Im not going to reply to all of the posts id like to but I do have my opinions.
First of all it was not a charge, the defensive man is to be in position before the offensive player leaves the point of no return, this line under the basket was supposed to be used when there was a tie.
We will never see the amount of great plays we saw when MJ was playing now, since most players are afraid to leave to early for fear someone will run under him stop before there is contact, and some dumd ref will make the charge call.
Now to walker, I havent seen him play much, but in the 12 minutes he played last night I saw things that TA,GG,and Ricky Davis have never shown.
Serious foot work on offense, and poise.
The first time he caught the ball he kept it swinging to the opposite side, we all know GG, And RD would have felt compelled to shoot it or drive.
The thing I liked about him was he played team ball on both ends of the floor, but picked his spots on offense enough to keep the defense from leaving him alone.
His foot work was excellent, you cant teach some people this, there are quicker players that cannot get to the rim, just because they dont know how to set up their defender, walker was a natural at this.
His effort on defense was better than either Pierce or Allen, and he stayed in front of him man well.
This may have been garbage time he was in, but it is the same garbage time GG, and TA have had for several years and neither seemed to take to the pro game this well.
I look forward to him getting more time so we can all see what he has sooner rather than after we trade him.
For those that are going to tell me he is not ready and he hasent earned it, whose min is he going to get, there are easy 15 min a game for him right now and nobody on the team has played the 3 spot as well as he did, I find it addition by subtraction, as he will only get min nobody else had made a case for.
Serious with TA out who played the 3 better this year, Pierce excluded.
I also think POB needs more time, right now.
If I ever see Leon, and BBD on the court at the same time again in my life it will be to soon.
I think we should start POB while perk is down, as he would be on the court with 4 stars and he would have excellent people to learn from, and he wont have to worry about cleaning up others mistakes as often with the starters on the floor.
The guy actually changes shots, and can finish at the rim, something, Powe, and BBD struggle at, and with the starters, these will be less contested, as the stars draw so much attention.
With POB and KG playing together, we could beat opposing bigs down the floor more often, and we all know how effective Rondo is on the break, he will be even more awsome with another finisher.
Anyway this is my oppinion.
Don.
