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Jingled said:
What the hell?


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Odd. Interesting that he's back in Washington. I went and looked at his numbers and was surprised by two things: 1) he was the 17th pick. I would have guessed higher... and 2) he only had one season where he scored >20ppg. My perception of him in the 90s was a superstar. Not saying he wasn't, but all his years in Seattle he never hit 20 ppg and I would have thought for sure he was 20+ that whole time.
 
infection said:
Odd. Interesting that he's back in Washington. I went and looked at his numbers and was surprised by two things: 1) he was the 17th pick. I would have guessed higher... and 2) he only had one season where he scored >20ppg. My perception of him in the 90s was a superstar. Not saying he wasn't, but all his years in Seattle he never hit 20 ppg and I would have thought for sure he was 20+ that whole time.
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Yeah but overall scores were low compared to today. And he shared the court with another 20 ppg scorer. Still it does seem low from my recollection as well.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Yeah but overall scores were low compared to today. And he shared the court with another 20 ppg scorer. Still it does seem low from my recollection as well.
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Well, another thing to blow your mind is that GP only averaged >20 twice on the Kemp-era Sonics.
 
infection said:
Odd. Interesting that he's back in Washington. I went and looked at his numbers and was surprised by two things: 1) he was the 17th pick. I would have guessed higher... and 2) he only had one season where he scored >20ppg. My perception of him in the 90s was a superstar. Not saying he wasn't, but all his years in Seattle he never hit 20 ppg and I would have thought for sure he was 20+ that whole time.
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That is definitely surprising. I would've guessed he had at least 5 or 6 seasons of averaging over 20ppg. I used to love watching him as a kid...so athletic and such a great dunker.
 
infection said:
Odd. Interesting that he's back in Washington. I went and looked at his numbers and was surprised by two things: 1) he was the 17th pick. I would have guessed higher... and 2) he only had one season where he scored >20ppg. My perception of him in the 90s was a superstar. Not saying he wasn't, but all his years in Seattle he never hit 20 ppg and I would have thought for sure he was 20+ that whole time.
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I remember him being superhyped in his first few years but he never really took the step to being a superstar and the hype sort of faded after Shaq came into the league.

But my perspective is weak since NBA coverage here was bad at that time.
 
fishonjazz said:
I met Kemp in person at the utah summer league at east high school when he had just been drafted straight out of high school. He was one of my favorites of all time. Sad how far the Rainman has fallen.
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Prison wishes and gangsta dreams. Must be an incredible draw. I don't get it. Different world than mine that's for sure.
 
infection said:
Odd. Interesting that he's back in Washington. I went and looked at his numbers and was surprised by two things: 1) he was the 17th pick. I would have guessed higher... and 2) he only had one season where he scored >20ppg. My perception of him in the 90s was a superstar. Not saying he wasn't, but all his years in Seattle he never hit 20 ppg and I would have thought for sure he was 20+ that whole time.
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Yeah, but he averaged 17+ for a ton of seasons and performed big in the playoffs.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Prison wishes and gangsta dreams. Must be an incredible draw. I don't get it. Different world than mine that's for sure.
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Players didnt make the same money as they do now and I think he has like 6 baby mommas. Dude probably struggling.
 
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