<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If the first step toward emerging from a demoralizing slump is convincing yourself it doesn't necessarily exist, then Heat forward Antoine Walker might be on pace for a breakout game sometime soon. It might even come tonight when the Heat reemerges after a three-day hiatus in a place coach Pat Riley has described as ''the bottom of the barrel'' to face the Los Angeles Clippers at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat has not played since its 97-68 loss at Orlando on Saturday, which was Miami's second-worst loss of the season. It was also statistically the worst night in a brutal stretch for Walker, whose production has been spiraling since mid-November. ''I don't really know if I'm struggling. It's hard for me to judge that,'' said Walker, whose scoring average has dipped from 15 points Nov. 14 to 7.9 entering tonight's game. ``You guys [media] make it seem [like] struggles because you get into statistics. Some games, I haven't even played the second half.'' Walker suggested after Tuesday's practice that his recent decline to career-low averages is a result of several factors. They include his shooting woes, inconsistent playing time, changes in his role and position from small forward to power forward and the injuries to Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal that have affected his play and that of the team.</div> Source
Walker sucks, he hasn't done anything to help us this year besides lead the team in charges taken. His shot is horrendous right now and shows no signs of improving.
