Re: Walker on ESPN

[Jan Crocker <pravda@tiac.net>]

At 07:37 PM 4/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Last night there was a short piece of him saying he wanted a deal this
>year, and even though he wants to stay here he wants to receive what he's
>worth (or something like that).  He said if he leaves they'll have to get
>another franchise player and that will cost them big bucks, anyway.  They
>said Pitino's remark was that Gaston will not go broke to pay him
>unreasonable money.  I only heard this, I was in the kitchen, but this is
>close.
>Dorine


Dorine you are right on the money. I saw the same report and your take is
accurate.
Given the state of big money contracts for star players the report mirrors
the truth.
If we don't sign Walker for the big bucks we would have to replace him with
another marquee player to stay on track in the rebuilding process. How
would we do this with our lack of flexibility with the salary cap? We are
probably better off giving him the Benjamins than taking a huge leap
backwards. Too bad it's always about the money.
That's the sorry measuring stick in sports these days; who makes more money
than the next guy.

JC