NBA Off-Season Discussion Thread

[PHX]

Re: NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

Cause of the way Lebron went about it with the decision and left his hometown. Not your every day situation there the Melo thing is a same thing different superstar deal.

 

[SAIYANS]

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I've criticized Melo plenty, but here's a different tack. Everyone criticized LeBron, Bosh, and Wade (mostly LeBron) for coming together. But they all took less money (I know, not a lot less) to do it. Carmelo Anthony, on the other hand, had the option of going to NY in free agency next year and possibly giving up some money (if the new CBA lowered max contracts, or did rollbacks, or whatever). Instead, he forced the trade through so he could sign the max contract, get the most money, and hurt NY's chances of adding another superstar. Why hasn't this been talked about?

LeBron and Bosh didn't take less. The no state tax thing balanced that out, and they were both signed and traded allowing them to get extra years and higher percentage increases. If Melo waited he would lose a year off his contract, lose 20 to 30 mil, get lower percentage increases anually, and not have an opt out in 2014.

 

[Baller]

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LeBron and Bosh didn't take less. The no state tax thing balanced that out, and they were both signed and traded allowing them to get extra years and higher percentage increases. If Melo waited he would lose a year off his contract, lose 20 to 30 mil, get lower percentage increases anually, and not have an opt out in 2014.

They still took less then the max, yes there are no state income taxes to level it out, but for the NBA salary cap purposes they took less.

 

[SAIYANS]

Re: NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

In terms of cap yeah, but in reality the difference isn't that much and in Bosh's case it really isn't as he was paying Canadian taxes as well as American ones according to reports when he first signed

 

[SAL]

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LeBron and Bosh didn't take less. The no state tax thing balanced that out, and they were both signed and traded allowing them to get extra years and higher percentage increases. If Melo waited he would lose a year off his contract, lose 20 to 30 mil, get lower percentage increases anually, and not have an opt out in 2014.

After 5 months of this blabbering, I'd rather Melo not have an opt-out ever again. And I'm just saying, I want to be a fly on the wall for the meeting between Melo/Amare/Paul where they try to convince Paul to take the MLE or something because there's no cap room left.

 

[SAIYANS]

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The NBA (Stern) will send Paul there way for Billups

: New York gave him one though for 2014 so he can decide if he wants to stay or not

 

[SAL]

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Oh jesus, I missed Billups' $14M team option. And NY can exercise that just to have an expiring. Fuck.

 

[SAIYANS]

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I forgot to add that David Aldridge on The Beat said that there was talk all star weekend that all contracts which were extended or signed under the old CBA would not have franchise tags added to them, whereas there was the possibility that any extensions or new deal signed after it could use franchise tags if they are approved. He said that was part of their negotiations, so Melo would not have that tag stuck on him by getting a deal done now over signing this summer.

Even Deron if he extends after this season will fall under the old CBA.

 

[SAIYANS]

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Oh jesus, I missed Billups' $14M team option. And NY can exercise that just to have an expiring. Fuck.

Only $3M is guaranteed of that $14mil unless if incentives are met, so a team would be happy to eat that

 

[SAIYANS]

Re: NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

T-Mac and the other veteran Pistons who protested laughed their asses off on the sidelines at their coach being ejected tonight.

 

[PHX]

Re: NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

Did Rip play or the coach didn't budge?

 

[SAIYANS]

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All the vets have DNP's. Some are dressed to meet the 8 man quota, but they are all on the end of the bench together, cliqued up.

 

[SAL]

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ahhhhhhahahaha they played 6 people. That's awesome. I'm having flashbacks to junior high when the coach never let any of us B-teamers play a minute for the A-team.

 

[SAIYANS]

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[SAL]

Re: NBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

I like that the two vets who got their stupidly huge contracts are on the other side of the picket line...