Re: When Fortson returns...

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

Uh, this doesn't sound like such a hot idea to me.  In
fact, it's a recipe for disaster.

1)  Antoine would really resent it, and as his posse
egged him on, it would become an issue that disrupted
team chemistry

2)  You need somebody to stabilize that unit; Walker
needs players to stabilize him.  Admittedly, it would
be great if he did his Big O routine, but he would
probably consider himself the designated scorer.

3)  We need him on the first team.



--- Michael Joseph Byrnes
<mbyrnes@leland.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
> 
> ... why not start him and move Walker into the 6th
> man role?  Walker might
> be struggling right now to fit in with the top unit,
> but he could add a
> lot of skills to the second unit (scoring,
> ballhandling, rebounding,
> passing).  
> 
> Right now, the production from the Celtics starting
> lineup seems to come
> mainly from Pierce (scoring), Anderson
> (leadership/scoring/passing), and
> Griffin (rebounding and all of the above). 
> 
> Maybe Walker could be more of a leader and
> consistent contributor if he
> were to get more minutes with the second unit (which
> is similar to
> our starting lineup from 1997-98, Walker's best
> year).  
> 
> Walker might be most productive if he is in the
> lineup whenever Anderson
> and/or Pierce are not.
> 
> Michael Byrnes
> mbyrnes@stanford.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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