Re: Walker Named To "Dog" Team

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Walker's a head case now and may never straighten out. What a waste of
talent. Better on another team than the Celts.

DanF

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From: <wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> THE DOG TEAM
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> Antoine Walker, Forward, Dallas Mavericks: Early in the season, Walker
blasted Boston general manager Danny Ainge for trading him. That's his
prerogative. Later he criticized (albeit less harshly) Mavs coach Don Nelson
for relegating him to the bench. His prerogative, also. But as the season
has gone on, 'Toine's point production and rebounding have gone down, along
with his good humor. As a volume 3-point shooter, he's made only 27 percent
(lowest among the league's 50 top 3-point heavers) and, worse, hitting just
54 percent of his free throws, a number that is bound to hurt the Mavs in
the postseason. In the two mega-deals that supposedly remade Dallas, Walker
was penciled in as the solid starter and Antawn Jamison as the more
volatile, off-the-bench guy. It hasn't worked out that way; Jamison is now
outscoring Walker, despite taking far fewer shots.