Originally posted by Kaboom Brown
Ya'll just hate him because you don't like his Wiggle and his 3 pt. shooting. His shot selection isn't as bad as people say it is. I watch the guy every game and he only takes like 1 bad shot a game. And besides, Jimmy OB encourages him to shoot it when he has an open look. Antoine is extremely hard to defend because he can hit the three, but he can also drive past most in the East. He has trouble getting his offense going against Derrick Coleman types but goes off on the Rasheed Wallace types. He is a great leader and got his team to the ECF's last year and noone can take that away from him. He is made out of rubber and has missed a only a handful of games in his career. (Knock on wood.) He has outstanding dribbling skills because he was a skinny 6'4" player and thought he was going to be a guard in the NBA and played point in High School. He is really a great contributor in terms of charity and was recently named one of the NBA's Good Guys. I cannot say I respect your opinion if you cite his wiggle as the reason why you wouldn't consider him in the top 10 power forwards. He is at least in the top 5.
I did not say "The Wiggle" was the reason he isn't a top 10 power forward.
Reasons:
1. He shoots a poor percentage.
2. As much as you say he doesn't take bad shots, he does. You can't go 2-11 behind the three point line without chucking up ill-advised shots.
3. He isn't a top notch defender by any means.
4. He can be lazy at times with his rebounding.
5. He could really do damage in the post, but he'd rather play outside shooting threes.
6. One of the league's good guys? He sure masks that on the court. He has been notorious for trash talking and whining to the officials.
Antoine Walker is not the type of guy to build a franchise around. He can be a very solid player, but he is not a superstar by any stretch of the imagination. Plus, until he decides to play a more team-oriented game he will not be in the top 10 PF's, in my opinion.
