maybe he went there because Pop is a great coach and they have the best FO in the NBA.
And he has as good a shot there as any of the top teams.
franco12 wrote:maybe he went there because Pop is a great coach and they have the best FO in the NBA.And he has as good a shot there as any of the top teams.
their odds as of today is 9/2. Not that great.
mreinman wrote:franco12 wrote:maybe he went there because Pop is a great coach and they have the best FO in the NBA.And he has as good a shot there as any of the top teams.
their odds as of today is 9/2. Not that great.
those are as good as pretty much any team (not Lebron).
I think for West maybe the decision was secondarily winning a championship, and primarily going with the best coach in the NBA & best FO.
dk7th wrote:Knixkik wrote:He just paid 12 million for a chance at a ring. That is unreal.
i promise you he is not thinking of it that way.
Of course not, but that is the reality.
Bonn1997 wrote:That's like a 90% salary reduction! Good for him! He is aging but for the vet min he's still a bargain.
Papabear Says
Good for him?? That is down right stupid.
Papabear wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:That's like a 90% salary reduction! Good for him! He is aging but for the vet min he's still a bargain.
Papabear SaysGood for him?? That is down right stupid.
We can't say it's stupid without knowing what he values in life. That's like calling someone stupid for liking the color green. If he prefers to have 86 mil in career earnings and a shot at a ring than 96 mil and no ring, then the decision was intelligent.
Bonn1997 wrote:Papabear wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:That's like a 90% salary reduction! Good for him! He is aging but for the vet min he's still a bargain.
Papabear SaysGood for him?? That is down right stupid.
We can't say it's stupid without knowing what he values in life. That's like calling someone stupid for liking the color green. If he prefers to have 86 mil in career earnings and a shot at a ring than 96 mil and no ring, then the decision was intelligent.
career earnings are irrelevant, it all depends on how he managed him money. If he is financially set then I can understand the decision.
wow. they're stacked. gonna be able to play duncan off the bench 20 min a game or less, and save him even more for the playoffs like gs did with iggy.
I dunno--he and his agent may have simply misjudged the market for his services. I don't know if he knowingly declined big money because he wanted a ring with a contender..Maybe, maybe not.. May have just worked out that way. Interested to see if he fires his agent soon. Who else officially offered him a contract? I know he came out and dismissed the NY rumors but I don't think we ever offered him a contract, never even sat down and spoke to this dude. Not sure how many other teams did.
Apparently a ring worth a lot for him.
Knixkik wrote:dk7th wrote:Knixkik wrote:He just paid 12 million for a chance at a ring. That is unreal.
i promise you he is not thinking of it that way.
Of course not, but that is the reality.
Its your reality but he is free to define his own reality He is clearly a free man and made a choice based on value not cost or price. And he has great exemplars of sacrifice in San Antonio. He is a free man and is acting as such.
Finestrg wrote:I dunno--he and his agent may have simply misjudged the market for his services. I don't know if he knowingly declined big money because he wanted a ring with a contender..Maybe, maybe not.. May have just worked out that way. Interested to see if he fires his agent soon. Who else officially offered him a contract? I know he came out and dismissed the NY rumors but I don't think we ever offered him a contract, never even sat down and spoke to this dude. Not sure how many other teams did.
He's earned over 80 million. His values are those of a free man. I look forward to being proven wrong so I can add more grist to my cynic mill.
Yes and his act speaks what he is thinking.
mreinman wrote:don't think I have ever seen such a thing in all of sports.gives up 12 million dollar for a chance at a ring.
Wow - that truly shows he cared only to win and not for money. wish we could have landed him, but not happy with how he dissed the Knicks.
Bonn1997 wrote:Papabear wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:That's like a 90% salary reduction! Good for him! He is aging but for the vet min he's still a bargain.
Papabear SaysGood for him?? That is down right stupid.
We can't say it's stupid without knowing what he values in life. That's like calling someone stupid for liking the color green. If he prefers to have 86 mil in career earnings and a shot at a ring than 96 mil and no ring, then the decision was intelligent.
Well said
meloshouldgo wrote:mreinman wrote:don't think I have ever seen such a thing in all of sports.gives up 12 million dollar for a chance at a ring.
Wow - that truly shows he cared only to win and not for money. wish we could have landed him, but not happy with how he dissed the Knicks.
He dissed the Knicks, that's ridiculous to me.
If he gave up 10 mil and they don't win the chip he'll be the biggest idiot in the league.
dk7th wrote:Knixkik wrote:dk7th wrote:Knixkik wrote:He just paid 12 million for a chance at a ring. That is unreal.
i promise you he is not thinking of it that way.
Of course not, but that is the reality.
Its your reality but he is free to define his own reality He is clearly a free man and made a choice based on value not cost or price. And he has great exemplars of sacrifice in San Antonio. He is a free man and is acting as such.
12 mil is 12 mil dude lol.
stopstandthere wrote:meloshouldgo wrote:mreinman wrote:don't think I have ever seen such a thing in all of sports.gives up 12 million dollar for a chance at a ring.
Wow - that truly shows he cared only to win and not for money. wish we could have landed him, but not happy with how he dissed the Knicks.
He dissed the Knicks, that's ridiculous to me.
I pray you are joking.
wargames wrote:If he gave up 10 mil and they don't win the chip he'll be the biggest idiot in the league.
Says you. How many of us really need 10 million more dollars when you have earned several anyway? One's priorities are not always the same. He's not exactly struggling to survive. Guessing he knows what he wants and is doing.
wargames wrote:If he gave up 10 mil and they don't win the chip he'll be the biggest idiot in the league.
And the reality is he is far more likely NOT to win a championship than win it. He could have gone ring chasing in a year or two, but it is his decision at the end of the day.
