Re: [Celtics' Stuff Bret and Bart Maverick

["j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

At 06:45 30/10/01 -0500, JB wrote:
>    Whoa, Joe, I can see where you are coming from, but you did
>misinterpret, or I miss- communicated.
>    The reference to Walker as the "punk" getting too excited with the ups
>and downs of the game, was to wonder, if he has that killer instinct that
>Jordan has. Whether he would ever be the superstar that leads his team to
>the title and icily makes the key steal and the winning bucket. "Fast Eddie
>learned the lesson, I hope that Walker does also. He does seem to be a good
>kid with his heart in the right place, only that he wears his emotion on his
>sleeve and that might not be the prescription for the next banner in Boston.
>    In no way was I implying that he was a drunk, or would be prone to
>shaving points.
>    My imagination did lead me to wonder whether some player in the league
>would try to emulate Jordan's persona though and I do think it's just a
>matter of time. These casinos know how to milk the cows and no fortune is
>safe.

         That's what I thought you meant, JB. I just thought it could be 
misconstrued. On the whole I'd prefer Walker had a different role model 
than cool hand MJ, but it does seem that he has played both under control 
and productively over the last three games or so.

         Paul and Antoine need to step it up tonight in terms of their 
intensity. We dominated key statistical categories against Cleveland last 
week, and yet it was a close game even with Andre Miller held out. And they 
blew us out once already in the pre-season. That was a humiliation.

         Cleveland without their starting center and power forward ("Z" and 
Ty Hill) is one of the worst teams on paper in the East. The Celtics have 
more talent, but Obie needs a better game plan to shut down Cleveland's 
shooters again and to improve our FG efficiency.

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