Vecsey Says: Olympics A Pipe Dream For Walker

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'04 OLYMPICS A PIPE DREAM FOR WALKER

Peter Vecsey
NY Post

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December 3, 2002 -- LIKE teammate Paul Pierce (and Baron Davis), Antoine
Walker has no chance of being asked to play on the '04 Dream Team.
Taunting Larry Brown last season, among other coaches, has come back to
haunt him.
Being passed over greatly upset Phil Jackson. In fact, when it got out
Brown was the prohibitive favorite, Laker executive Jeannie Buss
contacted specific Selection Committee members to campaign for her
boyfriend. When various elite players (excluding Shaq and Kobe) were
informally polled about whom the committee was considering as coach,
they all said they'd love to play for Brown. Look for World Games
assistant Gregg Popovich to do likewise in the qualifying tournament and
in Athens. <snop>