<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Harpring will chat on April 18. Matt Harpring is in his eighth NBA season and fourth with the Utah Jazz. Harpring appeared in 78 of 82 games in 2004-05, finishing as the team's third leading scorer with 14.0 points per game and tied with Andrei Kirilenko for third in rebounding (6.2). He shot .478 percent from the field and .778 percent from the line while scoring in double-figures 60 times. Harpring underwent surgery on his right knee following the season, but is expected to be ready for the 2005-06 season. Harpring has played in 378 games during his seven-year career (313 starts), with Orlando, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Utah, and has career averages of 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds. Harpring was Utah's second-leading scorer during the 2003 Playoffs, scoring 14.8 points and grabbing 5.4 rebounds in the first round series vs. Sacramento. In 14 career playoff games with Utah and Orlando, he has averaged 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds. Originally selected by Orlando in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft (15th pick overall), Harpring spent his first two seasons with the Magic, then a season each in Cleveland and Philadelphia before the Jazz acquired him on August 3, 2001, along with Cedric Henderson and Robert Traylor for Tyrone Hill and Jumaine Jones. Harpring finished his collegiate career at Georgia Tech ranked second in Yellow Jackets history in both scoring and rebounding and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team for three consecutive seasons (1996-98). He was also named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Basketball Team. Matt is scheduled to chat live with fans at 1pm MT (3pm ET) on Tuesday, April 18. Post your questions now and check back on April 18 for the live chat.</div> Source
Woot!!! 2 questions this time out of the hundreds I entered <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Jordan Raygoza (Corning,CA): Who was your biggest mentor when you entered the league? Who have you been mentoring if anyone? Matt Harpring: My biggest mentor when I came into the league was Horace Grant. He took me under his wing and showed me the ropes in the NBA. He was like a 10-12 year veteran and I'm only an eight-year guy, but any guys I can help, give advice to I do. I want to help these guys get better in this league and thrive in this league.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Jordan Raygoza (Corning,CA): Your the one, if not only, of the last players on Utah that played with Malone and Stockton, what kind of experience did you experience from that? Matt Harpring: It was the best experience I've had playing the game of basketball. It's something I will always be able to say, that I played with two of the greatest players to ever play this game. They were not only great players, but great friends. </div>
