DeAndre Jordan re-signs with the Clippers, DJ rescinds agreement with the Dallas Mavericks

Jordan45822 · Post #1061 » by **Jordan45822** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:29 pm

https://twitter.com/tonyromo

Tony Romo ‏@tonyromo 4m4 minutes ago
DeAndre Jordan.....you are not allowed to take your talents to LA. See you Monday (enter emojis)

Romo my man he not worth.

DK-All Day · Post #1062 » by **DK-All Day** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:30 pm

Aderito wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/tonyromo/status/618908483010756608[/tweet]

I love Romo, but do the two trophies represent his total playoff wins?

KingFox · Post #1063 » by **KingFox** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:30 pm

Why verbally commit if you're this easily swayed? just wait until the damn day you can sign

Post #1064 » by **QRich3** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:30 pm

Pan Jia Yuan wrote:Clips fans not looking good in here. Just be happy that your boy pulled a Benedict Arnold on the Mavs, but don't try to defend/rationalize it. Makes you look just as bad as him, believe me.

lol at this point we're way past what the GB casuals think, half of you enter this thread with the preconceived notion of "lol of course it's the Clippers". We've actually done a good job of respecting the Mavs fans rage and "you'll never get past the 2nd round" sort of comments from them, I thought.

kd 35 · Post #1065 » by **kd 35** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:30 pm

I'm hoping someone makes a spoof video of this situation. Something like this:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7xlzLOZH5c[/youtube]

KingFox · Post #1066 » by **KingFox** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:30 pm

Chuck Texas wrote:
BigCuz wrote:Loll if someone changed their mind like this on the Kings, you folks would be having a field day. "Zomg so embarrassing! Vikek! Haha"!

yeah its like people are ignoring this because its the Clippers. #notaboutyourightnow

Oh please

It's just a comment. No one died

Post #1067 » by **MadNESS** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:31 pm

This is embarrassing on all fronts.

Clippers
Jordan
Mavericks
Everything

This can't be good for the NBA

RSP83 · Post #1068 » by **RSP83** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:32 pm

mateo82 wrote:
UtahJazzFan88 wrote:It would be a total joke if he changed his decision. He committed to the Mavs, which by media, teams, everyone, is basically official.

I've backed out of accepting a job twice, no one really cares. Counter offers are normal.

This is also true though.

Post #1069 » by **Dirk** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:32 pm

MadNESS wrote:This is embarrassing on all fronts.

Clippers
Jordan
Mavericks
Everything

This can't be good for the NBA

It's good for the NBA because it generates traffic and interest.

Post #1070 » by **jbk1234** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:32 pm

BigCuz wrote:
Chuck Texas wrote:
BigCuz wrote:Loll if someone changed their mind like this on the Kings, you folks would be having a field day. "Zomg so embarrassing! Vikek! Haha"!

yeah its like people are ignoring this because its the Clippers. #notaboutyourightnow

Oh please

It's just a comment. No one died

Cuban hasn't gotten there yet though.

sfernald · Post #1071 » by **sfernald** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:33 pm

Pan Jia Yuan wrote:Clips fans not looking good in here. Just be happy that your boy pulled a Benedict Arnold on the Mavs, but don't try to defend/rationalize it. Makes you look just as bad as him, believe me.

As a clippers fan, I am making a "choose your own adventure" post:

A) if DeAndre comes back: Thank God DeAndre, you make our team! We welcome you with open arms. You are the best center in the league. We appreciate and love you DeAndre and we'll never let you forget it!!

B) if DeAndre doesn't come back: Don't really care. He is really overrated and we can replace what we need from him with a vet min player like J McGee. He is the most expensive role player in the league. Thank God Cuban has saved us from making a terrible mistake!

mateo82 · Post #1072 » by **mateo82** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:34 pm

PaulieWal wrote:
mateo82 wrote:
JeepCSC wrote:If the companies rearranged their entire priorities and personnel based on your acceptance, you'd be a punk too.

Not sure if they did that or not, but doing that based on a verbal commitment is really dumb. In real world the percentage of people who accept counter offers is actually quite high, no one should think they've hired someone until they show up for work.

In the real world most of us don't give verbal commitments to employers and then back out. That's not a good look or an acceptable practice. Once you get an offer from a company you are under no obligation to verbally accept the offer. In most cases you are given some time to accept or reject the offer.

This just isn't reality in the professional world. Most people don't receive counter offers, but for those who did, the number who accept them is fairly high, around %50 IIRC.

Upperclass · Post #1073 » by **Upperclass** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:34 pm

I think DJ himself had second guessed his decision.. and probably spoke with CP and Co behind close doors, to make it seem like he was convinced to go, rather than he welched on the agreement. Not that the former looks any better

mtron929 · Post #1074 » by **mtron929** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:34 pm

sfernald wrote:
Pan Jia Yuan wrote:Clips fans not looking good in here. Just be happy that your boy pulled a Benedict Arnold on the Mavs, but don't try to defend/rationalize it. Makes you look just as bad as him, believe me.

As a clippers fan, I am making a "choose your own adventure" post:

A) if DeAndre comes back: Thank God DeAndre, you make our team! We welcome you with open arms. You are the best center in the league. We appreciate and love you DeAndre and we'll never let you forget it!!

B) if DeAndre doesn't come back: Don't really care. He is really overrated and we can replace what we need from him with a vet min player like J McGee. He is the most expensive role player in the league. Thank God Cuban has saved us from making a terrible mistake!

lol. That covers pretty much 90% of all the fans in the league.

E-Balla · Post #1075 » by **E-Balla** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:35 pm

I'm just here for the emoji war tbh.

Jordan45822 · Post #1076 » by **Jordan45822** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:35 pm

Ken Berger @KBergCBS
Ripple effect if DeAndre Jordan backs out on Mavs are widespread. Multiple deals were done -- and not done -- based on his commitment.

Ken Berger @KBergCBS
For example, Mavs had Hibbert trade lined up before Jordan committed, source says. Hibbert headed to Lakers. But if DJ backs out, what then?

gustofwind · Post #1077 » by **gustofwind** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:35 pm

Chuck Texas wrote:
gustofwind wrote:
Pan Jia Yuan wrote:Clips fans not looking good in here. Just be happy that your boy pulled a Benedict Arnold on the Mavs, but don't try to defend/rationalize it. Makes you look just as bad as him, believe me.

I disagree and feel Clippers fans have a right to disagree also.

To be fair lots of Clippers fans are acknowledging this situation sucks and they aren't thrilled about how its going down. But in the end its hard for any of us to not attempt to justify that which benefits us. I know I'd be a hypocrite if I said any different.

I think your viewpoints, as well as those of the Clippers fans are valid and worth hearing. People should have a right to defend their team rationally or emotionally. I like it when we encourage people to speak their mind, not trash talk them into a corner. I just don't like it when people say "such a such a fanbase has no right to speak on this." That's ridiculous. Free speech. Anyway it's a silly forum. I mean that's what this forum exists for: passionate fans, not dull neutrality.

Lastly, as I have said, I think Jordan and the Clippers are being unduly criticized (though the root of the complaint is certainly understandable). Mavs would have good reason to criticize Jordan and the Clippers. But, Clippers would have some legitimate reasons to defend their team. Allow everyone to speak for goodness sake.

AirP. · Post #1078 » by **AirP.** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:36 pm

Dirk Nowitzki wrote:
MadNESS wrote:This is embarrassing on all fronts.

Clippers
Jordan
Mavericks
Everything

This can't be good for the NBA

It's good for the NBA because it generates traffic and interest.

So the Ray Rice incident was good for the NFL?

KingFox · Post #1079 » by **KingFox** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:36 pm

The worst thing about it is, a lot of players have agreed elsewhere. He'd really be screwing Dallas here

jcsunsfan · Post #1080 » by **jcsunsfan** » Wed Jul 8, 2015 10:37 pm

I am not a fan of either team. But it seems to me that if your client leaves tens of millions on the table to go to another team, he better be perfectly comfortable and clear that that is what he wants to do. If he is having doubts, you have not done your job as an agent.

If the Clips are offering a home team max, or even just more than Dallas, I don't blame DJ one bit. Its his right to decide. Its the way free agency goes. The Suns lost out on lots of free agents in the pursuit of LMA. Can't cry about it.