Re: Larry vs. Antoine

[Vinny Natale <vnatale@map.com>]

It is not irrelevant at all!  Did you consider Dino a rookie at the age of
26 or 27 just because it was when he first started playing for the NBA?

I consider age to be the most important factor here and I will judge
Antoine against Larry in two years!

Vinny



At 11:09 PM 11/22/97 -0600, sfarrell@dixie-net.com wrote:
>Vinny Natale wrote:
>> 
>> I was just thinking that it is not so ridiculous to be comparing Antoine
>> with Larry.  Antoine would currently be a senior in college, correct?
>> 
>> Larry Bird played the full four years plus had taken a year off from
>> school.  So it will not be until two more years that Antoine is at the same
>> age that Larry Bird was for his rookie year.  I do not think it at all far
>> fetched to imagine him being a better player at that point than Larry was
>> his rookie year!
>> 
>> Vinny
>> 
>> vnatale@map.com
>Bird got rookie of the year, 3 MVP's, many all-star appearances, 2 3 pt.
>shootouts, and 3 rings......
>
>When Antoine entered the draft is irrelevant to the argument (it was his
>choice to enter early).......Bird was better as a rookie......We'll have
>to wait and see how many rings 'Toine brings to Boston to see who's
>better.......
>