Re: Krause Gone--will Wallace take the hint?

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Right on, brother. Twan may have the fire in the belly, a great dribbler for 
his size and leader, but he is not mentally tough, as evidenced by his free 
throws (anyone notice that Twan, for a time this week, started shooting his 
free throws about a foot behind the free throw line?) and other choices. Twan 
can shoot plenty well from 15 feet but he has even convinced himself 
(probably with help from Obie) that he is a better shooter the farther out he 
is. I can't say its not possible, that is what they said about Downtown 
Freddie Brown, but that is a mentally weak person's excuse. That is why he 
misses the bunnies, why he makes the hard shots and misses the weak ones. It 
is easier to shoot the hard shots because no one expects you to make them. 
That is why you make the tough pass instead of the easy pass. It is less risk 
for the mentally weak....

DJessen33


> With MJ's latest revelation that Toine won't even listen to him (although
> obviously not completely true),what hope is there that he'll listen to a 
> mere
> coach? His buddies Hardaway and MJ have been saying the same things to him  
> for
> years, without being able to make any sustainable change in his behavior.  
> He's
> perfectly capable of playing in the post (the Sacto game), even if he does 
> get
> blocked a lot.  He can contribute in other ways (yesterday), even when his 
> poor
> shot selection results in 3 for 16 "Toine specials".  But he just won't do 
> it
> regularly. Because that's hard work, it requires a lot of effort, both 
> mental
> and physical. It's no fun. All work and no play makes Toine a dull boy. He
> likes to shoot the long ball and and, barring some divine or neurosurgical
> intervention,  that's what he'll be doing predominantly for the rest of his
> career. Is it worth it, given his occasional contributions in other areas? I
> don't think so. Time to say buh-bye to Toine and his trusty sidekick Obie.