Paul Pierce: Antoine Walker was ahead of his time

[UpAndComing]

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- "Antoine in the late 90s, early 2000s got criticized for taking too many 3's and doing the shimmy. That's normal today!"

- "Antoine was asked why do you shoot so many 3's? He replied because there was no 4's"

 

[#1 pick]

He wasn't making them

 

[Paper Boi]

and now he following in his footsteps in his retirement

 

[Remote]

Yeah he shot threes. But he wasn’t particularly efficient at it.

He was pretty much a chucker.
Power Forwards typically take high percentage shots near the basket. Especially in the era that Walker played.

I mean he had years shooting 38% overall. In his prime. I know Paul wants to defend his boy but dude…

 

[010101]

chuck that*

 

[malbaker86]

He wasn't making them

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Derek Coleman was ahead of his time

 

[Mandizi]

If he would've stuck with his 97-98 playing style before he fell in love with the three and didn't work as hard on the boards, he would've had a better career. At least he got a ring tho.

 

[CHICAGO]

HE SHOT 37% 3P
IN A SEASON WHEN LEAGUE
AVERAGE WAS 34%

37% 3P IN A SEASON
WHEN LEAGUE AVERAGE WAS 35%

36% 3P IN A SEASON
WHEN LEAGUE AVERAGE WAS 36%

HE WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME.

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[manyfaces]

nikkas tryna hoe Cyber Toine? Employee #8 was fun to watch during his time with Pierce when he was giving the inside/outside combo. He was legit handling and pulling like a guard, which was rare at that time.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

HE SHOT 37% 3P
IN A SEASON WHEN LEAGUE
AVERAGE WAS 34%

37% 3P IN A SEASON
WHEN LEAGUE AVERAGE WAS 35%

36% 3P IN A SEASON
WHEN LEAGUE AVERAGE WAS 36%

HE WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME.

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Thank you

He was making them

 

[Regular_P]

He wasn't making them

And it undermined how talented he was. Employee #8 could really handle the ball, pass and post-up. Never completely focused on the court though.

If he played today and took the game serious, he'd really thrive, imo. Today's style would really suit him.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Toine was skilled but he settled alot.

 

[General Mills]

Derek Coleman was ahead of his time

DC was so damn smooth

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

The problem wasn't him shooting threes. His shot selection was meh...