I was a skeptic of Walker and can't be happier about looking so wrong. I was at the Toronto SL game and Walker passed the eye test big time (even his D looked at least on the scale).
The only thing that really concerns about Walker is -- he seems a bit happy-go-lucky. Does he have "killer instinct?" Would he rather die than lose?
Every le team must have one (at least) such guy and, so far, I can't figure out who that is on this Spurs roster. (Duncan and Manu both fit the bill in earlier days -- either one might have been enough.)
This is not just on Walker, no one else on the team fits the bill either.
Sometimes a coach can be that guy, but that's a bit tricky with a 70 year-old coach.
White and Forbes might have that potential, but both are late-bloomers so they don't have that alpha-dog since the age of ten mystique.
My guess is the team is grooming Forbes for that role, he showed killer instinct in the Denver series (let the righteous outrage begin
).
If you think that Forbes is getting minutes that he doesn't deserve, that might be part of the reason.