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Bill Walton retired « Thread Started on Nov 3, 2009, 2:30pm »
I am sorry to hear that. His priceless pontifications on the History of the NBA were a great source of amusement to me. His irritating, condesending tone while demonstrating his vast knowledge of the game may be loathed by most everyone but will always be cherished by me. Bill, have a happy retirement and stay healthy, buddy. And thank you for helping me through the dark ages of the Celtics in the 1990's and that deadful Rick Pitino era.
After the 2007 lottery, I honestly thought I would cash my 1st social security check before the Celtics won a title. The 2008 championship will always be a blessing. http://quinielabox.blogspot.com
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Re: Bill Walton retired « Reply #1 on Nov 3, 2009, 2:42pm »
I am so gonna miss him when he'd do his thing. I was really looking forward to explaining to my kid why that guy was so weird.
There is just nothing like
Maaaaaannnn it's like the John Wooden triangle and the muuussic and when you're playing basketball it may not seem right, but it just feels right, and you have to do it, kinda like hanging out naked with Jerry Garcia, like when Sheed shot the three pointer with a guy's hand in his face. I know he'll probably miss it, but what if he makes it? That's like when you hear a song come on the radio and you're just like in the flow and you're like "I'm gonna listen to this channel." It's what makes you you and Sheed's teammates understand him, and they think 'hey, for win or lose this is a guy I want to play with man' and the sum becomes greater than the parts. It's like a flow of consciousness and weeeeelllll you have to uunnndderstand man that basketball isn't played in the head, it's played in the heart man. CP3 and Rondo shouldn't fight. It's like Vietnam man. It's an unwinable war, and the more you try the more you lose and Danny Ainge is gonna tell him that. Danny Ainge is a Mormon and is at peace with the game and knows everything about basketball that Rondo doesn't know and couldn't know. "
Jeff van Gundy: You're absolutely right Bill. It's exactly like that. I would tell my players it's like that every day in practice and the whole team has to buy into it.
Al Michaels: What these guys mean to say is that was a great shot by Sheed, and Rondo's getting a little out of hand again.
After the 2007 lottery, I honestly thought I would cash my 1st social security check before the Celtics won a title. The 2008 championship will always be a blessing. http://quinielabox.blogspot.com
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Re: Bill Walton retired « Reply #6 on Nov 6, 2009, 4:53am »
I never did like Walton as an color man, but he did grow on me just a bit as the years passed. I always liked it when he was teamed up with Steve "Snapper" Jones, because sometimes Steve would just lose it on Bill. I remember watching a pre-season game between the Lakers and Kings around 2004 (It was the year the Lakers loaded up and got Malone and Payton) and Walton said something like, the Lakers, if they stay healthy, will win 80 games this year. Jones completely freaked out on him. It was great.
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