Does Walker go pro or not?

[1992]

True story.  During one of the final Big 12 regular season games, Bill went on a big rant at halftime - "Mike's got HIS money...you $%#*s better get me the $%&*in' ball."  Reliable source (player).

If there is ANY way (and I mean ANY), he is out-O-here.  Ratchet-down your expectations now, and hope for a surprise.

[catzacker]

True story.  During one of the final Big 12 regular season games, Bill went on a big rant at halftime - "Mike's got HIS money...you $%#*s better get me the $%&*in' ball."  Reliable source (player).

If there is ANY way (and I mean ANY), he is out-O-here.  Ratchet-down your expectations now, and hope for a surprise.

why was this anecdote saved until now?  Excellent.  Got any more?

[pissclams]

True story.  During one of the final Big 12 regular season games, Bill went on a big rant at halftime - "Mike's got HIS money...you $%#*s better get me the $%&*in' ball."  Reliable source (player).

If there is ANY way (and I mean ANY), he is out-O-here.  Ratchet-down your expectations now, and hope for a surprise.

bill walker.  = mean guy. 

[ECN]

i wonder what he is more hungry for.

winning or securing himself as a high lottery pick for next year.

[geesiskryst]

True story.  During one of the final Big 12 regular season games, Bill went on a big rant at halftime - "Mike's got HIS money...you $%#*s better get me the $%&*in' ball."  Reliable source (player).

If there is ANY way (and I mean ANY), he is out-O-here.  Ratchet-down your expectations now, and hope for a surprise.

Was this before or after he hit them all in the face with a belt buckle?

[Bullfn33]

True story.  During one of the final Big 12 regular season games, Bill went on a big rant at halftime - "Mike's got HIS money...you $%#*s better get me the $%&*in' ball."  Reliable source (player).

If there is ANY way (and I mean ANY), he is out-O-here.  Ratchet-down your expectations now, and hope for a surprise.

If you were on the team and he said that to you, would you listen to him?  Anyone who wants his teammates to help him out isn't going to say that or they could get the opposite result.  The offense is already run through Mike and Bill so he's going to get lots of touches anyway.  I'm calling BS.

[TheWildcat]

If he can get to the league, he should go.  The only way I see him staying is if the other option is Europe.

I doubt most of us could understand what it's like to come from a true poor background.  I couldn't imagine my mother finding an abandoned house and telling me that's my new home.  And the thought of cleaning out dead animals in that house just so I could have a place to sleep is creepy.

I really wish Bill and his family well regardless.  He didn't get the hype of Mike, but he's just as important in my mind.  He was the first of the elite recruits to come to KSU.  And after Huggy left him high and dry, he handled it better than most young people would.

The best we can hope for both of them is that they enjoyed their time and will advise others to take the same path.

Best post I've seen for months

I'll miss Walker 

[SuperSoulFighter]

Does the NBA have slot money? (like if your selected #6 you get a certain amount of money guaranteed)

This is the only post that matters in this thread.  Think about the difference in money between where Beasley is going to go and where Walker will go.

It's no wonder that Walker always seems to be pissed off.

Beasley can get a million dollar home in D.C. for his mom, a million dollar home in his NBA city and a million dollar home in Manhattan, KS to come back and visit his college buddies for a month or two out of the year with cash left over for NetJets to fly him around.  And then he will also get a bunch of endorsement money to play around with.

Meanwhile, assuming Walker gets taken late in the first round, he is looking at a job earning less than Ron Prince.

[SuperSoulFighter]

Which leads me to my conclusion that Bill Walker will someday be a fantastic basketball coach and should be thinking about that now.

[SuperSoulFighter]

Can we hire Bill Walker to be our football coach and then let him finish his education and play a little basketball in the spring semester?

[fatty fat fat]

I want Bill to stay so bad. Fun to watch. Great dude.

[fatty fat fat]

Can we hire Bill Walker to be our football coach and then let him finish his education and play a little basketball in the spring semester?

what's with you and triple posts?

[SuperSoulFighter]

Stream of consciousness.

I didn't want to deprive you of any of my brilliant ideas.

Pick one or the other.

[BarryMcCockner]

Does the NBA have slot money? (like if your selected #6 you get a certain amount of money guaranteed)

This is the only post that matters in this thread.  Think about the difference in money between where Beasley is going to go and where Walker will go.

It's no wonder that Walker always seems to be pissed off.

Beasley can get a million dollar home in D.C. for his mom, a million dollar home in his NBA city and a million dollar home in Manhattan, KS to come back and visit his college buddies for a month or two out of the year with cash left over for NetJets to fly him around.  And then he will also get a bunch of endorsement money to play around with.

Meanwhile, assuming Walker gets taken late in the first round, he is looking at a job earning less than Ron Prince.

This is exactly what I was saying.  If you can stay a year and move up 10-15 slots, you're doubling your money.

[SuperSoulFighter]

If Walker and Beasley both stay one more year and Walker plays well enough to move up to around 15th, Bill will lose almost 5% of his salary in each of the first three years because Mike will make Bill go one spot lower.

[fatty fat fat]

True story.  During one of the final Big 12 regular season games, Bill went on a big rant at halftime - "Mike's got HIS money...you $%#*s better get me the $%&*in' ball."  Reliable source (player).

I wish our idiot players would have gotten him the ball.

[doom]

http://nbadraft.net/index.asp?content=mock2009

He's down to the second day in 09 according to draftnet.  I doubt it matters, but...

[cas]

http://nbadraft.net/index.asp?content=mock2009

He's down to the second day in 09 according to draftnet.  I doubt it matters, but...

The NBA Draft is all on one day.

[doom]

http://nbadraft.net/index.asp?content=mock2009

He's down to the second day in 09 according to draftnet.  I doubt it matters, but...

The NBA Draft is all on one day.

Sorry, round 2.