Banedon
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Everything posted by Banedon
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This really isnt a surprise guys. There was talk theyd waive him. This is probably the best we couldve hoped for.
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We should. TPE's aren't traded. If we send out Korver and don't take any salary back in, we get a TPE. We just have to wait for the full details.
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i have no idea why it took that long. Some people I know were in genuine freak out mode terrified at losing Brees, which is quite comical because there wasn't any way they weren't going to sign him. That city would burn to the ground if they let Breesus walk. Are there any examples of a super elite franchise QB not getting resigned in his prime? He was franchised anyway.
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If its for Hinrich then you can use the MMLE on someone else.
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Brees signed. 5 years, $100mil, $60mil guaranteed. The Saints needed something positive. EDIT: He gets $40mil the first year.
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You think Theo ever looks at Boston and thinks "Man am I glad I'm out of there...."? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/13/it-sounds-like-bobby-valentine-has-lost-the-clubhouse/
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Clearly they meant the Bulls could let Asik go to Houston. I'm amused that the Rockets might've shot themselves in the foot a bit here.
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Watching the Kerry Wood 20k game the other night on CSN was probably the most fun I've had watching a Cubs game in a while. Might've been the only one I've watched beginning to end all season, too.
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Houston wants to free up enough space where they can absorb two max contracts. Ok, but if they're gonna take on Asik anyway, by doing a sign and trade with us, they can get rid of Scola without burning the amnesty.
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Was surprised when I didn't see any thread in here re: LaHair, and if there is one and I missed it, my b. "They're" as in the execs are mentioning Lahair or the Cubs are? -
Technically yes. Realistically, probably not. They'd be damaging their ability to negotiate this kind of thing in the future with players and agents. Also, the Rockets will amnesty Luis Scola with 3 years $21 million left on his deal. How about a sign and trade with Asik/Scola? Seems like a better deal than matching Asik. Probably a salary cap issue though?
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So the Rockets are trying to get a Dwight Howard deal done now. But they've verbally committed to an offer sheet to Lin and Asik (even though they haven't actually submitted those offer sheets yet). An ESPN article speculates that they may be secretly hoping that the Bulls/Knicks match. But that they're confident that even if the Bulls don't match on Asik, that they can still get Howard in there. Stay tuned.
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Unless they're telegraphing that they'd match in order to try to get Houston to agree to work on a sign and trade?
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I think the 92 Dream Team would probably have most of the fan support too, though that could be nostalgia more than anything.
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I dunno, I don't think a whole lot more people would be watching ballgames because of that though. probably not, but the original post just asked what would get baseball national attention. Well in that case if Albert Pujols went all OJ on some ex-gf or something, I bet that'd get baseball some national attention. I think the intent of the question was more about what would draw a lot more eyeballs to baseball games than usual, but maybe I'm misinterpreting the point of this.
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Oh, yeah....with Rose and Howard and others on that team, yeah....I could see that being a lot closer.
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lol @ Kobe saying that this years team is better than the Dream Team. He got Barkley and Jordan going...
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I dunno, I don't think a whole lot more people would be watching ballgames because of that though.
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The whole point of the way the contract is structured is that the Bulls aren't allowed to pay Asik more than 5 million for the first two years since he doesn't have full bird rights, and the Bulls are not over the cap. This exception they've built into the rule gives the Bulls a chance to match if they want. I think if the Rockets actually got him, for salary cap purposes his money would be evenly distributed. But the Bulls aren't allowed to sign him to a contract with this total value that is evenly distributed because he would make too much money in year 1. Gotcha, thanks. That clears a lot up.
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Ok, so Asik hasn't yet signed his offer sheet with the Rockets cuz they have to wait for ppl to pass physicals in the Camby trade. Wouldn't it make sense for Garpax to go to Asik and say "Hey, we wanna match. But we can't do it with the poison pill. Let us draw up a deal with the same money over the same time, evenly distributed and we can bring you back." Is there a reason Omer would turn this down?
