Re: Walker

[Theresa Lee <tjoyce@mit.edu>]

Ah, but in today's NBA, best player = highest salary (or should be). So,
when is Antoine going to trade contracts with Pierce? Just yesterday
Antoine was quoted saying, "we've lost our best player" and he wasn't
refering to himself. I was shocked to hear him say that (although I often
get the feeling that he regurgitates Pitino-speak when in front of a camera
because he sounds WAY too much like Pitino at times). Shouldn't he, the
captain and highest paid player, REALLY be the best player and star of the
team? Is he giving himself an excuse not to perform?

I'm disapointed by him, but I haven't given up. He could still have a
breakthrough!

Theresa

>Speaking for myself, I feel I over-evaluated AW after his first year.
>Looking for someone on the C's to pin my hopes of another championship to
>hang from the rafters, I grasped for the first potential starlike material I
>could find.  I began watching the C's in the mid-80's and got to see some
>fine play from the green.  I like most others thought we had a saviour in
>Lenny Bias and then Reggie Lewis.  So when AW came along, finally another
>star in the making.  All the physical tools and maybe soon the mental and
>leadership tools to go along with them.  But, it appears as though it may
>not happen.  Now he just looks overpaid.  Can AW play basketball, I think we
>all know he can.  Can he meet our expectations, maybe not.  Not to abuse a
>cliche "but some things you just can't teach".  Rather than running AW out
>of town for not being who we want him to be, I hope the C's find a role he
>can be comfortable with.