Re: HOORAY, finally someone with real basketball knowledge.

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

Although I am not as strong an proponent of dumping AW as Ryan and others
may be,  I do think this will be  the year Walker will either prove he is
worthy of his price tag, or like Iverson move on to another team in a move
to improve team chemistry, if we can find a taker. How many more years can
you wait for him to blossom ?

He has shown a lot of potential, but a lot of baggage too many young players
carry today. Will he be the next Duncan ? Or a lard ass slacker like Kemp &
Baker ? His off season attitude and conditioning seems to lean to the
latter.

We have not even been close for what 14 years now ? Time to quit making
excuses for guys like Walker & Pitino that are getting huge money and not
living up to it.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Lee" <rlee_at_channing@yahoo.com>
To: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>; "Shailendra Mishra"
<shailendra_mishra@yahoo.com>
Cc: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: HOORAY, finally someone with real basketball knowledge.


> Let me ask you guys this one question.  If the Celts
> don't make the playoffs this season (hypothetically,
> I'm not making any predictions here) will you guys
> still be devoted to Walker next summer?  That will
> make it 5 years with Walker that the C's have not made
> the dance if they fail this season.  Who will you turn
> on then you bandwagon hoppers?  Kenny?  He wasn't with
> the C's as long as Walker.  McCarty? He doesn't play
> enough. It's certainly won't be Pierce who is the true
> all star of the team.  Let's face it, if the C's don't
> make the playoffs this season, you guys will look real
> dumb just like you have been the last 4 years.  Walker
> and Pitino are the only mainstays since ML Carr
> stopped coaching.  Even though both deserve blame in
> this 5 year fiasco, I think Pitino is a more polished
> coach than Walker is as a star player.  So go on
> worshipping false idols like Antoine Walker because he
> will only let you down yet again with his plethora of
> turnovers and poor shot selection.  You guys are
> running out of people to blame and you can only excuse
> Walker's inabilities for so long.
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