Antoine Walker: Free Agent

Hopefully there’s some team out there – certainly not the C’s – he can help. Best of lucks to him.

LOL, since when did we need a power forward?

Is there a lack of better things to write about?

bring him back and cut Scal, at least Toine can hit a three now and then

I think he’d be a decent vet presence for a young team. Maybe the Bulls. But the C’s don’t need a 32 yr old outside shooter who doesn’t play D.

but Toine is more like a SF now, imo. The only way I would want him back is if he took Scal’s spot. I wouldn’t cut anyone else on the roster for Toine. Also, he would still get only the few minutes Scal would get, if any. Other than that, I don’t think we need him.

Toine’s head looks HUGE in that picture. LOL

Antoine Walker isn’t good enough to be a rotation player on this year’s team. No lateral mobility on defense, no hops, terrible shot selection…the list goes on.

Please, side from the that he has left in him, there is no need for side show!

As Rick Pitino once said, Kevin McHale is walking through that door, Robert Parrish isn’t walking through that door, and neither is Larry Bird

So if Antoine Walker happens to roll through that door, we ought to roll him out the back door!

There is no room for the oompa loompa wiggle anymore

Agree with most comments. a, Don’t really need a PF. b. Don’t need another end-of-bench veteran. Got one – Sam c. Scal haters watched pre-season only I guess. He’s played pretty well.
Antoine should head for Sacramento, Washington or the Clips. They need help. I’ll always like him but this team has moved way past his game

employee no. 8 did his time well here and then again and now, no more. he doesn’t fit a need.

We picked Walker over Kobe Bryant.

Did someone say my name? Come on guys, seriously I’d be a great fit!! If you’re worried about my defense, you’ve got KG bossing me around. I swear I’d bring great chemistry to the team. I’ll be on the bench joking with Paul and reminiscing the Dynamic Duo days and pretending to be a part of the big four and everybody can laugh about me trying to fit in. I have nothing but the world of respect for Danny Ainge but…oh excuse me…OK yeah my agent says I cannot comment any further on him.

I’ll wear my number 8 jersey again and honestly, I’m sure a lot of you have my jerseys tuckered away in your closet, just gathering dust. Think of the environment! You ought to re-use it.

If any, we can use me to amuse you Internet people for a little while. I swear I’ll drive instead of launching 3’s, play defense, and contribute to the chemistry. Send me home the day I don’t do it!

Employee8, why don’t you call the Lakers, so that you can teach them all about Me-buntu.

The walker wiggle is more like the truffle shuffle at this point.

No. He needs to go to Cleveland.

…it’s kind of like an unconditional love with him. He may not have been the best player but he cared and he LOVED being a Celtic.

I wish he could come back but there really is just no place for him.

Antoine can’t defend and is a gunner. We don’t need him.

At this point in time, provided that we don’t find a reasonably suitable backup 3, then we can use him when teams have adapted to the flow of the C’s game.

What’ll happen is that teams’ defense will be clogging passing lane and looking for a point forward to swing the ball around to Ray Ray, KG, or Sam, however, no one will be able to anticipate ’Toine’s game. He could make a great pass or he could eat the clock and jack up a 3. And if our guys prep for it, we can get the offensive rebound and keep the play in motion. That’s the nature of the new C’s. Opposing teams will have no idea what’s going on with Walker on the court. Realize, that’s how the 3 stooges have made it all those decades ago.

sorry to group antoine in with that creep. i like toine as a person, hate him as a player

I’d rather have Marbury.

not again, please.

just when i thought it was safe to return to celticsblog and never ever at anytime have to face another thread about antoine….this happens.

sigh. ok, let’s have it folks…if a thread on antoine gets life can one about GG be that far behind?

Somehow, Antoine will end up on the Celtics roster this year.

There is nothing any of us can do to prevent this.

Hello fellow Celticsfans! First comment ever and what topic could be more deserving than another Antoine Walker thread! ;)

The thought of having Antoine on our team and letting him finally close the circle by winning a championship here in boston sounds enticing for those who remember him as the only flicker of hope on really lousy Celtic teams in the late nineties and as a ferocious playoff warrior on the overachieving 2002 squad. I became a Celtics fan in the atrocious 15-win season of 1997, so count me as a member of this group!

Though I still occasionally wear my No 8 jersey and will always have a special place in my memory reverved for Antoine, I have to realistically confess that we have no room for him now. Who would you cut for the Master of the Wiggle?
Cassell, Pruitt or Scal??? And what do we do when we want to sign PJ Brown, Deke or Joe Smith later on to fill our most glaring need, a defensive-minded bigman with size off the bench?

So, Antoine to the Celtics for a third time? The heart says yes but the brain and everything else unfortunately say no!

Some of these comments above just cause me to shake my head in disbelief. How could you possibly say no to Antoine at this point?!!! YOU WOULD HONESTLY KEEP BRIAN SCALABRINE OR PATRICK O’BRYANT OR GABE PRUITT OVER ANTOINE?!!!!!! PUH-LEEZE. For those who claim he has no game left, let’s not forget that we are only three years removed from Antoine’s FIRST return to Boston in which he inspired a historic turnaround and the team’s first division title in over a decade. 2 years ago, he was the SECOND leading scorer in the NBA finals for the championship team. And I dare you to go back and analyze the second round Miami-Nets series from the 06 playoffs…. if not for Antoine, Miami does not win the championship. ANTOINE WALKER was the difference that made the difference. Will he replicate these previous successes with Boston? Who knows, but honestly, BRIAN SCALABRINE?!!! PATRICK “the poor man’s Candyman” O’bryant??? Look I don’t mean to be disrespectful to these men, I’m sure they are probably decent guys. But this is downright laughable. You have two kids as backups upfront with Davis and Powe, you NEED a veteran who can come in and further help to add depth. And those people who question Antoine’s commitment to team, simply fail to grasp the essence of Antoine Walker. Now personally, I think Boston would be a terrible fit for Antoine (although a great fit for Boston). He ought to look at places like New Orleans, Indiana and Cleveland. I could say TONS more, and I’m sure there are a lot of people who could say it better than I can. But to not even consider Employee #8 at this point in time really does a number in activating my upchuck reflex.