Stephen A. Smith: "Iggy deserves over 60 million"

THFM · Post #1 » by **THFM** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:40 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/vid ... Id=2459788

What do you guys think?

geiger · Post #2 » by **geiger** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:42 pm

Does he deserve over $60 million over 6 years? Probably. Does he deserve more than 6 years at $66? Absolutely not. And that's presuming he would rather sign a 6 year and not a 5 year contract. I would much rather sign for 5 years if I'm him since he could hit free agency again before turning 30.

bedjaw · Post #3 » by **bedjaw** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:53 pm

If the going rate is Monta Ellis for 6yr $66M than Iggy could reasonably expect about 6 yr $70M.

UptownPhilly · Post #4 » by **UptownPhilly** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:05 pm

He should get no more than $12-13 million per season. If he wants more(I'm quite sure he does), he'll have to go elsewhere.

tanman636 · Post #5 » by **tanman636** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:10 pm

i agree with him.

76ciology · Post #6 » by **76ciology** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:42 pm

I stopped watching after I heard the words "cornerstone", "franchise" and Ïguodala."

geiger · Post #7 » by **geiger** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:47 pm

He's certainly not a franchise player or a cornerstone of this team. This shows how little Stephen A. knows about basketball. How that bag of hot air come to prominence I'll never understand. And I don't believe Iggy deserves more than Monta Ellis, who will be playing the second most difficult to find position in the league - PG, as to Iggy's easiest to find - swingman. And Ellis average as many points for a much, much better team while shooting over 50%. It's easier to put up bigger numbers on worse teams. Ellis is the much more talented offensive player. A good defensive PG won't be able to shut Ellis down - only slow him up and make him work harder. As we all saw with Iggy in the playoffs, when the defense pays attention to him, one can expect 30% shooting and 12 points a game out of him.

freshie2 · Post #8 » by **freshie2** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:08 am

How SAS remains gainfully employed is still a mystery to me...he has something on someone @ ESPN.

That being said, yes, Iguodala should get over 60 million in a deal similar to Monta Ellis. The market has been set, and now they need to finalize the deal. If they lose him for trying to give him less than 6/66, it would be a big mistake.

bebopdeluxe · Post #9 » by **bebopdeluxe** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:18 am

5/57? Sure.

6/70? Fine.

5/61? Ummm....errr....aahhhh....well....OK.

5/70?

Don't let the door hit your azz after you sign that QO, 'Dre....

Post #10 » by **The Guilty Party** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:10 am

I'm fine with 6 years/$70MIL but that's it. If he wants 5 years/$70MIL... I'm looking at sign-and-trade deals.

Post #11 » by **sixers hoops** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:18 am

freshie2 wrote:How SAS remains gainfully employed is still a mystery to me...he has something on someone @ ESPN.

However, they did move him to the couch on draft night, which gave him little chance to do anything other than interviews. I found this less annoying than usual.

geiger · Post #12 » by **geiger** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:19 am

His interviews were absolutely atrocious as well. The guy brings nothing to the table other than idiocy and snobbery.

Post #13 » by **Stanford** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:34 am

And cheese doodles.

Post #14 » by **Sixerscan** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:56 am

EVERYTHING I SAY IS IMPORTANT

76ciology · Post #15 » by **76ciology** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:53 am

6/60 would be the ideal contract for both Iggy and the Sixers.

But I really think that we're going to give him around 6/66-70, mostly because of the urgency of signing him because of our promise with Elton. We can't really risk Iggy not signing with us, it would really ruin our chance to compete this year.

Dedicated_76ers_fan · Post #16 » by **Dedicated_76ers_fan** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:10 am

Stephen.A.Smith came to prominence because of his voice. Yes, he does make alot of mistakes. But when he's right, his voice is one that many NBA analysts wish to have. I only think Tim Legler has a voice that's similar in impact. I like listening to Legler, basketball smart.

philly262 · Post #17 » by **philly262** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:36 am

geiger wrote:He's certainly not a franchise player or a cornerstone of this team. This shows how little Stephen A. knows about basketball. How that bag of hot air come to prominence I'll never understand. And I don't believe Iggy deserves more than Monta Ellis, who will be playing the second most difficult to find position in the league - PG, as to Iggy's easiest to find - swingman. And Ellis average as many points for a much, much better team while shooting over 50%. It's easier to put up bigger numbers on worse teams. Ellis is the much more talented offensive player. A good defensive PG won't be able to shut Ellis down - only slow him up and make him work harder. As we all saw with Iggy in the playoffs, when the defense pays attention to him, one can expect 30% shooting and 12 points a game out of him.

Monta Ellis did get shut down in the playoffs in both series actually when the Warriors played the Mavericks and the Jazz, he had terrible numbers in both series AND he wasn't even the first option on the team.

So crucifying Iguodala because he has a bad playoff series vs one of the best defensive teams in the league.

But when guys like Monta Ellis or Josh Smith do it, tweeners who really don't have a position... It's ignored or unacknowledged.

Mik317 · Post #18 » by **Mik317** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:52 am

also can we wait to see if Ellis can even play the PG position first before annointing him greatness in a box?

Wildfire · Post #19 » by **Wildfire** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:09 pm

AL HORFORD! SOME PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE THE BEST FORWARD SINCE SLAVA MED-VE-DEN-KO!

Dedicated_76ers_fan · Post #20 » by **Dedicated_76ers_fan** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:59 pm

philly262 wrote:
geiger wrote:He's certainly not a franchise player or a cornerstone of this team. This shows how little Stephen A. knows about basketball. How that bag of hot air come to prominence I'll never understand. And I don't believe Iggy deserves more than Monta Ellis, who will be playing the second most difficult to find position in the league - PG, as to Iggy's easiest to find - swingman. And Ellis average as many points for a much, much better team while shooting over 50%. It's easier to put up bigger numbers on worse teams. Ellis is the much more talented offensive player. A good defensive PG won't be able to shut Ellis down - only slow him up and make him work harder. As we all saw with Iggy in the playoffs, when the defense pays attention to him, one can expect 30% shooting and 12 points a game out of him.

Monta Ellis did get shut down in the playoffs in both series actually when the Warriors played the Mavericks and the Jazz, he had terrible numbers in both series AND he wasn't even the first option on the team.

So crucifying Iguodala because he has a bad playoff series vs one of the best defensive teams in the league.

But when guys like Monta Ellis or Josh Smith do it, tweeners who really don't have a position... It's ignored or unacknowledged.

Possibly because Jason Richardson/Stephen Jackson/B-Diddy were in GS?