Honesty, The best policy?

[pio@edu15.coe.ufl.edu (mark piotrowski)]

I found this article about penny hardaway by Vescey.  Pay special attention
to the last paragraph.  It's great to see someone being honest!!!

                             "I owe it to the franchise to give the Magic
the first shot to
                            sign me," he said. "As long as management
proves to me
                            it's willing to do what it takes to win."

                            Next summer is pivotal, Hardaway underscores. The
                            Magic will have between $4 million and $10M in
cap room
                            to recruit one, possible two, elite free
agents. When the
                            Rockets were in that position two summers ago,
Hakeem
                            Olajuwon demanded the majority of the available
funds for
                            himself. Consequently, Kevin Willis has been
the only
                            established veteran since to get more than a
bare minimum
                            guarantee.

                            "No way will I do that," Hardaway asserted. "I
had a taste
                            of the Finals and it wasn't enough. I want to
win it all. And
                            we're a piece or two away from doing that."

                            Not that Penny has anything against collecting
his share of
                            Benjamins. As if anyone has forgotten how
Hardaway was
                            booed in Orlando when he demanded a $100M contract
                            following his rookie year.

                            "Kevin Garnett is a good friend of mine and a
good player,
                            too. But I could never say with a straight face
that it's not
                            about the money. I love the game, and I have
fun playing
                            it, but it is about the money!"