Re: Toine's lack of finesse

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

Danny Ainge has a different opinion. He said Pitino chose to build around
the wrong guy. Walker is not a franchise player.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: <jeff_chin@notes.teradyne.com>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: Toine's lack of finesse


> "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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