Bill Walker is certainly a steal, he is still only 20.

These two guys will be a welcome addition to a team that can use more athleticism. If POB pans out, thats a lot of young talent.

It’s Bill, unless he tells you different. (That’s what my brother Bill would say.)

Bill Walker is a smart kid. He could have gone to college anywhere and done well academically. I’m not surprised that he’s learning faster than Giddens.

Another nice job of scouting by Ainge. I’m sure they have hopes for Giddens as well.

We need a nickname for Bill Walker. Sly Walker has already been done.

I meant Sky Walker has already been used

In the clips I’ve seen of Bill walker he looks huge and NBA ready physically. You can’t really tell anything until the season starts. I’ve seen lots of guys have good preseasons and even play great in the preseason games and then be busts. But I have high hopes for everyone on the roster and I wish no one had to be cut. Maybe a two for one trade will come up to help us out.

Just don’t do the Walker wiggle.

…and to temper yesterday’s enthusiasm over POB, Greg Dickerson gave his thoughts on who the Celtics may cut (barring a trade etc.)…he mentioned Gabe Pruitt (who we’ve heard so little about) and POB as possible deadline casualties.

Of course, it’s only Greg’s opinion but yesterday some were speculating that POB “might” eventually displace Perkins in the starting line-up. Such are the impressions and hype after 2-3 days of camp….

…I should mention that Greg Dickerson may not be as astute a basketball analyst as he might wish to be. He also said that he personally LIKED Gabe Pruitt because, among other things, Gabe’s versatile enough to play the 1 or 2. If only the PG position were that simple! Greg obviously lacks credibility with that Gabe appraisal.

Glad to hear Walker is healthy.

Hey, what’s wrong with “Sly” Walker?
By the way, Doc will tell you that even I did well in practice today. He loves to dole out the candy! (Hey Doc, I’m over here!)

Not everyone gets candy yet though. He did say JR needs to catch up and Pruitt needs to be more assertive. Hopefully they will all get candy by the end of camp ;)

Walker replaces PP, Giddens replaces Allen, TA beomes TA pre injury, rondo becomes an allstar,Perk remains a beast…..now all we need is for POB to mimick KG then we have our future set…(POB IMO can be a tyson chandler at best)

I love it how everyone on here is labeling these guys before anyone has even watched them play a game. Let’s wait until we see them in a preaseason game a time or two before we start defining what they can achieve in their careers…

I think the story so far in training camp is the level of intensity the guys are showing. What I also notice in the few clips I see on TV is that the vets are supporting the younger guys in one way or another. Bill Walker seems to be a Leon Powe-type clone. I would love to see them fighting for a rebound. I would bet on Leon.

 “Bill Walker is a smart kid. He could have gone to college anywhere and done well academically. I’m not surprised that he’s learning faster than Giddens.”

I like Bill Walker as much as the next guy. But to say he could have gone to an elite academic college and excel in unfounded. Can we please keep some perspective on this board. The hyperbole always gets out of hand these days. It starts with a good practice from Walker, then someone saying he is a smart kid, then someone saying he could have graduated from Harvard law. Give me a break!

Bill Walker was an academic all-american who had a GPA of 3.8…he could have gone to any school and done well academically…

Bill Walker shining in practice is very good news, as the backup small forward position is the least-manned position other than backup center.

Miles will also help in backing-up Pierce but the jury is still out on his knees. Promising signs though.

And a Tyson Chandler model is perfect for Patrick O’Bryant I reckon, but Pat just seems to un-coordinated looking at YouTube clips. Perhaps a shot-blocking role is what we should expect from him, at least for now.

A freshman GPA is not indicative as to whether a student will succeed at the master or doctorate level. You need to take into consideration the strength of his courses, how he was graded, strength of school, grade inflation, and his SAT scores. Freshmen level courses in college are very basic. And if he went to school for one year how many courses could he have possible taken? Ten courses tops. Five courses each semester. However, most likely, he took four courses each semester. how is eight entry level freshman courses a reliable sample? Also, what was his declared major? And could you provide me with the link where is states he had a 3.8 GPA?