Re: BosHerald

[Vinny Natale <vnatale@map.com>]

And I've noticed many times during games that Antoine is one of the first
ones to be congratulating Paul Pierce!

Vinny



At 02:48 PM 2/24/99 +0100, Joe Hironaka wrote:
>Mark Cofman reports in this morning's BosHerald:
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>Asked for a silver lining to the road trip, Antoine Walker wasted no
>time in his response. ``Paul Pierce,'' he said. ``He's a tremendous
>player. We got very lucky (in the draft). ``We got a guy who can do
>everything. He can rebound, score, pass, play defense. You don't find
>many (small forwards) who can do all the things he can do. So what we
>learned most about this trip is that Paul Pierce can play. And we played
>in some hostile arenas. He came to play every night.''
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>Comment: Given that we are fair-minded and good folks, I think we ought
>to take El Capitano's word for it  instead of making confident
>assumptions that he's way too jealous and self-centered to play
>alongside other stars like Ron "The Saint" Mercer and Paul "The Pope"
>Pierce, as several people on this list have gone out of there way to
>suggest.
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>Also, for once and for all:
>1) Antoine will never be a Larry Bird.
>2) This is not a sin.
>3) Just get over it.
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>Joe
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