Walton Dismisses Cavalier's

[KI4MVP]

Just like Jones, he needs to take it inside enough to keep defenses honest. However, both of their roles are to spread the court, and marshall doesn't do that if he spends too much time inside.

 

[TruBuckeye22]

walton also said boris diaw(i know i know had a trip dub last night) was one of the greatest players ever out of france,he said eddie house is one of the greatest scorers in the nba.he says a lot of things,hes an idiot.

actually i remember him getting on Eddie House because all he does is shoot and the other guy stuck up for House.


truthfully i would agree with Walton if Marshall was the Cavs only PF, but they do have guys like Gooden, AV, and Henderson who are fighting it out in the paint. when Yell plays his role is to make jumpers, every team has role players.


people in Cleveland harp a lot on what the media says and always think there is some kind of media conspiracy against the city of Cleveland. the truth is these guys are paid to state their opinions, whether you agree with them or not that's all they are doing. i tend to think people in Cleveland fall into 2 categories, either bitter at the world and eternally negative or so excited to see teams win that they overvalue what is there. most of the time the truth is in the middle ground, especially with the Cavs this year. they are a up a coming team but all the pieces are not here for a championship, that is all Walton is saying.

 

[ootbttnlagitnbasf]

anyone who thinks that the bulls and spurs have won championships with kukoc and horry at power forward is not paying attention.

when the bulls won rings with kukoc on the team, dennis rodman was their starter at power forward.

when the spurs won, they had that #21 guy at power forward.

there is a limited role for power forwards who can shoot the three. horry is the poster child for that. but kukoc was an all around player. not just a long shot specialist.

come on, people. pay attention.

 

[BlueFalcon189]

of course some people prefer the insight of chipper jones, steve kerr and charles (i'm gonna run for gov'nur) barkley.

Count me as one of those people for sure. Walton doesnt know anyhting about the cavs. That guy is one of the biggest rockhead analysts around.

 

[AustinCarr]

Bill Walton is the John Madden of basketball commentary, minus the insight. I had the (Mis)fortune of getting to watch him as the Clippers local commentator for years. He would refer to players like Keith Closs or Cherokee Parks as "Dominant Forces". He would talk about how the Clipps needed to sign Mo Taylor to a MAX contract to keep him because he was a cornerstone of the franchise.

I dont know if Walton has a good sense of humor, or if he is just an idiot. I think the truth is that he is an idiot with a sense of humor.

But in this case, he is half right, IMO. Marshall is needed as a shooter and zone buster. But he also needs to realize that going 1-7 from outside isnt helping the team. When the shots are not falling, he needs to pack it in and bang down low.

Comparisons to Toni Kukoc are just wrong. He was a SF who was not just a spot up shooter. He was like Diaw minus some athleticism and with an outside shot. More of a passer than a scorer, but could fill it up when needed. Horry is an OK compairison, but the guy was an athletic freak when he was young. He still can take it to the hole on occasion, but he is nothing more than a 15-20 minute a game guy anymore. To me, Marshall is more like Sleepy Sam Perkins was when he was with Seattle. A PF who can play some center. has a good outside shot, but when needed could also go down low a little. Neither at that (or this) stage in their career had much spring left in their legs (sleepy Sam couldnt jump over dime by the end of his carrer). Someone needs to send Marshall some footage of Perkins as a Sonic so he can see how a shooting PF/C gets it done right.

 

[Mac]

I dont know many people who want Marshall to go in and rebound, I know I want him inside because he is a PF and should be able to score down there. Its a higher percentage shot, living and dieing by the three makes him useless.