assh*le. After four
> years, I need a rest. I 
> say, trade him.
> 
> 

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