Re: Toine's lack of finesse

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

Based off their careers as players and coaches, I'll take Larry's word
first.  Wouldn't you?

Cecil




----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>
To: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>; <jeff_chin@notes.teradyne.com>;
<Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Toine's lack of finesse


> 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>