Re: [Celtic_Pride] Does...

["pmaurice" <damekmo@teleport.com>]

> There are undeniable truths about Antoine: He is fearless and will make a
> lot of big shots... He's a good rebounder... He's a talented ball-handler
> and passer... He's ridiculously inefficient... He has terrible shot
> selection... He can be selfish at times...
>
> Bottom line: He is what he is. Not as bad as some make him out to be, but
> not as good as you insist.

An certainly not as bad as you continue to insist. If you notice, I try not
to post after most games. But last night was against the Lakers and I
thought, what the hell. What I wonder is why you can't seem to post anything
that gives Antoine full credit. It's always, well he was good last night
but.....always a but. Mark, everybody knows he's not perfect. You seem to
keep reminding us and to be honest, we understand. But here's the truth.
He's not perfect. But this team is playing better than you ever expected.
And given the fact that Antoine is given a ton of responsibility...he is
expected to make up for a lack of talent which you even admit to. You hate
the centers, you hate the point guard, you aren't crazy about the bench and
you hate the rookies. Antoine's expected to be the leading rebounder, he's
only praised when he gets 6+ assists at power forward because the point
guard can't....he's expected to be the only inside presence and be the
"other" outside shooter...a lot is expected, more than is expected from
anyone else on this team - including the beloved Paul Pierce. This team is
winning, doing better than almost all of us thought, because Antoine Walker
is making up for all the crap that goes on the floor with him. Period. No
he's not perfect. No Mark, he's not Kevin Garnett or Chris Webber or Tim
Duncan...but let me see.....you want to add anyone else to that list? Is it
clear that you can? Is it clear that you can and this team would still win
as many games. I don't think so. I have to rush off to work, but concerning
my post from last night. Way does it all the time. He posts only after
losses. I was mocking him. I think I get some credit since I almost never
post after a game. but who knows.

> I didn't want to talk about this today, but how is your praise of Antoine
> this morning any different than Ray's emergence after a painful loss?
You're
> both using the best/worst case scenario to prop up your arguments. The
truth
> is somewhere in between.

Do you know what's not inbetween Mark. This team is a steaming pile of crap
without Antoine on the court with his ugly game 40+ minutes every night.
He's ugly, he's stupid, he's selfish...and he's the reason this team can
even crawl close to .500.

paul M.