Sporting News Dave D'Alessandro Answers Mail From An Italian Celtics Fan

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             Date: 2/24/99 8:13:11 AM ET
             From: cantu'@mi.camcom.it
             Subject: Italy

             Dave, DeMarco Johnson is playing here
             in Italy (not Spain). The team is Sony
             Milano -- in the 80's they had Joe
             Barry Carroll, Antoine Carr, Bob
             McAdoo and Mike D'Antoni, the first
             Italian coach in NBA. What do you
             think about the Celtics? I think we
             need a big man, a point man and Walker
             isn't a franchise player. Rookie of
             the year? Paul Pierce!

             ***Cesare: Thanks for the
             clarification. I picked the Celtics to
             finish eighth in the East this year,
             and you know they've already beaten
             the three best teams in the division
             (Orlando, Miami, New York) and looked
             great doing it. But I still see
             immaturity, particularly in terms of
             not knowing how to play with a lead,
             and in Antoine's inability to back off
             on those nights when he doesn't have
             it offensively. The folks who watch
             that team regularly actually consider
             him Boston's third most valuable
             player now, behind Pierce and Mercer.
             That's probably a stretch, but it
             gives you an idea of how infuriating
             Walker can be.