Re: Walker

[snoopy1@xxxxxxx]

I have to say this points out something I'd noticed in a similar vein of 
late.  When I was first starting the predictions list on the CBW, everyone 
had a prediction perceptibly higher than what they had made the previous 
season, as befits the levels the Celtics reached in the playoffs.  Then, 
after a couple of tough losses in preseason, I got a batch of requests to 
lower predictions.  Now, the Celtics are enjoying their best record in 
three years.

I think part of the problem is the run of bad luck the Celtics have had 
since 1986.  Len Bias and Reggie Lewis died; Bird, Parish, McHale, and 
Walton all had to retire or leave due to injuries.  The front office had 
M.L. Carr followed by Rick Pitino; and a string of really bad draft 
choices.  Before last season, the Celtics last playoff appearance--against 
the Orlando Magic--was rocked when the "Hack-a-Shaq was nullified when the 
guy actually hit his free throws for once.  Tim Duncan beat the odds and 
didn't play in Boston.

Yes, it can make a person skittish, but there's no reason to give in to the 
"What's going to go wrong THIS year?" attitude that prevails, I'm told, 
over at Fenway Park.

Walker is going to have some great games marked by brilliant play.  He will 
also, I have no doubt, have the occasional stinkeroo, punctuated by an 
emotional outburst that compounds his troubles.  He plays with great 
passion and pride, and sometimes, it gets away from him.  He's learning, 
though.  I hear less of him complaining on every play.  He's learning to 
pick his spots, and let things go when they're over.  Last night was an 
example.  He and Weatherspoon got into a war of words, and both received a 
"T" for their trouble.  Several minutes later, Weatherspoon was still 
seething.  Walker had a smile, and calm demeanor.  He also stuffed a shot 
over Weatherspoon. :>))

The point is, he's learning to put is passion back into the game, instead 
of taking it out on the officials--even when some of those incompetent 
morons deserve to be flattened like a pancake under a steamroller--ummmm, 
that is--well, heck, I'm a beagle, not a basketball player.

At 11:26 PM 12/14/02 -0400, Cecil wrote:
>Yeah...for tonight anyway.  We'll see what you have to say when he has a
>subpar performance.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
> > I would like to change my trade Walker opinion to, not to trade Walker.
>Gross misjudgment.

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