Re: ESPN page 2: Walker 7th most overrated

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Report Card Time. It should be Summer School for Walker. This is no surprise
concerning Walker. The Celts have been so undermanned that we needed points.
OB let these guys rain 3's. He had enough cosmetic appeal to cover for some
of his lack of abilities. Now that the League has seen enough of him he's
untradable at least for this season.

To save himself he must accept a different role. Taking most of his options
down low, rebounding, and distributing. He never developed a mid range shot.
Just a 3 or pound his way endlessly spinning his way to the hoop only to
find a taller dude. Largely over rated and a failed future from the start.

Can he turn it around? I don't think so. This draft will contribute more
than Walker. Contract time he's in for a cut in pay somewhere.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan A." <nja13@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Celtics@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 12:25 AM
Subject: ESPN page 2: Walker 7th most overrated


> ESPN's page 2 gives a list of the top 10 most overrated people in sports.
> Our own Antoine is ranked 7th. BTW, Vince Carter was #1. Here's what they
> had to say:
>
> 7. Antoine Walker
> A friend's e-mail said, simply, "Check out that shooting percentage!" So
we
> did. And, wow. He's the worst shooter in the NBA among players who
averaged
> at least 8 points per game. Lowest field-goal percentage (.388).
> Unfortunately, only five players in the league put the ball up more.
Walker
> was also among the worst 3-point shooters, which begs the question of why
> he attempted a whopping 582 3-pointers last season. And here's the topper:
> Shaq shot better from the charity stripe than Walker.
>
>
> Here's the whole list:
> http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/mostoverrated.html
>
> Nathan A.