From the Thomsen (correction by Dumars4ever) article:
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In the meantime, his teammates will be empowered to fill in for him. The vacuum of Shaq provides Antoine Walker with an opportunity to rise to the position of leadership that he loved during his days in Boston.
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This is more than questionable- Wade should be Walker's Paul Pierce who draws attention when taking it to the hoop- and still, Walker plays the worst basketball ever. He doesn't make his shots, doesn't rebound well and even doesn't his his free throws. He has turned into a very mediocre player. Maybe because he was relying on Wade and Shaq to keep things going and get him a ring. He's absolutely inconsistent and unable to take responsibility during a game. I remember, last year, I thought "damn, the heat have a nice roster"- but this season they're the perfect example of how weak your roster can become if you let all your opponents become better while you remain stagnant.
A similar thing happened to us (except that we even didn't keep the roster intact but became weaker!).