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Jimmy Butler missed Miami Heat's 120-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies due to "personal reasons."
Erik Spoelstra added that “everything’s fine” and there was no reason for further concern.
The Heat also won without Dion Waiters, who was suspended for the opener due to detrimental team conduct.
Via NBA.com
the_process wrote:What were Jimmy’s personal reasons for missing the season opener?
mplsfonz23 wrote:General soreness out for personal reasons?
Where are all of his supporters? I got ripped when he left Minnesota and told everyone in Philly he was a drama queen. Philly fans found out like we did. Now Miami is dealing with this ahole.
Didn't he say "winning was everything?" Then he signed a FAT contract, now it's not as important anymore.
He is a CANCER for ANY team he's on, and will never change. I hate to say I told you so. But not when it comes to Jimmy Butthead.
Spacely wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:General soreness out for personal reasons?
Where are all of his supporters? I got ripped when he left Minnesota and told everyone in Philly he was a drama queen. Philly fans found out like we did. Now Miami is dealing with this ahole.
Didn't he say "winning was everything?" Then he signed a FAT contract, now it's not as important anymore.
He is a CANCER for ANY team he's on, and will never change. I hate to say I told you so. But not when it comes to Jimmy Butthead.
How crazy do you look when it was a child birth
Thibs said keep LaVine and trade Wiggins. Why are you mad at him?mplsfonz23 wrote:Spacely wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:General soreness out for personal reasons?
Where are all of his supporters? I got ripped when he left Minnesota and told everyone in Philly he was a drama queen. Philly fans found out like we did. Now Miami is dealing with this ahole.
Didn't he say "winning was everything?" Then he signed a FAT contract, now it's not as important anymore.
He is a CANCER for ANY team he's on, and will never change. I hate to say I told you so. But not when it comes to Jimmy Butthead.
How crazy do you look when it was a child birth
Not crazy at all. He's still a cancer.
And why all the drama with the "personal reasons?" He doesn't want the world to know he's got a kid on the way?
DIVA at it's finest.
I am not "butt hurt over anything....Well maybe I am, but more at Thibs than Butler. Have fun with queen B.
Spacely wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:General soreness out for personal reasons?
Where are all of his supporters? I got ripped when he left Minnesota and told everyone in Philly he was a drama queen. Philly fans found out like we did. Now Miami is dealing with this ahole.
Didn't he say "winning was everything?" Then he signed a FAT contract, now it's not as important anymore.
He is a CANCER for ANY team he's on, and will never change. I hate to say I told you so. But not when it comes to Jimmy Butthead.
How crazy do you look when it was a child birth
TheCage4 wrote:Spacely wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:General soreness out for personal reasons?
Where are all of his supporters? I got ripped when he left Minnesota and told everyone in Philly he was a drama queen. Philly fans found out like we did. Now Miami is dealing with this ahole.
Didn't he say "winning was everything?" Then he signed a FAT contract, now it's not as important anymore.
He is a CANCER for ANY team he's on, and will never change. I hate to say I told you so. But not when it comes to Jimmy Butthead.
How crazy do you look when it was a child birth
Missing a game for the birth of a child- what is this the Stone Age? Live Stream that on the jumbo tron during the game!
Anything less is just selfish.
DoItALL9 wrote:Thibs said keep LaVine and trade Wiggins. Why are you mad at him?mplsfonz23 wrote:Spacely wrote:
How crazy do you look when it was a child birth
Not crazy at all. He's still a cancer.
And why all the drama with the "personal reasons?" He doesn't want the world to know he's got a kid on the way?
DIVA at it's finest.
I am not "butt hurt over anything....Well maybe I am, but more at Thibs than Butler. Have fun with queen B.
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mplsfonz23 wrote:DoItALL9 wrote:Thibs said keep LaVine and trade Wiggins. Why are you mad at him?mplsfonz23 wrote:
Not crazy at all. He's still a cancer.
And why all the drama with the "personal reasons?" He doesn't want the world to know he's got a kid on the way?
DIVA at it's finest.
I am not "butt hurt over anything....Well maybe I am, but more at Thibs than Butler. Have fun with queen B.
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No he didn't. Show me a quote.
Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt. Thibs got the most out of it because the Bulls were tanking, so waiting a year for LaVine was good with them.
The fact he destroyed our team for ONE year of JB was ALL on him.
https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-tom-thibodeau-glen-taylor-different-andrew-wiggins-trade-piece/mplsfonz23 wrote:DoItALL9 wrote:Thibs said keep LaVine and trade Wiggins. Why are you mad at him?mplsfonz23 wrote:
Not crazy at all. He's still a cancer.
And why all the drama with the "personal reasons?" He doesn't want the world to know he's got a kid on the way?
DIVA at it's finest.
I am not "butt hurt over anything....Well maybe I am, but more at Thibs than Butler. Have fun with queen B.
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No he didn't. Show me a quote.
Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt. Thibs got the most out of it because the Bulls were tanking, so waiting a year for LaVine was good with them.
The fact he destroyed our team for ONE year of JB was ALL on him.
DoItALL9 wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:DoItALL9 wrote:Thibs said keep LaVine and trade Wiggins. Why are you mad at him?
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No he didn't. Show me a quote.
Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt. Thibs got the most out of it because the Bulls were tanking, so waiting a year for LaVine was good with them.
The fact he destroyed our team for ONE year of JB was ALL on him.
"Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt."
This seems contradictory already. If TT had full control why does it matter what Glen Taylor wanted? You seem very hostile about the TT era. Is anything said here truly going to change your opinion about it?
Do you believe TT wanted to give Wiggins a maximum extension deal also? He had full control. Again, GT wanted Wiggins. TT... wanted Butler, but a maximum contract for Wiggins interfered with giving Butler the extension he wanted if iirc.
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Seems to me GT told TT he couldn't trade Wiggins AND he wanted to win immediately and TT said to do so immediately he needed his Chicago guys. We don't know if he would've went that route if the impetus to win immediately didn't exist.mplsfonz23 wrote:DoItALL9 wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:No he didn't. Show me a quote.
Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt. Thibs got the most out of it because the Bulls were tanking, so waiting a year for LaVine was good with them.
The fact he destroyed our team for ONE year of JB was ALL on him.
"Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt."
This seems contradictory already. If TT had full control why does it matter what Glen Taylor wanted? You seem very hostile about the TT era. Is anything said here truly going to change your opinion about it?
Do you believe TT wanted to give Wiggins a maximum extension deal also? He had full control. Again, GT wanted Wiggins. TT... wanted Butler, but a maximum contract for Wiggins interfered with giving Butler the extension he wanted if iirc.
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It was a mess from the start. GT gave Thibs full control, but then demanded he keep Wiigins. Not sure why. Then Thibs told GT if he want to win he needed to get his guys for his system. Convince GT that going after Taj, Rose, Butler was the way to go. He needed something to get JB so LaVine was the major piece for it because Chi didn't want Wiggins. It was a coaches win now move, and we made the PO's so it worked.
Now after the season we offered JB the MAXIMUM allowed which was $110 mil (I think) and Jimmy got pissed. So he threw everybody he could find under the bus, and forced his way out, while spouting off about winning. Helped Philly out, then pissed and moaned his way out to the highest bidder.
I think the max deal being given to Andrew Wiggins showed Butler that Minnesota wasn't committed to winning or that they didn't know what it took. This may fall on TT but I tend to lean towards thinking Wiggins' maximum deal was GT's doing.mplsfonz23 wrote:DoItALL9 wrote:mplsfonz23 wrote:No he didn't. Show me a quote.
Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt. Thibs got the most out of it because the Bulls were tanking, so waiting a year for LaVine was good with them.
The fact he destroyed our team for ONE year of JB was ALL on him.
"Thibs had full control. GT wanted Wiggins and LaVine was hurt."
This seems contradictory already. If TT had full control why does it matter what Glen Taylor wanted? You seem very hostile about the TT era. Is anything said here truly going to change your opinion about it?
Do you believe TT wanted to give Wiggins a maximum extension deal also? He had full control. Again, GT wanted Wiggins. TT... wanted Butler, but a maximum contract for Wiggins interfered with giving Butler the extension he wanted if iirc.
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It was a mess from the start. GT gave Thibs full control, but then demanded he keep Wiigins. Not sure why. Then Thibs told GT if he want to win he needed to get his guys for his system. Convince GT that going after Taj, Rose, Butler was the way to go. He needed something to get JB so LaVine was the major piece for it because Chi didn't want Wiggins. It was a coaches win now move, and we made the PO's so it worked.
Now after the season we offered JB the MAXIMUM allowed which was $110 mil (I think) and Jimmy got pissed. So he threw everybody he could find under the bus, and forced his way out, while spouting off about winning. Helped Philly out, then pissed and moaned his way out to the highest bidder.
