michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (09/24/85)
I love Walton dressed in green. Does anybody
remember a few years ago the Celtics and their glaring need to
acquire a player who could play D on Magic Johnson? They
got Dennis and won the World Championship. They
realized in the last series that they need someone who can D-up on
Kareem. Guess who that person may be? I am salivating at
the thought of those two meeting.
Anymore scoop on Bird? I hear scary things like
"damaged goods" popping up.
All Maxwell comtemplations aside, how do you OTHER
Celtics fans feel now about letting Gerald Henderson go?
I think he was sorely missed. In the 84 Laker/Celts
championship, big steals aside, I remember him coming off
the bench at BIG BIG moments to take the hot hand, at a
time when all the Celts were ice cold and Desperately
Seeking Scoring. Each team needs that instant O, be it Vinnie
Johnson, Bob MacAdoo, Scott Wedman, even Downtown Freddie Brown.
Without Gerald, no one could really push the ball.dickman@uwmacc.UUCP (Alan Lloyd Dickman) (09/27/85)
In article <33500022@ISM780.UUCP> michaelf@ISM780.UUCP writes: > > > > I love Walton dressed in green. Does anybody > remember a few years ago the Celtics and their glaring need to > acquire a player who could play D on Magic Johnson? They > got Dennis and won the World Championship. They > realized in the last series that they need someone who can D-up on > Kareem. Guess who that person may be? I am salivating at > the thought of those two meeting. Kareem at 38 (?) is playing better basketball than Walton ever did and probably for longer than any man ever will again. As Parish said last season, there is no way to stop him except to keep him away from the basket. The best the Celtics can hope for out of Walton is 10-12 minutes a game. > All Maxwell comtemplations aside, how do you OTHER > Celtics fans feel now about letting Gerald Henderson go? > I think he was sorely missed. They surely needed something. Larry Bird may have taken the blame for the Championship loss, but the backcourt shot miserable thirty-some percent from the floor in many games including the 6th. Alan Dickman
michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (09/30/85)
I don't think you can say that Kareem is playing better
than Walton ever did. I seem to remember an NCAA final in which
Walton made something like 20 of 21 shots, had an immense number of
boards and led his team to victory. You can't really top that.