Re:

[peter delevett <pdelevett@amcity.com>]

Why not judge him as a 15 year player? He probably started playing ball when
he was, what, 8? Jeez, he should be a whole lot better. Let's kill him.

I'm not trying to offer endless apologies for Walker's youth -- like you, I
noticed this is his 4th year in the league. I was merely pointing out that a
number of other players who came out at a similar age took a number of years
to really find their groove. 
 
As for the superstar salary comment, Walker is paid the commensurate salary to
other young players with similar potential. None of them - Raheem, Finley,
McDyess, etc - is exactly making anyone forget Michael Jordan. Even Peter May
has dropped the "Antoine hasn't improved" shtick.


>Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:16:22 -0700
>From: Jim McMaster <mcmaster@sweng.stortek.com>
>Subject: Re: Walker


>I am not a "Walker-hater", but I am getting sick and tired of this "poor 
>Antoine is young" crap.  He is in his fourth season.  He is a self-described 
>"veteran all-star."  He is making superstar money, and shows no indications 
>of becoming a superstar.  Shouldn't he show some signs of improvement other 
than a half here and there?

>It was Walker's decision to come out early.  I judge him as a fourth-year 
>player, not as a 23-year-old.
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