Re: Mark's got points

["Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx>]

You've got the gist of it, Doug.  Two issues: Walker had nobody else to help
him, and Pierce has only two seasons less than Twan, plus one more year of
college ball.  They're only one season apart.

The other issue is that there's no reason for the team to have come to this
point against the Knicks.  Lazy defense by the Kansas Klown and selfish
offense (did he have the best % on the team that day?  Nope.) helped keep NY
alive in the game.  Please note that the Knicks are awful with their current
roster.  Why should a must-win game against a lousy team be controlled by
one guy who wants a showdown with their $100M shooter, when our team can
beat their team straight up?  Because Pierce has too much power on the team,
and if you read the post-game writeups, a whole lot of Celts aren't happy
about it.  I'll bet it starts boiling over to the press in clear language
just as it did in Indy if it keeps up.

Mark my words, the guy's an egomaniac.  Not a bad thing, but he's hurting
the team.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Douglas342@AOL.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Mark's got points


> In a message dated 11/5/02 9:19:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> lancejacob@attbi.com writes:
>
> > Do you ever notice how Paul plays?  He loves to get points, but what he
> > REALLY loves is to take on the best guy on the opposition and end up
with
> > the upper hand.
>
>      For someone who has been in the league for as short a period as he
has,
> I'm not all that convinced that that's a bad thing.  Walker did much the
same
> his first few years, but then the maturation process took over and in my
> opinion, as well as that of others, Walker has started the crucial NBA
> process of subordinating his own stats and glory to the needs of the team.
I
> think he did that big time last year, and I hope Pierce does the same this
> year or next.  If last year's run deep into the playoffs didn't convince
> these guys that it is more fun to be on a winning team than it is to score
40
> points, then there's trouble in River City.  (cross-reference Mr. B.
Bonds,
> San Francisco.)
>      And lots of teams would like a guy who can outplay the other team's
best
> guy.
>  - Doug