Re: Toine's lack of finesse

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

"Walker is a terrific talent, a superstar in the making.  I love the way he
plays.  He passes the ball so well for a big man, and he can rebound the
ball.  He takes a lot of bad shots, but he's still very young, and a good
coach will get that straightened out" - Larry Bird

If only Larry knew as much as you and Ryan.

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: <jeff_chin@notes.teradyne.com>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Toine's lack of finesse


>
> Ryan, I couldn't agree more with your comparison of Toine's game to that
of
> a 10 year old's.  The hooking and straight-arming tactics are cheap and
> should be called an offensive foul just like when players go up for a lay
> up and use their free hand to push the defender's swatting hand away.  I
> don't believe antoine gets triple-teamed down low.  He just likes to
barrel
> into the whole team when going to the whole.  I also don't buy the
argument
> that Toine is "gutsy" when he repeatedly tries to take it in when he's
been
> swatted 3 times previously in the same game.  The terms for that are (take
> your pick):  forcing it, being a ball hog, and being selfish.   I admit
> that toine is a versatile player because he can rebound, dribble, pass,
> somewhat shoot 3's, and somewhat post up, but when someone nullifies part
> of his game, he should defer to his other skills instead of trying to
> always prove that he's da man and proceed to get humiliated by a
> rejection(s) and then trying to save face by bitching at the refs.
>
>
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