Another article confirming Hardaway's comments

[bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)]

Here is another url for a Sportsline article:


It confirms the post about Hardaway not wanting to be around Sprewell.


> Spre's spree should render him jobless, but it won't
>
> Dec. 2, 1997
>
> First, he divided the Golden State Warriors, ultimately chasing coach/general manager Don Nelson
> from the team he built from scratch. Then he forced a deal of All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway,
> who then became first team All-NBA.
>
> And while he didn't exactly hasten the departure or cause the failure of last season's coach, Rick
> Adelman, All-Star guard Latrell Sprewell's poisonous persona cast a permanent shadow over his
> on-court accomplishments Monday.
>
> TWICE DURING A 15-MINUTE SPAN Sprewell physically attacked Warriors coach P.J.
> Carlesimo in practice and threatened to kill him, having to be banished from the Oakland Coliseum
> and suspended without pay for 10 games -- a cost of $947,561 out of his $7.7 million contract. And
> while general manager Garry St. Jean contends the suspension could be altered depending on what
> transpires in the near future, the mercurial Sprewell has caused irreparable damage to his career.
>
> Considered a steal at the 24th pick of the 1992 draft out of Alabama, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard is
> a three-time All-Star and has led the Warriors in scoring during each of the past four seasons. He is
> gifted with all the tools necessary to be one of the greats in the game -- except upstairs.
>
> He initially became a divisive influence when Billy Owens was traded after the 1993-94 season. He
> also buddied up with Chris Webber, who also had problems with Nelson.
>
> Ultimately, a high-powered contender in the Western Conference was rendered helpless, the team
> was sold to an under-financed basketball nut in Chris Cohan, and they now are the worst team -- if
> not the most poorly run franchise overall -- in the NBA at 1-13.
>
> ST. JEAN IS A WONDERFUL man and solid coach with no general manager experience.
> Carlesimo is a big-time name with overrated credentials who has openly admitted his disdain toward
> NBA players to management. Nobody has called him a mercenary just yet for his multi-million dollar
> contract -- there are other tags that come to mind.
>
> But the real failure here has been with this franchise sticking behind the man they call Spre. When it
> was suggested by one of the Wiseguys last week that Sprewell could fit it in with the Miami Heat,
> who need a big-time shooting guard, Hardaway answered, "If he's coming, then I'm going."
>
> It shouldn't have come to this. There's no sense in boring you with the rest of Sprewell's problems
> this season with Carlesimo. The details are irrelevant. His past speaks volumes. Where his future lies
> -- well, it won't be in the Bay Area -- and as for his value -- let's just say there won't be an All-Star
> coming in return.
>
> For all intents and purposes, we'd love to see him waived and lose the value of his contract. It just
> doesn't happen in the NBA ... land of the guaranteed contracts and badly bruised coaches. Sounds
> like just the right time for Jerry Krause to swoop down and steal him for the Chicago Bulls. Too
> bad, the W's would expect Scottie Pippen in return. That won't happen.
>


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