Walker vs. maturity vs. Bird

["Nathan A." <nj13@navix.net>]

Several people have brought up the good point about how Antione, in his
third year, is still younger than Bird was his rookie year. I'm sure if Bird
had entered the league at the age of 19 or 20 he wouldn't have been the
portrait of maturity either. Heck, he enrolled at Indiana out of high school
and then dropped out after a month, ready to give up basketball forever.
After a year he was talked into playing at Indiana St. and came out of
college an older and more mature player and person. You look at the rookies
who have the reputation as being mature (Duncan, Van Horn, Kittles, Pierce)
They all went through their maturation process in college, not as the
captain of an NBA team.

I predict that AW will be fine given time.

Nathan A.
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