Calinks wrote:I missed it but looks like Bazz has produced again. Sparkplug is back
I really wonder how much going back to Minnesota for the vet minimum after turning down money he'll never see again messed with his head. If the rumors are true that he showed up at practice drunk, there's no way he could have ever worked in Minnesota because of the money situation.
The Shabazz situation should be relatable to anyone who has a job, if your company came to you and said they'd want to give you a long term contract for your job with a lot of money, you turn it down thinking there's more out there only to find out if you want to keep getting paid you'd have to take minimum wage where you currently were employed, you'd probably not be all that happy nor give even a good effort because of resentment towards the company although you made the decision not to take the millions.
I feel really bad for Shabazz and
I think Minnesota lost good asset because Shabazz rolled the dice and lost and that put himself in a funk. This season's production in Minnesota was way worse by far than anything else he's done in the NBA. But of course, if Shabazz turns it around(which I think he can) it'll be blamed on Thibs not getting the most out of Shabazz. There's nothing Thibs could do with Shabazz losing around 9 million dollars last season alone.
Although Minnesota may be losing a good asset in Shabazz because of the situation, Minnesota may be gaining a good asset because of situations with D.Rose. He was a decent high volume scorer in NY, played out of position in Cleveland and then joined Thibs again who knows how to utilize him.
