Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Toine and Payton: Oden Won't Save CelticsPosted Apr 7th 2007 12:15PM by Bethlehem ShoalsFiled under: Celtics, Heat, Eastern, NBA Draft, NBA Media Watch, BostonWe all know that Antoine Walker once was a Celtic. And the real headz can think back to that brief memorable period of Gary Payton: The Green Months. Yet despite their different experiences with that proud franchise, they agree on one thing: Greg Oden cannot save this team Gary Dzen at the Globe's Celtics Blog has their candid words: "All [Oden's] going to do is bring fans in here," the Miami Heat point guard said in the locker room before tonight's game. "That's it. That's all they want. We aren't talking about no playoffs here. They're not going to the playoffs. If they're sold out that's good. They want to make their money." "If they get Oden they still ain't going to do [crap], period" said Antoine Walker, sitting just a few feet away. What I can't tell is whether they're dissing Oden, dissing the Celtics, or disdaining both. They go on to speak on the Celts' youthful personnel, the need for vets, and the pain of Paul Pierce, so the topic is clearly the Celtics franchise. However, discounting the power of a super-center in the threadbare East is strange ... unless you don't believe in said super-center. Actually, maybe all this proves is that NBA players don't buy into the same hype and assumptions that fuel fan, media, and management culture.I wonder what they would have said about Durant.</div>Funny how Toine and Payton know so much about building teams and winning championships. I'm pretty sure they hopped on the Shaq/Wade train a few years ago.
Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics Well, Toine is clearly still bitter towards Ainge. We will be in much better shape than the Heat in a year or two if we do end up with Greg Oden, there is no doubt in my mind. I love Toine, I always will, but that comment was ***hole-like. And GP, you don't think we will MAKE THE PLAYOFFS? I personally think that we would be the 7th or 8th seed if we were healthy this year, let alone adding Oden (hypothetically speaking, since this is what it's about) and another year of maturity for the youth.
Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics Yeah, I figured before I read it that it was some kind of, "Oh, we won a championship! Now we can have an opinion!" argument. Oden will take them to the playoffs... 'Toine and Gary Payton need to stick to keeping the balls in their hands and their mouths shut.
Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics Yeah, the Celtics get the first pick and they select Greg Oden to make money as Gary Payton put it, thats makes about no sense at all.
Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics Well I agree with Payton that we need veterans, that would get us wins. But saying if we got Oden it wouldn't help at all is the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time.
Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics Payton's comments seemed more sympathetic and seemed like he actually wants to see us do good..he is 100% right that we need vets but Antoine was just being a dick because Al is already and will be better than he ever was for this team
Re: Walker, Payton: Oden Won't Save Celtics absolutely the team needs vets who are winners and have playoff experience.they would be there to be examples and show the young players what it takes to be a winner.they would NOT be there to take minutes away from the development of the young'uns.
