chrispatrick wrote:erlim wrote:BigUps wrote:Cam Payne is as good as Rose is now. I thank him for his years here, but he's done. The guy has contemplated retiring twice in the last year and just got cut. I'd be surprised if he comes back anywhere and if he does you know he's doing it for the money.
Farewell Mr. Rose, thanks for the memories.
This is extreme hyperbole. Cameron Payne is one of the worst professional ball players, period. Rose has fallen from grace but he's still much better.
I like that this board takes the time to compare one of the worst players in the nba to to the worst rotational regular over the last few years. Rose is better than Payne, but if you feel obligated to give rose minutes then Rose hurts your team more. Neither really have a place in an NBA that values advanced statistics.
Or maybe Rose is just a figure head like Scottie Pippen in 2003. Let the kid come home, stay on the IR. Have some dignity as he winds down way before his time. I think he has a another kid on the way? Let him focus on community outreach, transition him into an ambassador role. Let him ease his anxiety and stress towards his basketball legacy. He wanted to be a small time contributor on a championship caliber team, and he has always been accepting of lesser roles. He won't have any expectations to lead, or even contribute like in New York.
It's so crazy how quickly we forget how fortunate we were to see him absolutely beast out. Even with Reggie Rose, the drama wasn't nearly as distracting as Isaiah Thomas stirring up trouble on the Cavs and Lakers, or insane Lavar Ball going on national media and regularly blasting the organization.
He was an MVP. That's something greats like Paul Pierce, or Vince Carter, or TMac have never done. He absolutely deserves to have his number retired here. Maybe not now, but I hope he can end his career on the end of the bench like Wade in Miami, or Pippen here. He was a titan at one point, and he deserves a legacy here.
