RE: goodbye oh selfish one...

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

A hero in college ??? Did I miss something ?  I believe it was a freshman 
named Ron Mercer who stepped up in the championship game that year..


On Monday, July 06, 1998 3:17 PM, Douglas342@aol.com 
[SMTP:Douglas342@aol.com] wrote:
>     Wait a minute here.  Everyone seems to agree that Walker has the 
tools to
> be a great player, and is already an all-star.  But his game lacks a
> certain... maturity?  Selflessness?  Good grief, the guy is 21 years old, 
a
> hero in college, probably minimally educated, and now rich guys are 
telling
> him he's worth up to fifteen million dollars a year?  This ain't exactly 
a
> recipe for "how to create a low-key, team oriented, spotlight-avoiding 
star."
>     I have come to the conclusion that you can't get into the argument 
over
> whether Gaston oughta pay him.  In one universe, he's probably worth the
> money, but in another parallel universe, no one is.   Gaston and Pitino 
will
> make the decision and we live with it.  If he stays, we hope that another 
year
> with an improving team will convince him that team play is what wins 
rings,
> and his immaturity will give way to a polished professionalism.
>     On another topic, I asked a couple of weeks ago why no one is talking
> about Ike Austin any more.  He was hot topic here for some time, but then
> vanished.  Is it assumed that Utah has him locked up?  Or just that he 
isn't
> that good?