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bwgood77 wrote:My guess is that McDonough is offering Bledsoe 4/44 and floating out a potential S&T with Milwaukee, making Bledsoe think twice of taking that offer and then McDonough will ultimately go 4/48 and at that point Bledsoe will be happy to accept. At least that's what I'd do considering the limited market for Bledsoe.
fromthetop321 wrote:I got Lebron number 1, he is also leading defensive player of the year. Curry's game still reminds me of Jeremy Lin to much.
Moochthemonkey wrote:1UPZ wrote:you coming down to a conclusion that he will bag groceries is probably racist, if not just incredibly ignorant.
wtf? how could his comment be possibly construed as racist? He didn't say he was would work at a KFC.
"Bagging groceries" is simply a figure of speech. As it stands, Lebron has no more marketable skills at the end of the day other than being an athlete.
The point of the matter is, at the end of the day he will make hundreds of millions for bouncing a ball around...not to say he isn't entitled to whatever money he gets, but if someone complains about how much money they are making (as Sunsdeuce pointed out- something normal people do in their spare time; an activity many others do not have the opportunity to partake in) I will simply laugh.
When I was in my mid and early twenties I made 25-30k making/playing/teaching music...I told my friends that if I ever complained about how much I got paid to slap me across the face.
SunsFanSSOL wrote:drewsprocket wrote:Frye's comments is hardly news worthy. I like the guy...He got PAID by a team willing to over pay him. Congrats, but you're drunk if you think you're worth more than the 6.8 you were set to earn next season. Fine player, great person. Good luck. Don't act like you were done wrong by the Suns...you were rescued by the Suns (Steve Nash and Gentry).
What's significant about his comments are that McD only seems to care about the guys he's brought in, not the guys from the previous regime (Dragic, Morris twins, Marshall, Gortat, Brown, Johnson, Beasley). The only exception to this so far seems to be Tucker.
1UPZ wrote:Moochthemonkey wrote:1UPZ wrote:you coming down to a conclusion that he will bag groceries is probably racist, if not just incredibly ignorant.
wtf? how could his comment be possibly construed as racist? He didn't say he was would work at a KFC.
"Bagging groceries" is simply a figure of speech. As it stands, Lebron has no more marketable skills at the end of the day other than being an athlete.
The point of the matter is, at the end of the day he will make hundreds of millions for bouncing a ball around...not to say he isn't entitled to whatever money he gets, but if someone complains about how much money they are making (as Sunsdeuce pointed out- something normal people do in their spare time; an activity many others do not have the opportunity to partake in) I will simply laugh.
When I was in my mid and early twenties I made 25-30k making/playing/teaching music...I told my friends that if I ever complained about how much I got paid to slap me across the face.
I'm not african american, but when I read his post coming to conclusion that african american athletes without high school education are limited to bagging groceries made me think that he was implying something racial.
Now, that’s just my first impression.
Had he mentioned that in a public forum or in front of the media, I can tell you many many more people will think he was being racist… intentional or not.
I found it mildly racist… and Im not your typical guy that is soft as butter, I can tolerate many things. But what he said I found offensive.
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lilfishi22 wrote:cosmofizzo wrote:I like Ennis. Please don't trade him for an old guy... unless there's a right to exchange picks involved!!!
Tyler is kinda Kidd-like... just not the rebounded Kidd was. But then again, it was really the rebounding that made Jason what he was.
Ilya isn't old, he's only just turned 27. You could argue any PG with good PG skills and no shooting is kind "Kidd-like".
gaspar wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/489287070897426433[/tweet]
Free agent Anthony Tolliver has reached agreement on a two-year, $6 million contract with the Phoenix Suns, league sources told RealGM.
His agent, Larry Fox, confirmed the deal on Tuesday night.
On the first day of free agency, every NBA general manager received a hard copy 20-page presentation highlighting Tolliver as the 15th best three-point shooter in the league, his 48.2 percent three-point percentage in the fourth quarter and his strong plus-minus ratios in his career. Tolliver and Fox scoured the free agent market for the best opportunity to play his most effective position as a stretch power forward and 13 teams expressed interest throughout the process.
In Phoenix, Tolliver helps fill the void left by the departure of Channing Frye and gives the Suns a positive veteran leader, proven shooter and member of the executive committee in the NBA players union. Tolliver averaged 6.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 41.3 percent from three-point range last season for the Charlotte Hornets.
“It’s a great opportunity for me,” Tolliver said by phone. “I went into this free agency and it worked out perfectly when Phoenix contacted my agent. With a great nucleus of young players, and the respect I have for Ryan [McDonough], Jeff Hornacek and the entire organization, it’s a perfect situation. For me, I want to go in there and help any way I can.
“The Suns are an up tempo team, and when I was with Golden State I had a similar style. I’m able to produce at a high level and this style compares to that Golden State team. I can play the three as well, but my natural position is four, rebounding, hitting open shots. The Suns made it clear I’m coming to play the four. Phoenix is a great city, a great family city.”
Tolliver, 29, has averaged 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in his six NBA seasons. He carved a shooting role as a stretch-four, but he’s played a majority of his minutes at small forward over the past few seasons. As a power forward, Tolliver had a 34-point performance and a 21-rebound game late in the 2011 season with the Golden State Warriors.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards were in detailed discussions with Tolliver before his agreement with the Suns.
gaspar wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/489287070897426433[/tweet]
gaspar wrote:Well, I like Tolliver at $3M per year much more than Frye or Ilyasova at $8M.
Zero Tolerance wrote:Gross... Tolliver? I'd much rather sign Blatche for the same amount. no matter how much of a headcase he is.
I'll just leave this here...
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqc1MNA3GZ0[/youtube]
good times.
