Los_29 wrote:raincityraptors wrote:TheGeneral99 wrote:
It was less "dick sucking" and more about responding to absurd haters who made weird, irrational personal attacks against Fred on a daily basis like some sort of weird high-school obsession.
That being said, Fred made great contributions to the franchise, is a top 10 Raptor of all-time, but of course he's not worth close to that Houston contract, so it's good he's gone.
Is that what you call a fanbase that is watching a player do everything possible to make the most money he can in a contract year at the expense of the team?
We all know what Fred was doing. We have seen the results of it this summer.
Give people a little grace for reacting to what was undeniably going on.
If you can't do that, I think we know who is acting like a high schooler.
Didn’t Fred just get 43 million a year from Houston? A team that was rumoured to be after Harden but pivoted the moment they hired Udoka, a coach who just so happens to have coached a Celtics team to the finals just one year ago.
The harsh reality is that what some people “thought” Fred was doing is simply not grounded in reality. His usage and FGA were lower and his assists were at a career high.
Do people honestly think that executives and coaches would want to give Fred that much money if he actually did what you think he did? Why wouldn’t they have just chosen a way better player in Harden. It’s funny that championship level coaches, executives and players around the league all view Fred entirely different than some posters on a basketball forum.
Let's see how both of our posts age going into the future.
The NBA is my main hobby. I live in Texas but as a Canadian my heart is with Canada's team. I have watched FVV play his entire career and saw how often he prioritized his shots over the team. I watched him blame young players when he was responsible for so much bad late clock execution.
Is that the kind of player you want to come work with a young team? That signing by Houston was a huge mistake.
I know what I saw last year. I don't think FVV deserves the kind of support you give him.
Good for him in having fans like you. I do hope now that he has his bag he goes back to doing the things that made him successful like actually moving his feet on defense.
Time will tell.