I LOVE WALTER. Some of my fondest memories growing up a Celtics fan
were hearing those words screamed by the one and only Tommy
Heinsohn.
Walter played 10 years in the league eight with the Celtics. His
career stats aren't anything special but the memories he created is
why I remember him. His hustle was second to none. He was the first
on the deck going after a loose ball, and he was always running up
the floor looking for a big momentum swinging three ball. He worked
his ass off always, and played some tough defense for those Celts
teams. He was basically James Posey before James Posey.
Unfortunately, there's not enough
good videos of him on Youtube because his RNB career has seemingly
replaced them all. That's right his RNB career. He also was an
assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers until 2011 and I'm not sure
what his opinions are on coaching but he seems like he would be a
good fit. He's also now all over Twitter, follow him @waltermccarty.
Just don't forget how great he really was. People remember his
career in partial thanks to Tommy, but we should remember him for
his hustle and hard play and his ability to perform in the clutch.
I remember watching the deciding Game 5 vs the 76ers when the
Celtics blew them out 120-87. Pierce went for 46 on 16-25 shooting,
8-10 from three, and 6-7 from the ft line, in 44 minutes. As
incredible a game he had the lasting memory was Walter McCarty's
one made shot, a three, from about 6 feet behind the three point
line. He ran back down the other end shrugging his shoulders and
laughing. It effectively ended the game. It was one of those shots
where the Celtics were just on fire for a period of time and Walter
tee'd up this bomb and hit nothing but net. It was at that point
Philly knew they could not battle back. And that's why we all love
Walter.
mlz
Sunday, January 13,
2013
