WT- Nate unlikely to be back (WAIT! + instagram pic pg 81!)

Post #1221 » by **RedBulls23** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:57 pm

JackFinn wrote:
Doom wrote:posted 14 hours ago by nate

http://instagram.com/p/brJMqygr_z/

It's safe to change the title of this thread. We extended him an offer of 120% the vet min, and he still likes us (even though we gave Dunleavy the MMLE.) If he doesn't get an offer better than the vet min, and there are no signs that he will, he's going to sign with us.

Can someone actually post the picture because it's not coming up for me. Getting me all excited and I can't even see ****!!

League Circles · Post #1222 » by **League Circles** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:59 pm

JackFinn wrote:
Doom wrote:posted 14 hours ago by nate

http://instagram.com/p/brJMqygr_z/

It's safe to change the title of this thread. We extended him an offer of 120% the vet min, and he still likes us (even though we gave Dunleavy the MMLE.) If he doesn't get an offer better than the vet min, and there are no signs that he will, he's going to sign with us.

I must have missed it - has it indeed been rumored/reported that we offered him the 120%?

JackFinn · Post #1223 » by **JackFinn** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:01 pm

Red-Bulls83 wrote:
JackFinn wrote:
Doom wrote:posted 14 hours ago by nate

http://instagram.com/p/brJMqygr_z/

It's safe to change the title of this thread. We extended him an offer of 120% the vet min, and he still likes us (even though we gave Dunleavy the MMLE.) If he doesn't get an offer better than the vet min, and there are no signs that he will, he's going to sign with us.

Can someone actually post the picture because it's not coming up for me. Getting me all excited and I can't even see ****!!

JackFinn · Post #1224 » by **JackFinn** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:06 pm

Gar Paxdorf wrote:I must have missed it - has it indeed been rumored/reported that we offered him the 120%?

There was a report we offered him the minimum -

blumeany wrote:Well, there's this:

Chicago contacted Nate Robinson and offered the minimum, per a source. He's searching for a more lucrative multi-year deal after big season.

Via Alex Kennedy/Hoopsworld

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Sure, there's a possibility we're nickel/diming him and only offering 100%, but I doubt it

Post #1225 » by **RedBulls23** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:06 pm

Thanks Jack! Man I hope he's not just teasing us like he's teasing the ladies with those pics. :eyebrows:

Bullflip · Post #1226 » by **Bullflip** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:07 pm

What does it mean though? He has taken pics with Bulls gear on before but he hasn't signed yet. I don't think there is any significance to the pic. Maybe he's just trying to show he would like to stay with the Bulls, and he's hoping the bulls will give him a good offer?

JackFinn · Post #1227 » by **JackFinn** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:13 pm

Red-Bulls83 wrote:Man I hope he's not just teasing us like he's teasing the ladies with those pics.

If he were a tease, he'd cover them nipps. *know what I'm sayin' emoticon*

Bullflip wrote:What does it mean though? He has taken pics with Bulls gear on before but he hasn't signed yet. I don't think there is any significance to the pic. Maybe he's just trying to show he would like to stay with the Bulls, and he's hoping the bulls will give him a good offer?

The Bulls can't give him a better offer. I just take the photo to mean he isn't ruling us out.

Post #1228 » by **RedBulls23** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:14 pm

Bullflip wrote:What does it mean though? He has taken pics with Bulls gear on before but he hasn't signed yet. I don't think there is any significance to the pic. Maybe he's just trying to show he would like to stay with the Bulls, and he's hoping the bulls will give him a good offer?

We offered him the best we could since we used the mmle on Dunleavy.

Gregnice33 · Post #1229 » by **Gregnice33** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:14 pm

That my friends is A LOT of tattoos.

Holy hell he is jacked.

Finally, this probably means nothing, lets not read too much into hat selection.

I do hope he stays, he is the bench scorer/shooter/creator we need. Plus, his teammates love him. And contrary to popular opinion I think we need more depth in the backcourt. Kirk will get hurt, we still don't know to expect from Rose, and Teague in all likelihood won't be ready to be a solid contributor.

Now if everyone is healthy then minutes become an issue.

BIGGIEsmalls 23 · Post #1230 » by **BIGGIEsmalls 23** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:15 pm

Bullflip wrote:What does it mean though? He has taken pics with Bulls gear on before but he hasn't signed yet. I don't think there is any significance to the pic. Maybe he's just trying to show he would like to stay with the Bulls, and he's hoping the bulls will give him a good offer?

I've been saying for a while that he's using Twitter as a way to rile up some Bulls fans.

He needs the Bulls to drive up his demand with other teams. If the Bulls are only offering him a token minimum deal, that will be what other teams offer.

Nate is looking out for Nate.

JackFinn · Post #1231 » by **JackFinn** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:17 pm

BIGGIEsmalls 23 wrote:He needs the Bulls to drive up his demand with other teams. If the Bulls are only offering him a token minimum deal, that will be what other teams offer.

The Bulls don't have his bird rights, unfortunately. So they can't offer him more than that.

Post #1232 » by **fleet** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:20 pm

This pic means he has received dufflebags full of C-notes from Bulls players and owners Andrei Kirilenko/Udonis Haslem style!

League Circles · Post #1233 » by **League Circles** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:21 pm

JackFinn wrote:
Gar Paxdorf wrote:I must have missed it - has it indeed been rumored/reported that we offered him the 120%?

There was a report we offered him the minimum -

blumeany wrote:Well, there's this:

Chicago contacted Nate Robinson and offered the minimum, per a source. He's searching for a more lucrative multi-year deal after big season.

Via Alex Kennedy/Hoopsworld

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Sure, there's a possibility we're nickel/diming him and only offering 100%, but I doubt it

FWIW, I think there is a substantial chance we haven't offered him the 20% raise, or any raise for that matter. As I understand the CBA, if he's a minimum player, we only pay the 884k (league pays the rest), plus the taxes on that 884k, which I'm assuming to be the second tier of LT at $1.75 on the dollar. Thus, we'd pay 884k+1.75*884 = 2.43 million.

With the 20% raise, he's not longer a minimum player, and the league doesn't pay any of his salary, plus we pay tax on the whole thing. So we pay 1.518 mil + 1.75* 1.518 mil = 4.17 mil.

So in order for Nate to get 1.518 mil (20% raise over the minimum for a player in his 8th year - Nate was in his 8th year this past season) instead of 1.272 million (minimum for a 9th year player) this coming season, the Bulls have to spend almost 1.8 million more. So it's only about 225k to Nate, but 1.8 million to the Bulls.

TheSuzerain · Post #1234 » by **TheSuzerain** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:24 pm

We can offer him (slightly) more than the minimum deal I believe.

Nevermind y'all got it.

Axl Rose · Post #1235 » by **Axl Rose** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:28 pm

Doom wrote:posted 14 hours ago by nate

http://instagram.com/p/brJMqygr_z/

as somebody said on here or somewhere else i cant remember...nate just loves the attention...i want him to be back but some team will give him more than a min offer eventually and he'll take it...and i dont blame him he earned a raise

Wingy · Post #1236 » by **Wingy** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:33 pm

Red-Bulls83 wrote:
Bullflip wrote:What does it mean though? He has taken pics with Bulls gear on before but he hasn't signed yet. I don't think there is any significance to the pic. Maybe he's just trying to show he would like to stay with the Bulls, and he's hoping the bulls will give him a good offer?

We offered him the best we could since we used the mmle on Dunleavy.

Wish we offered Nate the MMLE, not MDJ. I do like MDJ, but finding someone to bring what he brings is easier than finding the 'win some games by myself' ability that Nate can bring.

Chitownbulls · Post #1237 » by **Chitownbulls** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:50 pm

Come on Nate resign!!! I think he wants to stay but he is going to wait it out just in case he gets any better offers.

Mo Williams an Beno Udrith are still available.

jl342323 · Post #1238 » by **jl342323** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:56 pm

go to rip hamilton's instagram, you will see him with a bulls hat not too long ago.

bulls_13 · Post #1239 » by **bulls_13** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:07 pm

C'mon Nate. Benny needs his buddy.

JackFinn · Post #1240 » by **JackFinn** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:11 pm

jl342323 wrote:go to rip hamilton's instagram, you will see him with a bulls hat not too long ago.

With the accompanying message:

I want to thank the Bulls organization and the fans for allowing me to be apart of a great team. I wish we could of been a healthier team during my time as a bull, because i think we could of done something very special. But that's basketball for u. Now it's on to my next destination. Holdat.