RE: Trade Walker?

["John Lyell" <jlyell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have to agree. He is a good ball handler for his size but just doesn't
take advantage of his skills and really has not improved his low post game.
Sure he has an occasional good night but he hurts the team more often. I
would move him for a blue collar worker like Elton Brand in a heartbeat.
This team will never go anywhere with Antoine going 6-19 every other night
and our guards leading he team in rebounds. Battie is back to Mr. invisible.
We need to bring in some new blood in the front office so we don't blow
another draft. Move Antoine and move up in the draft and make it work.

John



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-celtics@igtc.com [mailto:owner-celtics@igtc.com]On Behalf Of
Dan Forant
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:53 AM
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Trade Walker?


Cecil, with due respect, Twang is over-rated. Now I understand you have been
involved in basketball. How can you call him a leader? Shooting horrific 3's
and bad shooting percentage overall including foul shots. His contribution
as a *leader* is to bitch to refs. Don't worry, I believe the Kings of
Boston won't trade him. Reason......your right, we may not get equal product
in return.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright, Cecil" <Cecil.Wright@JUSTICE.GC.CA>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:11 AM
Subject: RE: Trade Walker?


> Twang, as Forant likes to call him, is not the problem with this team as
it's currently constructed.  Your pivots are Battie (injured) and Blount.
Jeez Louise!!  Our backcourt features a guy who has hit the rookie wall
during the last few games of the regular season with us jockeying for
playoff position, and a shooting guard who is forced to play out of
position.  Twang has his weaknesses for sure.  His free throw shooting has
been friggin horrendous and his field goal percentage would certainly
improve if he were more judicious in his attempts.  His defense is weak at
times and his decision making is suspect.  But he does bring an awful lot to
the table.  So much so that if we were to cast him away, we better be real
sure about the return value.  Whether we like it or not, he brings
leadership and a bond to this team.  Last year, his tongue-lashing was
reminiscent of what Russell or Larry would have said to their teams.  He is
among the best passing forwards in the game a!
>  nd can handle the rock better than some of our own guards.  His shooting
is hot and cold but I like the fact that he is willing to take the pressure
shot, though I would prefer to see him take it from 10 feet instead of 30.
He has willingly swallowed his own pride and deferred to Paul as the go-to
scorer.  Think Iverson would do that?  Or the great Andre Miller?
>
> Also, our front office seem to be on the level of some animals I saw last
year at the San Diego Zoo, so why would we trust them to get us a good
return in any deal involving Walker?  Now you guys trust Wallace to do the
right thing?
>
> He had a bad offensive game vs the Wiz but still chipped in with 14
assists, 10 boards, 2 blocks and a steal.  Are you sure that Wallace can get
that in return?  IF so, and it can save the team money, it should be
considered.
>
> Cecil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eggcentric@AOL.com [mailto:Eggcentric@AOL.com]
> Sent: April 09, 2003 10:33 AM
> To: Douglas342@AOL.com; celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Trade Walker?
>
>
>  < If you think that the coach is the problem, get a new coach to tinker
> with this great player.  On the other hand, if "Bad Antoine" is the
problem,
> then it makes little difference who the coach is. > -Douglas
>
> Ah, Douglas, back to the good old LADY OR THE TIGER stuff.  Have some of
> us drawn Walker as he ought to be, and others as he actually appears?
>
> If Toine's three coaches have indeed all been the problem, then we fans
> certainly owe it to their victim - poor improperly used Toine - to bring
> on yet another coach who is suddenly able to control him more than even
> his idol, Jordan, has been able to do.
>
> And if on the off chance that ''Bad Antoine,'' after he has gone through
> a half-dozen Celt coaches, turns out to be the alleged problem, will
> it then finally be appropriate for fans to place a FINAL EVALUATION
> on his 14-year impact on our team?
>
> So don't forget to remind me, Doug, to get back to you by April, 2010,
> on the results of this Walker conundrum.
>
> See you then for the squeezing of the lemon contest?
>
> Egg