Re: BSG Says Walker Out Of Control

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

It is just my unbiased view but there are some irrefutable comments in this
post.

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: "I am. . . Anonymous" <ktoreed@yahoo.com>
To: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>; <wayray@ix.netcom.com>;
<celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: BSG Says Walker Out Of Control


> Both Mark and (of course) Way of the Ray or whatever
> his name is are WACK.
>
> Remember when Chris Webber was a Washington Bullet?
> Well, those morons traded the young stud player that
> was carrying their team (unsuccessfully due to lack of
> supporting talent) for a "proven veteran" and look at
> what happenned to them.  We aren't going to get Bibby
> and Swift for a Walker or a Pierce.  Sorry.
>
> I believe the difference in our attitudes can be
> summed up thusly.
>
> I believe that we have two good players, Walker and
> Pierce, who we should surround with quality players
> like the Bucks did with Allen and G. Robinson.  They
> have Cassell, K. Thomas, Ham, E. Johnson, L. Hunter...
> excellent excellent supporting players who would start
> on our team to back them up.  We rely on Pots and
> Blount at Center and Randy Brown, Palacio,
> Herren/Kenny at PG.  For swingmen we have Bryant Stith
> and Eric Williams.  That's why we lose, because our
> supporting cast reeks.  That is the logical
> explanation.
>
> But the I-HATE-WALKER-MORE-THAN-THE RIGHT-WING-HATES
> CLINTON crowd believes:  we suck because our PF takes
> 3s and Pierce needs to lift weights.  Walker hits his
> 3s.  The guy leads the team in assists and rebounds,
> if shooting 3s gets him on his game and he hits a
> decentage percentage then who am I to nitpick?  Pierce
> needs to lift weights?  Are you kidding me?  Have you
> even seen the kid?  His upper body is YOKED.  I mean,
> the kid is ripped.  He needs to lift more weights?
> Huh?
>
> And as for the supporting cast?  The
> I-HATE-WALKER-MORE-THAN-THE RIGHT-WING-HATES CLINTON
> rationalizes that: Walker is the cancer who is holding
> back Pierce's game as well as the rest of his
> teammates due to his selfishness.  We should trade
> Walker even though it will be impossible for us to get
> fair value in return, just like when the Bullets
> traded Webber.  Then Blount, Stith, and Brown will be
> liberated to open up their mad offensive game.  Just
> like how when Jordan "retired" to play baseball Randy
> Brown, Steve Kerr, and Perdue/Cartwright? opened their
> games and showed their real offense.  But even without
> Jordan the Bulls managed to easily make the playoffs.
> Without Walker... this team is worse than the Clippers
> and in the same class as the Bullets, or Wizards,
> whatever they call themselves.
>
> On a side note:  Every time Walker touches the ball
> the opposing point guard is there to disrupt him
> before he can even set up.  Unless our point guards
> grow some balls and start knocking down those easy-ass
> open jumpers, we aren't going to be winning for awhile.
>
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