Peter Vecsey: Baker Playing Bad; Walker Doesn't Get It

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New York Post Online Edition: Sports

              HE'S A REAL NOWHERE , MAN 

                  By PETER VECSEY 

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                  FROM what I saw of Vin Baker (1-6 FGs, 0-4 FTs, one rebound, 
                  28 minutes) in the Sonics' 121-91 surrender to the Nets, 
                  Seattle cannot be thinking seriously about re-signing the free 
                  agent-to-be head case this summer. At least not with the 
                  thought of keeping him. If I were the Olympic Committee, I'd 
                  have lawyers scouring the small print for anything resembling 
                  an escape clause. 
                  Then you have Antoine Walker. Yes, he cashed in on a 3-point 
                  prayer to beat the Heat Friday. But no matter how many times 
                  he's told by Rick Pitino, or how often Celtic fans boo him at 
                  home, he still doesn't get it. 
                  Against Miami, Walker needed 25 shots to score 29 points. Six 
                  of those shots were from beyond the lunatic fringe. Meanwhile, 
                  the 6-10 forward whose low-post moves are impossible to 
                  negotiate with only went to the line four times. So I'm 
                  wondering ... how many double teams does Boston's only genuine 
                  inside threat feel he's creating out there? <snip>