Andray Blatche - Resurgence Thread ( Merged )

dlts20 · Post #321 » by **dlts20** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:48 pm

you know what I like about that article though is Blatche's comments on his game. Its more than him just thinking that he's underpaid or whatever. If you look at some of his comments, he doesnt feel that no one can mess with him anymore. He feels like he's unstoppable and will be an All Star next year or close to it and I see that on the floor. He dont have any kind of fear of the elite guys and his game is growing by the game, literally. You can see game by game he is learning more moves and pulling them off easily against top guys
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Also, Flip now seems to be sold on him by this comment from the post and I think he likes the thought of a Gil-Blatche inside/outside duo:

Blatche has averaged 24.4 points and 9.5 rebounds in the past 16 games and Saunders said: "That's something we can hang our hat on. Knowing that we're going to have Gilbert, we're going to have draft picks and we're going to have a lot of cash. We're going to have the ability to change this team drastically. What we're trying to do now is see what we have. The decisions we have to make this offseason are as big a decision that we've made in a long time."

DaRealHibachi · Post #322 » by **DaRealHibachi** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:06 pm

Underpaid...?? Most definitely...

Not being appreciated...??? Come on now Dray, you know why you got that contract... I think it does show they appreciate you, if it weren't for them you probably wouldn't be in the NBA right now...

I do like his "All Star Mentality" though... He will become an All Star if he continues to play on this level, but that's all in his own hands...

Another thing, when he signs that new contract, how much do you guys think he'll get...??? 6 years, 90 mill...???

yungal07 · Post #323 » by **yungal07** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:20 pm

WTF....Blatche has played well for 1/4th of a season, and now he's already talking about his contract?

GTFOH...it took a trade for this guy to pull his head out of his butt, and finally be a consistent contributor, and now after a good month of basketball, he's already whining about his contract?

This dude still has a way to go on the maturity front. He shouldn't have even commented on it.

jimij · Post #324 » by **jimij** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:35 pm

Let's not jump on him for talking about the contract. The reporter had an article to write and interviewed him about it. It's not like he held a press conference bitching about being underpaid. All in all I thought he had a relatively healthy viewpoint on it (judging on the professional athlete curve).

My hope is that he keeps it up and we sign him to a long term extension next year where we can still get a decent discount on the deal by doing it before he hits the FA market.

verbal8 · Post #325 » by **verbal8** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:42 pm

As long as he doesn't talk about having enough to feed his kids, I think he is being pretty reasonable. The NBA is a business and he is talking about earning a higher paycheck, rather than feeling entitled to it.

Post #326 » by **LyricalRico** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:58 pm

I would have preferred for Blatche talk like this after leading the team to a decent record next season. But I guess it doesn't really matter. This isn't the NFL where a guy can renegotiate if he makes enough of a fuss. He's stuck with the deal he signed and as long as he doesn't pout about it, I'm fine.

MJG · Post #327 » by **MJG** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:23 pm

It sounds to me like he was asked how he felt about his contract, and he gave an honest answer. He's locked into a salary 3-4x lower than his market value for several more years; I cannot think of any reason why that wouldn't annoy him. I suppose he could have just said "No comment" or something similar, but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me either way. I think many people just get snippy whenever they hear a guy talking about money.

FAH1223 · Post #328 » by **FAH1223** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:55 pm

No issue about it. He knows why he got the contract and he knows he still has a big opportunity.

If he is playing like this next season for the duration of the season, he will be extended next summer.

Post #329 » by **miller31time** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:21 pm

yungal07 wrote:WTF....Blatche has played well for 1/4th of a season, and now he's already talking about his contract?

GTFOH...it took a trade for this guy to pull his head out of his butt, and finally be a consistent contributor, and now after a good month of basketball, he's already whining about his contract?

This dude still has a way to go on the maturity front. He shouldn't have even commented on it.

Agreed.

I just found it funny how the 1st quote completely contradicts the 2nd quote.

So Andray, you know, understand and accept why you got the contract you did. Yet, if the circumstances change and you become really good, suddenly you won't know, understand and accept the very same contract?

Disappointing but predictable. I'm happy that he's playing well but he's still a bonehead.

theagent · Post #330 » by **theagent** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:34 pm

Blatche might as well suck it up on the contract situation. Its great he's playing well now but there are no contract renegotiations in the NBA.

In a nutshell he's letting his ego get the best of him.

dlts20 · Post #331 » by **dlts20** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:41 pm

Miller, how is that a contradiction? You can genuinely feel that way and I think anyone in his shoes would feel that way. They know why they did it and accept it but it still sucks. He's a young guy who probably didnt have a good agent. I mean, its no different than NFL players signing contracts and then wanting something to fit there value halfway through but you just cant do that here and thats all he's saying. I mean what if we sign Gee to a similar contract right now and then next year he averages 30 & 10 and knows that he still has 4 more years left at a crap salary. He would feel the same way. He understands it but it still sucks.

I also disagree with youngal about pulling his head out his butt. How can you say that? Nothing has changed except him getting playing time. The fact is if the trades werent made then he would still be on the bench rotting, doing nothing, and everyone would say he has his head up his butt

Ed Wood · Post #332 » by **Ed Wood** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:39 pm

And to think, if the headline had been "Good Young Player with Tiny Salary Agrees when Asked Directly that he is Underpaid but Understands why his Conduct Led to his Current Circumstances" we wouldn't have much to talk about.

Edit: Maybe we'd be talking about the disappearance of the shooting sleeve. I liked the shooting sleeve, what was wrong with the shooting sleeve Andray?

Post #333 » by **miller31time** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:48 pm

dlts20 wrote:Miller, how is that a contradiction? You can genuinely feel that way and I think anyone in his shoes would feel that way.

Being underpaid due to something YOU DID WRONG is different than being unappreciated. His first quote says he did something wrong and is paying the price. His second quote says that if he keeps his play up, he'd feel unappreciated. That's a contradiction.

I'm not about to sit here and blow two quotes out of proportion but he is a knucklehead who....how should I put this....doesn't have a way with words. Not to say he's a bad person or a bad player, though.

MJG · Post #334 » by **MJG** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:13 pm

Ed Wood wrote:And to think, if the headline had been "Good Young Player with Tiny Salary Agrees when Asked Directly that he is Underpaid but Understands why his Conduct Led to his Current Circumstances" we wouldn't have much to talk about.

Yes, really. Some are acting like he called a press conference to announce that he feels like the team doesn't appreciate him enough.

ErikChowbay023 · Post #335 » by **ErikChowbay023** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:19 am

When he says he will feel unappreciated if his play continues and he still has that contract, he will feel unappreciated and will in turn use it as motivation to keep playing hard...

hands11 · Post #336 » by **hands11** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:06 am

miller31time wrote:
dlts20 wrote:Miller, how is that a contradiction? You can genuinely feel that way and I think anyone in his shoes would feel that way.

Being underpaid due to something YOU DID WRONG is different than being unappreciated. His first quote says he did something wrong and is paying the price. His second quote says that if he keeps his play up, he'd feel unappreciated. That's a contradiction.

I'm not about to sit here and blow two quotes out of proportion but he is a knucklehead who....how should I put this....doesn't have a way with words. Not to say he's a bad person or a bad player, though.

I don't see the contradiction either. He understands why and at the same time he will feel underpaid by mid next year.

As for feeling unappreciated....lets consider for a second that maybe the young man isn't as dumb as some may think and instead this is pretty smart. He is playing his hand saying to anyone who is listening ...including EG.. Hey, if I keep this up, and I plan on it, then come next year you better offer me and quality extension. And to all you other GMs out there, start talking behind closed doors so it gets back to me what you would be willing to pay me. Cuz if I don't get it here, I'll ride this thing out and you can get a crack at me.

How is that any different than what Gil and many other NBA players have done. Its a business.

pancakes3 · Post #337 » by **pancakes3** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:45 am

i think it just rubs people the wrong way that he thought he got SLIGHTLY screwed in signing a long term contract. however, like he said, if he had signed a 3 year deal instead of a 5 year, he would be getting re-upped in a big way. lucky for us, sucks for him. he's definitely going to get paid 8 figures in 2012. too bad the world's ending then.

Post #338 » by **miller31time** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:03 am

hands11 wrote:I don't see the contradiction either. He understands why and at the same time he will feel underpaid by mid next year.

Ah, but he doesn't just feel underpaid, he feels unappreciated. There's the problem. If he keeps this up next year, will he be underpaid? Dame right he will, but getting a contract that could potentially be this much of a bargain for D.C is HIS DOING, not the organization not appreciating the wonderful Andray Blatche.

As for feeling unappreciated....lets consider for a second that maybe the young man isn't as dumb as some may think and instead this is pretty smart. He is playing his hand saying to anyone who is listening ...including EG.. Hey, if I keep this up, and I plan on it, then come next year you better offer me and quality extension. And to all you other GMs out there, start talking behind closed doors so it gets back to me what you would be willing to pay me. Cuz if I don't get it here, I'll ride this thing out and you can get a crack at me.

Yes, after listening to numerous interviews, after a prostitution offense, after the suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, after it took getting everyone ahead of him in the depth chart traded away for that effort to kick in, let's just assume Blatche is a shrewd, cutting-edge businessman. /green

If anyone will be positioning Blatche, it will be his agent, not Andray himself.

dangermouse · Post #339 » by **dangermouse** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:01 am

So, whens the article due that features Gilbert saying he is overpaid?

Oh wait, nevermind he isnt even getting paid right now. Maybe he could sell his gun collection and give the proceeds to Blatche.

cdouglas · Post #340 » by **cdouglas** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:10 pm

Blatche is going to have to realize that everything happens for a reason. Yes, he's underpaid by NBA standards but he's also making more than 1/2 the population of this world. With this comes humiliation and he shouldn't allow money to destroy his character. He needs to keep his focus on contributing to this team and taking us to a higher level. This franchise has always been good in rewarding those deserving, and not so deserving so if he would keep his mouth shut and let his game show why he should be paid big dollars, he'll be ok. I just hope this isn't a start of him complaining.