Re: Peter May on Paul Pierce

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For every fire Toine started he doused 10 with incompetence. He could kill a
rally or comeback faster than anyone in the League.

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Niles"

> Yeah, you're right. They should have kept Walker. Those first and second
> round playoffs exits for the next 5 or 6 years straight would have been a
> lot of fun. Hey, at least we'd be in the playoffs. Because that's the only
> goal the Boston Celtics should ever shoot for. Just make the playoffs
baby!
> Nothing more needed.
>
>
> >From: Snoopy the Celtics Beagle <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: celtics@xxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: Peter May on Paul Pierce
> >Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:40:50 -0500
> >
> >This is why.
> >
> >When people ask me why I think we should have kept Walker, I think, "this
> >is why".  I freely acknowledge Antoine's problems--he's grown to love the
> >three, he makes himself far too easy a target for the refs, and he
> >sometimes opens mouth without inserting brain.
> >
> >But his one overwhelming advantage was his fire.  That same brashness
that
> >gave us the "Walker Wiggle", also gave the C's a profanity laced tirade
> >during a crucial timeout when he pointed to Pierce and declared, "They're
> >laughing at us."  He got on his teammates, and when needed, lit a bonfire
> >under his co-captain's bottom.  When Pierce was at his most devastating,
a
> >close look often found Walker whispering (and sometimes yelling)in his
> >ear.  In some ways, Walker coached Pierce better than anyone else ever
has.
> >They were--and I hope still are--close friends.

cut, stop the music,  enough I can't take any more