Take a look at his career stats, peoples!
Rookie season, 1997-98, with the Kings
59 games played
16.3 minutes/game
40.3 FG%
21.1 3Pt%
6.4 points/game
1.9 rebounds/game
0.9 assists/game
1.1 turnovers/game
0.6 steals/game
0.2 blocks/game
Second season, 1998-99, with the Kings
49 games played
24.6 minutes/game
43.5 FG%
28.6 3Pt%
9.3 points/game
3.8 rebounds/game
1.0 assists/game
1.4 turnovers/game
1.0 steals/game
0.3 blocks/game
Third season, 1999-2000, with the Magic and the Nuggets
61 games played
25.9 minutes/game
42.4 FG%
13.0 3Pt%
11.4 points/game
4.8 rebounds/game
1.6 assists/game
1.7 turnovers/game
1.0 steals/game
0.5 blocks/game
Fourth season, 2000-01, with the Nuggets
29 games played
14.5 minutes/game
38.7 FG%
3.8 points/game
2.1 rebounds/game
0.8 assists/game
1.2 turnovers/game
0.5 steals/game
0.4 blocks/game
Fifth season, 2001-02, with the Nuggets and Mavs
24 games played
18.4 minutes/game
37.4 FG%
5.6 points/game
3.5 rebounds/game
1.0 assists/game
1.1 turnovers/game
0.8 steals/game
0.4 blocks/game
SO! At NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has the guy been able to shoot the ball well from the perimeter, at NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has he NOT had a TERRIBLE assist-to-turnover ratio, at NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has he stayed healthy (the most games he played in one season was 61!), at NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has he been able to shoot the ball well PERIOD (43.5 FG% was his career high)!
I look at the guy's stats, and I just don't get it! Who gave this guy a big extension? Dan Issel? Why? Does anybody know? I mean, I know how easy it is to make fun of how much money guys like Shawn Kemp and Vinny Baker and Allan Houston make--but these guys were all, at one point, good NBA players! Kemp was, at one point, one of the 2-3 best PFs in the league! Baker used to put up incredible numbers in Milwaukee! Houston, well, he doesn't deserve a $100 mil contract, but didn't he average 20 points/game last year?
The point is, most overpaid guys did SOMETHING to get all that money! What the HELL did this Tariq Abdul-Wahad dude ever do to get all his money? Does anybody REMEMBER? Take another look at those stats up there--AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE?
Anyway, just thought you guys might want to take a look at the dude's career stats. And, by the way, here's what he's making over the next four seasons:
2002-03 $5.6 mil
2003-04 $6.2 mil
2004-05 $6.8 mil
2005-06 $7.3 mil
JESUS!
Rookie season, 1997-98, with the Kings
59 games played
16.3 minutes/game
40.3 FG%
21.1 3Pt%
6.4 points/game
1.9 rebounds/game
0.9 assists/game
1.1 turnovers/game
0.6 steals/game
0.2 blocks/game
Second season, 1998-99, with the Kings
49 games played
24.6 minutes/game
43.5 FG%
28.6 3Pt%
9.3 points/game
3.8 rebounds/game
1.0 assists/game
1.4 turnovers/game
1.0 steals/game
0.3 blocks/game
Third season, 1999-2000, with the Magic and the Nuggets
61 games played
25.9 minutes/game
42.4 FG%
13.0 3Pt%
11.4 points/game
4.8 rebounds/game
1.6 assists/game
1.7 turnovers/game
1.0 steals/game
0.5 blocks/game
Fourth season, 2000-01, with the Nuggets
29 games played
14.5 minutes/game
38.7 FG%
3.8 points/game
2.1 rebounds/game
0.8 assists/game
1.2 turnovers/game
0.5 steals/game
0.4 blocks/game
Fifth season, 2001-02, with the Nuggets and Mavs
24 games played
18.4 minutes/game
37.4 FG%
5.6 points/game
3.5 rebounds/game
1.0 assists/game
1.1 turnovers/game
0.8 steals/game
0.4 blocks/game
SO! At NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has the guy been able to shoot the ball well from the perimeter, at NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has he NOT had a TERRIBLE assist-to-turnover ratio, at NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has he stayed healthy (the most games he played in one season was 61!), at NO POINT IN HIS CAREER has he been able to shoot the ball well PERIOD (43.5 FG% was his career high)!
I look at the guy's stats, and I just don't get it! Who gave this guy a big extension? Dan Issel? Why? Does anybody know? I mean, I know how easy it is to make fun of how much money guys like Shawn Kemp and Vinny Baker and Allan Houston make--but these guys were all, at one point, good NBA players! Kemp was, at one point, one of the 2-3 best PFs in the league! Baker used to put up incredible numbers in Milwaukee! Houston, well, he doesn't deserve a $100 mil contract, but didn't he average 20 points/game last year?
The point is, most overpaid guys did SOMETHING to get all that money! What the HELL did this Tariq Abdul-Wahad dude ever do to get all his money? Does anybody REMEMBER? Take another look at those stats up there--AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE?
Anyway, just thought you guys might want to take a look at the dude's career stats. And, by the way, here's what he's making over the next four seasons:
2002-03 $5.6 mil
2003-04 $6.2 mil
2004-05 $6.8 mil
2005-06 $7.3 mil
JESUS!