Re: Kevin Garnett?

["Jeff Tepper" <jaytee@itasoft.com>]

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> From: JLyell <jlyell@concentric.net>
> To: Michael Joseph Byrnes <mbyrnes@leland.Stanford.EDU>
> Cc: celtics@igtc.COM
> Subject: Re: Kevin Garnett?
> Date: Monday, August 18, 1997 5:51 AM
> 
> 
> The owners *are* offering this kind of ridiculous dough, thus Garnett
> deserves to get it.
> 
> 
> Based on what ?  What has he accomplished ?  Did the Timberwolves go
> anywhere last year ?  Is he a franchise player, or a tweaner ?  IMO,  not
a
> franchise player worth $20M a year.

Based upon the fact that he has exceptional talent, he has already played
in an all star game, he played a big part in the T-Wolves going from the
depths of the lottery to the playoffs for the first time ever, he's 6-11
and can play 4 positions, and he's only 21 years old and still improving. 
When he becomes a free agent, the team that gets him will have someone who
is the age of a rookie with three years of NBA experience.  

Whether or not you think that is worth 20 million a year is your own
opinion, but don't be surprised to see him get that much because he
probably will unless he gets injured or something.

Jeff