Kurt Thomas has seen it all in his 15-plus years in the NBA. The former Texas Christian star got drafted five spots behind Kevin Garnett, who revolutionized the brief preps-to-pros era. He's lived through the Euro invasion and endured the steak salad days of Shaquille O'Neal. He's seen the demise of the hand-check rule and the inclusion of zones; the end of Michael Jordan and the beginning — and middle — of LeBron James.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.