Let’s make a deal
The original "King of Deals" (that's Monty Hall for all you mid-80s babies) must be proud of NBA general managers this summer, what with all action in free agency.
HAWKSVILLE - Is your head spinning?
Are you still trying to sort through all the dips, dives, twists and turns of this NBA free agent frenzy (which so far has lived up to that moniker in every sense of the word).
I know the Hawks haven’t gone crazy and done anything wildly splashy, much to the chagrin of some of you. But plenty of other teams seem happy to oblige the fantasy basketball bent in all of us.
Just reading about this four-team deal spearheaded by Dallas and Toronto to bring Shawn Marion to the Mavs and allow the Raptors to snag Hedo Turkoglu (among other benefits) should be enough to satisfy your thirst for pure craziness in the NBA summer.
Monty Hall should be hosting this stuff.
It’s a genius deal by all involved, if you ask me. It’s a just reward for the folks willing to dive into these deep, treacherous sign-and-trade waters and hook the big fish they were looking for. Who knows if it all works out the way the teams involved hope. That they are even willing to swan dive into a deal this complicated makes them winners in my book.
Yeah, I’ve campaigned for prudence around these parts in most instances, but I’m no NBA neo-conservative. I realize that in this day and age, as always, those who take the greatest risks stand to reap the greatest rewards.
That doesn’t mean the Hawks’ recent work to keep both Mike Bibby and Zaza Pachulia in the fold should be dismissed (and there’s nothing bubbling on the Marvin Williams front. Crickets on Flip Murray, too. And I suspect things will be relatively quiet around the Hawks for the next few days, no matter how many times someone tries to stoke the Amare Stoudemire-for-Josh Smith trade rumor that refuses to die). They are doing the business that good teams do in the summer. And that’s a welcome change from some of the puzzling and pulse-free summers of the Hawks’ recent past.
But if your thing is daring and dazzling trades and high-risk acquisitions, this is your time.
Since before draft night we’ve seen the Spurs remake themselves with the addition of Richard Jefferson and now Antonio McDyess. The Magic recharged themselves with Vince Carter. The champion Lakers stepped up the pace by acquiring Ron Artest. The Cavaliers grabbed Shaq. And the Celtics have added Rasheed Wallace. And those are just the major moves by the true title contenders.
Again, time will tell which moves worked and which moves were for not.
But in this day and age, simply making moves is enough to legitimize an operation. While it’s still a bit too early to judge, I’m wondering which move you think will be the best (not that I had to ask any of you to tell us what you think)?
I’ll admit, I can’t help but think the Spurs have shifted the balance of power in their favor, provided Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili return healthy and hungry this season. The Magic’s move might be underrated by some of us non-believers in the VC movement, but Ryan Anderson is legit and will help offset the loss of Turkoglu. Trading Artest for Trevor Ariza (which is what the Lakers accomplished by allowing Ariza to walk and sign with Houston did) improves the Lakers on paper, so perhaps they’ve done what was necessary to retain their championship aura. Then again, snagging Shaq usually means a greater chance at a title for his team, so maybe the Cavs have pushed themselves over the top …
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mountain_jim
July 11th, 2009
3:38 pm
I laugh at RA’s ‘childish and spiteful’ attribution for Chills wanting to start and get 2 or 3 times the money by leaving the NBA for a time…. I consider it childish and spiteful for a fan to feel that way about a pro ballplayer doing what he feels is best for his career and savings account. It’s his career and his life. He owed Atlanta nothing and RA even less.
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
3:40 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH5lWQ8K6HQ
mountain_jim
July 11th, 2009
3:44 pm
And in RA comparing Chill’s lack of service to the Hawks and their fans to our soldiers ’serving the folks back bome’ is a pretty strained analogy…
jhan
July 11th, 2009
3:46 pm
RA – wake up to reality dude. If someone had offered Bibby or ZaZa a $10M/year deal they would have left on the first plane out of the ATL. You don’t respect someone that used a loophole in the system to earn 4X extra last year? If you could find a loophole to increase your pay & never have to pay taxes would you use it? I know I would.
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
4:04 pm
RA, The object of any profession is to make as much income as you can for you and your familys well being now, and in the future. It’s that simple.
Do you think cavemen thought about some other familys well, being after they killed a sbretoothed tiger? Umm nope, pretty sure they took care of their own and if they could store the rest they did. It’s life in it’s simplest definition. It even raltes to our wold today, as comlex as our current wold is..
mountain_jim
July 11th, 2009
4:05 pm
No, RA expects selfless service to his favored ball club – anything else is ‘childish and spiteful’.
To quote Chill’s twitter feed, ‘HaHaHaHa’.
I MUS WRITE- LUV DA LADIEZ
July 11th, 2009
4:10 pm
HMMMMM…….. We should only sign 13 guys this year
Bibby,Craw,Teague,JJ,Marvin,Josh,AL,ZAZA,Mo,Flip,G.Siler,Wilcox,RIO
Solo,Hunter,RMorris, -If we have to cut these guy’s to keep flip im all for it-Itz hard to find 20 point scorers in the playoffs. they wont see the court anyway so why have these guys in armani every game taking up Space…If We could sign the above players Woody would have a nice 10 man rotation with West and Siler as our 12/13 men.
The Baby Bulls will shock sum people next year as will NJ and OKC.
I MUS WRITE- LUV DA LADIEZ
July 11th, 2009
4:16 pm
Salim fan…… The king of links hahahaha…… Do your thang homie -entertainment for the hoops junkie. Gawd I hate working saturdays -can one of yall bring me an ice cold guiness.
HMMMMM- I thought orlando would slip this year after the trade but
VC/R Anderson/Bass for Turk/Lee/Gortat….. kinda makes me change my mind…… O i wouldnt mind the 7′1 hi jumper Hollins on our squad -that yungn has been playn well lately…….
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
4:16 pm
*complex
Ra, Staying or signing with a team because you like the fans or because you want to win or because you know you will get minutes or you know that a certain coach will try his very best to hide your defensive liabilities are all selfish reasons for choosing to sign with a club as well.
The world is selfish, sports is selfish. That’s how society is run. It’s a bunch of slfish people looking out for number 1. But at the end of the day, everyone benefits.
Basketball is a series’ of one on one matchups where a player has to win his individual matchup in order to contribute to the greater success of the team…..just sayin’
It’s the same with football, and many other “team” sports. If you can’thelp yourself the how can you help others? Everyone wants to maximixe their hustle. That why you go to college.
I MUS WRITE- LUV DA LADIEZ
July 11th, 2009
4:19 pm
JEEZUZ…..Sum body write this down…….Clyde actually has something positive to say-Im blown away,almost fell outta my chair
Dont let me down C dawg -I know there’s a Fire Woody post coming any minute now
Ken Strickland
July 11th, 2009
4:19 pm
KIRKINGA-You used a bad example. You see, TBrady wasn’t denied a chance to start and asked to play behind a player he felt he was superior to. Under those circumstances, he just might make the move you said he wouldn’t make, expecially if the deal was a lucrative as Chills. I’m not certain, but Chills might have been one of the few players off the Hawks bench that has never gotten an opportunity to start a single gm.
RA-What loophole are you talking about? He was a RFA and had the right to sign another contract, just like every other NBA player. I think his plan was to take the Greek offer and become an immediately starter. That wasn’t likely to happen if he’d gone to another NBA team, and it certainly wasn’t going to happen if he’d returned to the Hawks. His intent was to tear up the league and return to the NBA with starter credentials. If money was the only issue, why would he structure a contract that allowed him to opt out of a contract that’s paying him all that money after each season? And you mentioned his lack of loyality for not resigning with the Hawks and helping them make a serios case for the playoffs last yr. Well, on the flip side, why didn’t Sund and the SAASG show their loyality by offering him an extension and show they really wanted him back to help them make a serious run at the playoffs?
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
4:21 pm
I.Mus, Glad I could help lol. Working on saturdays is the worst heh.
I like what Orlando has done. Now if only they can bring Carlos Arroyo back from overseas to replace Rafer Alston, they’d be set.
Hey, If you see Kelvin Cato again tell him to Holla@ the Hawks!! I don’t even know why he retired. He was still good.
RA
July 11th, 2009
4:28 pm
Listen, if you, as fans of the Atlanta Hawks think that what Josh Childress did was justified, and if you don’t feel that it could set a dangerous precident for the game, and if you as fans are not personally offended by the way that Childress has conducted his affairs and mocked you (HaHaHaHa), so bit it. That’s your opinion and you’re welcome to it. I respectfully disagree.
mountain_jim
July 11th, 2009
4:36 pm
dangerous precident for the game? personally offended?
lol times 100..
I MUS WRITE- LUV DA LADIEZ
July 11th, 2009
4:41 pm
Sitting at my desk just minding my own bussiness ……. Outta no where comes the finest woman i’ve seen in months……. My god thats a beautiful creature- 5′7 160lb’s coca butter skin ,long hair,almond eyes and a smile that would melt the average man. From the neck doown she could give any exotic dancer in the city a run for their money……..
I dont know how u married guys do it……. maybe yall do what i do -when me and my ladies are at Atlantic Station or sumthing and I see Ms. I Ruine Relationships coming my way- Itz Eyes to the ground or look deep into my womans face to let her know itz all about her…..
I imagine thats hard to do every dam day of your life- maybe thats why alot of yall move to austell riverdale n such instead of living dwntown…….
Im bored is all -random thoughts of a man working on saturday…I.Mus
RA
July 11th, 2009
4:41 pm
Now, correct me if I’m wrong Arios, but as a RESTRICTED free agent, Childress would have been able to sign an offer sheet with anyone in the league, with the Hawks having the option to match correct? Thought so, and shat rule still applies even now, right? Now at the same time Childress and his agent could have worked out a one-year qualifying offere with unrestricted free agency after that year is that correct? So, if he believed so much in his ability to make a case for himself abroad, why couldn’t he just stay here, put his year in and hit the market as a proven NBA commodity. Even if he didn’t start, he still would have been an unrestricted free agent and this whole question of what the Hawks should do with him would be effectively over.
Byw, where is that offer to Childress that everyone seems to think he deserves. Last time I checked, not one team had come forward with an offer to his froness. Or did I miss something?
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
4:43 pm
RA, You’re right. But Whay your boss says that you’re just a “utility player” and not that valuable and then you coach wou wouldn’t start you throws your game under the bus to the media as soon as he get’s FlipMo(remember Woody just did this to Acie after we aquired Jeff Teauge Viad the draft). I honestly cannot sit here and say I wouldn’t have done the same thing.
Who whants to work for a company and a boss that doesn’t value your abilities or doesn’t think very highly. Even if Rick did resign Childress. I have a feeling he would have traded him eventually. Sund made it clear from the start that he wasn’t enamored with chills’ game.
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
4:49 pm
I KNOW Childress was acting out of anger. You are right, he didn’t gain any ground pulling this little stunt. It’s also fairly obvious that the Euroleauge is not the NBA.
It’s like leaving the top Law firm in your state for some private practice that just got off the ground a few months earlier.
But, If I felt undervalued the way childress did, I understand his line of thinking and why he did what he did. He was angry. The money just made his going overseas justifiable, and understandable to the public.
Anakin Joe
July 11th, 2009
4:50 pm
I MUS, when I’m with my wife and a goddess comes walking into the area, I think about attorney fees, child custody hearings and my mother getting all up in my business, and I have no prolems staying focused on my bride.
Trade Crawford to Greece for Childress, 10 gallons of olive oil and a few pounds of feta cheese.
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
4:52 pm
LOL @ I.Mus
I MUS WRITE- LUV DA LADIEZ
July 11th, 2009
4:53 pm
Lady- im a better guy these dayz lol…..playa card has been filed away….
Hoops
July 11th, 2009
4:53 pm
3 TEAM TRADE
The Hawks need a BIG, a starting spot for Childress (to encourage him to come back), a better back up @ SF, and to stay under the L. tax.
The Nets need a starting SF (lost V Carter) and to stay under the cap.
The Hornets need a lot of salary relief without hurting their team.
This 3 team trade does that for all three teams!
Atlanta – S&T Marvin (QO or new deal) to the Nets, send Evans to the Hornets, and send Morris to the Nets.
New Jersey – send J. Hayes to the Hawks and send T. Hassell to the Hornets.
New Orleans – send T. Chandler to the Hawks.
Results:
Atlanta gets T. Chandler and J. Hayes. They also take on an additional $1,139,646 in salary, but it leaves enough room to sign Childress (5M) without going over the L. tax.
New Jersey gets M. Williams and R. Morris. They also take on $1,797,554 in salary, but are way below the cap.
New Orleans gets M. Evans and T. Hassell. They also loose $5,000,000 in salary!
If this trade is legal by the CBA, all three teams are happy because they have helped their teams individual needs!
Manny T and niremetal, is this trade legal? Have I broken any NBA trade rules?
niremetal
July 11th, 2009
4:55 pm
I like feta cheese. And olive oil. And Childress. So I’d do that.
O'Brien
July 11th, 2009
4:56 pm
As a veteran, I can tell you that not every person in the armed forces joined because they wanted to serve their country. Some people joined because of the educational benefits (MGI Bill, college degree using ROTC etc). Some people join because they want to travel. Some people have joined because with the economy the way it is, the Armed Forces provides job security. I guess that makes them selfish too.
I agree that Chills could have taken a 1 year contract, but the guy wanted a long term deal, job security, and he wanted to be paid what he thought he was worth. Chills was told that after the Hawks signed Josh, he would be next. But Sekou said the Hawks talked numbers with Chills, but they never made him an offer. They told him to go find an offer elsewhere, and come back to them. He found an offer, and the Hawks declined to match (I’m glad the Hawks didnt match).
I think a lot of fans have different expectations of athletes, just because they make millions of dollars. But they are just regular people who happened to be athletes. If my boss didnt appreciate the work I was doing, and didnt want to pay me what I felt I was worth, I would go somewhere else that made me feel appreciated, and payed me more money. Plus Chills kept all his options option open (including a return to the NBA).
I’m a big Hawks fan, so I wish he would have stayed, but I dont blame him for doing what he did, and I wish him all the best.
I MUS WRITE- LUV DA LADIEZ
July 11th, 2009
4:58 pm
Dam Aj -I feel you dude sum times itz just not worth it LOL. good day gents im off in 4.3.2.1 -Cheers
niremetal
July 11th, 2009
4:58 pm
Hoops,
Jersey is most certainly not under the cap once cap holds are factored in. BYC rules also make the salary balance with the inclusion of Marvin. Besides, the Hawks would then have no one to play perimeter D – so no thanks. I don’t want to plug a hole in one part of our defense only to open another elsewhere.
MannyT
July 11th, 2009
5:01 pm
Hoops, I’ll let niremetal have it.
There’s a hole in there. Remember, sign & trades have those BYC issues where you only get to take back 1/2 the value for Marvin. Chandler makes waaaaaaaay too much.
Try that ESPN trade machine. It will help you find trades that are fiscally acceptable.
BWAF
MannyT
July 11th, 2009
5:04 pm
RA–I think we will disagree on the Chills thing. I am more in line with Sautee, less with Kirknga on this. Nothing personal and it is a done deal unless you have access to a time machine. I wish he had stayed, but I don’t take his business actions personally.
In general, I believe that there is the job and the compensation for the job. They are 2 different things if you are a doctor, soldier, accountant, athlete, etc. You have to look at the job and its compensation as separate parts.
Was Steph Marbury or Steve Francis worth 20+ mil last season? Not even close. Did the guys with the compensation contracts at AIG that got the big bonuses for derivatives/financial engineering work worth them?…not even close. Is the person in the next cubicle that no one respects, but somehow doesn’t get fired worth his/her salary?…not likely.
At the same time each of them found a way to negotiate a salary that was agreed upon by the people that pay and the people that get. Life goes on. If you want to blame someone for overpaying, it would be the payer, not the recipient.
Things get clouded when you bring factors like values and ethics into the discussion, but the factors are about the same. Some doctors work for below standard scale in third world countries or the military. Others have plush gigs doing liposuction on the rich & famous. None are wrong, but each role is seen differently.
BWAF
Hoops
July 11th, 2009
5:23 pm
niremetal and Manny T,
Well crap! I thought I had something going there! All that work for nutin’!
If that deal for Chandler won’t work, then let’s just sign Marvin, Hollins, West, & Siler/Solo and call it a great off-season!
PG-Bibby, Teague
SG-JJ, Crawford, West
SF-Marvin, Evans
PF-Smith, Solo/Siler
C-Horford, Zaza, Hollins, Morris
Big Ray
July 11th, 2009
5:32 pm
RA,
You’ll “respectfully” disagree by insinuating that you are some “true” American and I (and others)am NOT, because I don’t hold the same view on a particular player as YOU do? I don’t see respect in your statements. I see condescension. And a lot of it.
How respectful are you being of our men and women in the military when you compare what they do (even moreso their pay) to what a man playing a sport does? How can you even make that comparison?
Lastly, I don’t know that Childress was justified in what he did, and I’m not going to argue whether or not he was childish and spiteful. I don’t care, and I don’t know what he was thinking, because he’s never said anything to that effect and the dude doesn’t talk to me. So I’m not going to assume I know. What I do know is that the Olympiacos offer was reported some time before the Hawks offer was. Call it what you want.
Two more things: 1)I don’t see this as a matter of right or wrong, as this is a sport. As in entertainment. As in neither critical to anyone’s safety, nor necessary for anybody’s well being but that of the player himself .
2)This country had this capitalist, free market, “get it if you can” attitude long before I got here (or you, regardless of what you believe). Hell, in some ways it’s built on it. There’s always been a rich class and a poor class, and those in between. It’s NOT a new concept.
3)What loophole? You mean the one where your boss can tell you to go find somebody who’s willing to offer you a job for whatever amount of money, then he’ll think about matching the offer if it’s to his liking? Or how about the one where if he wants to come back to the NBA, he has to go through the Hawks (like it or not) as long as they tender him an offer? Loophole my arse…
Anyway, that’s what I think. As you said, I’m entitled to my opinion, and you to yours.
Big Ray
July 11th, 2009
5:32 pm
Okay, that was really THREE more things, but you get the point.
Big Ray
July 11th, 2009
5:38 pm
“And in RA comparing Chill’s lack of service to the Hawks and their fans to our soldiers ’serving the folks back bome’ is a pretty strained analogy…”
Strained ain’t even the word. That really pissed me off. My brother is over there in the sandbox right now.
niremetal
July 11th, 2009
5:44 pm
And something tells me they’d be even more pissed off by that comparison than athletes would.
mountain_jim
July 11th, 2009
5:47 pm
dang I did not realize I mispelled home as bome until you quoted me…but it sure looks close to what I meant without my specs on
Big Ray
July 11th, 2009
5:53 pm
Ariose,
I feel like Chills trapped himself with that move, and now he’s trying to figure it out. I don’t feel sorry for him because he’s making millions while playing a game. More importantly, despite the circumstances, he is a grown man making grown man decisions. He is where he is because he decided thusly. And he can’t blame anyone else for this.
If he comes back, may he do so with humility and a team-first attitude. As for getting paid, nobody pays his bills but him. Same with all of us unless you’re on welfare or something else. I don’t blame him for looking out for #1, because who else is going to do that? It’s not easy to blend that with working with a team. But we all do that every day on our own jobs, do we not?
Otherwise, I’d just as soon move on.
O'Brien
July 11th, 2009
5:53 pm
Big Ray,
Well said. This is basketball, where the owners and players only care about themselves, and making money. Artest went to the Lakers because he wants a ring. That’s selfish. Players change teams all the time. That’s selfish. And when it comes to my job, I will do what I think is best for me and my family (in terms of compensation, location, etc.). Chills has some selfish reasons, so what? It’s Sports.
Getting back to the Hawks, I like Hollins, but I didnt realize he is only 230 lbs (although he is 7′). Anyways, he is a backup center. Since we already have ZaZa, dont we need a backup PF?
Big Ray
July 11th, 2009
5:56 pm
Mountain Jim,
Welcome to the club. When I get all excited about something, my typing gets all jacked up…
niremetal
July 11th, 2009
5:59 pm
Just read Sekou’s latest – I think he nailed it. The Hawks made a low risk/high reward move in a summer full of high risk/high reward moves. I like the Marion deal for Dallas though – Kidd is the perfect facilitator for a team that now leads the league in firepower.
Big Ray
July 11th, 2009
6:03 pm
O’Brien,
Thanks.
RA ,
I just re-read my own post, and realize that I probably came on pretty strong. Some of that was personal with me, in more ways that I explained, but I don’t mean to disrespect you. As it is, I may have read you wrong. If I did, I apologize. If I didn’t, well, I’ll just let it be and stand with what I said. Don’t get me wrong, my beliefs on some things are what they are. But my opinions are just opinions (good thing we don’t have as many a$$holes as we do opinions, or we’d all smell like $hit ALL THE TIME). And while I feel like you were being condescending, I don’t want to give the same impression.
wordsmithtom
July 11th, 2009
6:03 pm
Hi all
Heads up on Yahoo Hawks Update piece today. Check it out. Here’s one clip worth noting:
“F Josh Smith is working out a bit closer to home this summer. Rather than bolting for his usual spot in Houston, where he’s worked out with legends like Calvin Murphy and Hakeem Olajuwon, Smith opted for a spot in his old high school gymnasium. He’s been doing a one-on-one tutorial with former Hawks star Steve Smith, no relation, who still resides in Atlanta. If the elder Smith can polish some of the rough edges of the younger Smith’s game, particularly his face-up skills and post game, the Hawks will be the beneficiaries of all that hard work.”
He could learn a lot from “Stinger”
Blast
July 11th, 2009
6:06 pm
Wow! Childress has been gone a whole season, and talk about him never seem to stop. We must love that guy!
Josh did what he had to do, and nobody should hate him for it. In fact, we should hate on no one at all. Dude did what he felt was best for him at that time. He wants to come back, fine, so long as Hawks get good value for him. Me, I really don’t see him coming back to the league this year. He has what, four days left to decide?
Ariose,
Nice post at 2:58 pm. I guess Nire must have missed those games when Josh Smith was twirling and dipping and faking and shaking folks out of their shoes. I KNOW Josh can be a beast in the post and command doubles, rather than hang around the three.
Najeh Davenpoop
July 11th, 2009
6:09 pm
People who complain about athletes chasing the money are funny to me… ain’t even one person posting here who would turn down a job offering twice their current pay. Childress did right by himself. Hawks’ management should have been more aggressive if they wanted to keep him.
I’ll admit I was p*ssed at the Hawks when it happened, but it worked out well for the Hawks (making the playoffs) and for Childress (more money and international exposure). I don’t see why anyone has to complain about that.
Najeh Davenpoop
July 11th, 2009
6:12 pm
Mike Glenn is the Stinger, not Steve Smith. I’m not sure I’m all that thrilled about Josh not hanging out with Hakeem again… he needs to become a reliable low-post scorer before working on his perimeter skills. But we’ll see.
Blast
July 11th, 2009
6:14 pm
Josh working out with Smithy? Nice move!
Dos Hawkquis
July 11th, 2009
6:14 pm
Okay, Autturo Gatti, the middle weight boxer, who had the classic fights with Micky Ward has been found dead!!
WTF!! Farrah, MJ, Ed Mcmahon, McNair, Autturo Gatti.
I don’t think that I can remember a time when so many celebs died during a relatively close period. R.I.P.!!
“I don’t always watch basketball, but when I do, I prefer the Hawks. Stay hungry Hawks fans!!”
Dos Hawkquis
July 11th, 2009
6:24 pm
Is anyone going to order UFC 100? The hype has me interested in ordering it!!
“I don’t always watch basketball, but when I do, I prefere the Hawks. Stay thirsty my friends!!”
WCJ
July 11th, 2009
6:26 pm
What the hawks need is a player who want mix words, when JJ forget how to shoot, or when Jsmoove thinks he is Kobe those great three point shots he takes, the hawks someone to get in their faces and lay the law down, in other words, a LEADER!!!!
Ariose
July 11th, 2009
6:35 pm
Ray, gotta agree with you there. Chills’ defenetly just extended an ALREADY long and annoying Free Agency period for himself. You nailed (Mark Jackson Voice:) “That’s a grown man move by Childress”. How can anyone feel sorry for a Millionare black man who got his educaion from stanford and just happens to be among some of the most physically gifted Human Beings in the sports word today? Sounds like a sweet deal to me, Hawks or not!!!
Like every other Ballplayer, he was looking out for number 1. Who can blame him. Life in the NBA is short. I beleive the Average NBA stay is 4.5 years(don’t quote me on that lol) or something like that. He’s just maximizing his hustle while he can. All of us would do the same thing.
In Bibbys case, when you’ve already made over 100mill in your career and you know that moving to another team could expose you, why move. Once you’ve made than many millions, whats an extra couple? The main thing is, he’s happy and he likes this team.
Childress is at a different point in his career. I agree that if he comes back hopefully he’ll put the TEAM and WINNING first instead of B!tc#!ng about who strats. Especially WHEN YOU FINISHED EVERY GAME IN CRUNCH TIME!!!!! Besides, he’ll aready have gotten his contract/millions if he comes back here. Why NOT be a little unselfish and put the team/organization first?
Blast, Thanks. I knew somebody would remeber!!!!! I have a feeling this will be Josh’s coming out party.
Blast
July 11th, 2009
6:53 pm
Would have preferred Josh to continue working out with Hakeem, but I believe Steve Smith had some post moves in his days?
Ed
July 11th, 2009
7:02 pm
Sekou, I just read your article of the different offseason moves made by various teams. IMHO, you are being a little harsh in saying “Anything short of a title makes this deal a disaster” in regards to the trade for VC and not re-signing Hedo. If the Magic make it back to the NBA Finals they will have done a terrific job regardless of the makeup of their lineup. Cleveland and/or Boston are going to be tough for any of the eastern conference teams to get through. including our Hawks.