Re: Antoine Walker/Draft

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

We would be foolish to move Walker now before we see if the work he has been
doing pays any dividend.  He and Paul seem to work well together and they
have a mutual respect which is something we can build on.

Paul is going to be a star in this league but good teams must have more than
one option which Toine can provide.  We need to add a few pieces to the
puzzle.

And as far as Toine jacking up threes, he did so at Obie's insistence,
according to Obie.

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>
To: "Michael Gooen" <callmebogie@yahoo.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Antoine Walker/Draft


> We have had something like 16 years for drought, and when was the last
time
> we went to the playoffs 1990? we have a longer playoff drought than the
> Clippers! We have been waiting for Walker since we drafted him, and this
is
> the first year he has spent any time in the offseason trying to become a
> better player. Not a lot of dedication where players like Kobe and Pierce
> have worked to improve their game.
>
> I would move him for a chance at Brown or Curry in a second. Are they
going
> to have an immediate impact? Probably not, but good big men come along
once
> every 10 years. Look at the centers in the East and that will tell you how
> hard they are to come by, and why they always get dominated by the West.
>
> Walker has proven to be a tweaner who can't, or does not want to,  play
the
> 4, nor the 3, or any defense, has limited jumping ability, and thinks he's
> the next Magic Johnson. Personally I don't think a player that jacks up
> something like 500 3's a year isn't going to take us to the next level,
> especially if they play him at point. Several NBA coaches including Danny
> Ainge have stated Walker is not the player to build a franchise around.
Yeah
> the offseason workouts is a good thing, maybe some time with Jordan will
> bring him down to earth.
>
> Do you think there is an inside player available at 10 that can help and
is
> not a reach ?
>
> I agree on Gasol and hope this is some smoke as he doesn't address our
> problems. We could take Radmanovic and Jefferson or Tinsley and upgrade
two
> spots. A lot of teams are looking for perimeter players due to the rules
> change though. I like Jefferson on the defensive side as we sucked last
year
> and I think he could give Iverson problems and be the type of player to
keep
> Kobe, Mcgrady or Allen somewhat in check.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Gooen" <callmebogie@yahoo.com>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 12:36 PM
> Subject: Antoine Walker/Draft
>
>
> > John Lyell wrote:
> >
> > <<Would you move Antoine Walker for a
> > chance at Kwame Brown?>>
> >
> > NO.
> >
> > John, is there anyone presently in the NBA, or presently eligible for
the
> > NBA draft, for whom you would NOT trade Antoine Walker?  Why are you so
> > desperate to get rid of him?  What makes you think any of these unproven
> > 18 year olds will ever be any better than Toine is right now, let alone
> > how he may be after a Pitino free summer when he seems to be devoting
> > himself to conditioning and scrimmaging with Jordan?
> >
> > I will repeat my plea to Messrs. Wallace and Papile -- PLEASE GET SOME
> > INTERIOR HELP.  I see the name "Pau Gasol" and I hear Walt Frazier
making
> > gleeful (and for once, linguistically appropriate) references to
"matador
> > D".  I see the Cs getting outrebounded game after game down the stretch
> > last year.  Height is nice.  Wingspan is nice.  Hops are nice.  But
> > doesn't Walter McCarty have all of those?  Give me a Paul Silas.  Give
me
> > a Dennis Rodman (minus the non-basketball related psychosis).  Give me a
> > Jerome Williams, or anyone else who merits a nickname like "Junkyard
Dog".
> >  Give me a mean-ass SOB who'd elbow his little sister in the chops to
grab
> > an offensive rebound and clothesline his mother before giving up a
layup.
> > Let's use this draft -- or at least 2/3 of it -- to get tougher.
> >
> > Michael Gooen
> >
> >
> >
> >
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