Re: Talented but painfully young

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

Don't you think you're getting a little carried away here, Dan?  Antoine 
shot .423 last year (worse in the first half) and made the all-star 
team.  This is not the NBA of 10 years ago, where you had to shoot .500 
to be considered a decent big man.  Defenses are much more sophisticated 
than they used to be and it shows.

Of course, we all wish Antoine would shoot better, and I believe he will 
once he and Kenny get into shape. Has your opinion of him changed 
overnight or something?  Like I said, last night's performance was not 
that atypical for him.  There's no reason to call him the 'goat' last 
night, if you've thought he was a hero for the last two years.

By the way, for shooting percentage aficionados, who are concerned about 
the Celtics' center situation, know this; DeClercq, Battie and Riley are 
shooting .553, .522 and .516 respectively.

Jim

>Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 13:00:51 -0500
>To: "Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>
>From: Daniel Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
>Subject: Re: Talented but painfully young
>Cc: celtics@igtc.com
>
>If he keeps shooting this percentage, he won't have much of a career. 
This is his 3rd year in the league. 

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