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October 11, 2012
From Grantland: The Thunder Need to Pay James Harden
October 9, 2012
From Yahoo!: Terrell Owens tells the NY Jets via Twitter "I'm Available!"
Just quit Terrell! No one wants you anymore in the NFL and I don’t even think the CFL wants you either. You were once a great talent but your attitude overshadowed it tremendously. Just quit while you’re not ahead.
August 6, 2012
Espn: New England Patriots' Tom Brady hopes to play in the NFL past 40
Call me too much of a Boston Superfan but I think Tom Brady can play up to and past 40 years old like Brett Favre. The only major injury that he had was back in 2008 and it doesn’t look like he’s slowing down any time soon.
I say if he keeps himself healthy and has an offensive line that can hold him to being sacked no more than 1 time every other game it’s possible for him to play for another couple of years. It’s really all about the organization and system that he plays under. His career would’ve probably have been over by now if he played for the Raiders, Bucs, and Chargers.
(Source: ESPN)
July 26, 2012
Espn: Andrei Kirilenko finalizing two-year deal to play for Wolves
Minnesota Timberwolves GM David Kahn is just signing players left and right. Andrei Kirilenko is a very good player and his Euro style of play will work well with Ricky Rubio. The Wolves will be an exciting team to watch purely for the talent that they’ve signed and whether or not it’ll be a good or completely horrible and disorganized team.
July 25, 2012
From ESPN: Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels signs a six-year, $144 million contract extension
The past couple of seasons have been steady for Phillies Pitcher Cole Hamels and he has been rewarded with a lucrative $144 million contract extension by management. Congrats to the lefty thrower! Now bring some more quality starts to Philly this season and for the rest of your contract.
July 24, 2012
Chicago Bulls don't match Omer Asik offer from Houston Rockets
The bulls did the right thing by not agreeing to that poison pill contract for Omer Asik. Something tells me that these kind of contracts will be the norm for most of the new contracts in the next off-season.
Contracts like these seem like a double edged sword - for example, Asik’s deal has the first couple of years with a reasonable price (around $5 million each) which helps potential teams stay under the cap but that final year of $15 million will absolutely kill the future cap and make that player virtually unmovable unless you buy them out (see Rashard Lewis).
Still the Chicago Bulls did a good thing by not keeping him and keeping their cap ok. Good luck Omer Asik! Good luck finding a point guard like Derrick Rose and two bigs like Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah that’ll get your back when stronger and faster bigs in the Western Conference are beating you down in the post.
July 18, 2012
Antawn Jamison to join the Los Angeles Lakers on 1-year contract
Good pick up by the Los Angeles Lakers.
However I find it funny how a couple of years back, people were making fun of the Celtics for signing players like Jermaine O’neal, Shaq and a few others and declared the Celtics “Too Old” to complete. Fast forward to today and it looks like the shoe is on the other foot for the Lakers with them getting Nash (39) and Jamison (36). Let’s see how many other senior citizens they can pick up before the start of the season.
July 18, 2012
Houston Rockets Jeremy Lin: "Honestly, I preferred New York"
I know that the media is blowing that comment out of proportion but the cold reality is that Jeremy Lin wanted his cake and eat it too. He wanted to play with the New York Knicks AND he wanted a crap load of money too but his plan backfired. He thought that the Knicks would match anything to keep him but this time they were responsible - they wanted to build a solid future and not give in to breaking the bank just to keep a player based on a small sample of data (30 some odd games of playing great doesn’t warrant the kind of contract that Jeremy Lin is getting and that is FACT).
At the end of the day NBA players are getting paid to play a game that kids, young adults, and anyone else get to play everyday. I think this is great fuel for Jeremy Lin to get better and prove to everyone that he is worth every penny and more.
July 18, 2012
New York Knicks do the smart thing and let the Houston Rockets get Jeremy Lin
I’m not a New York Knicks fan but I don’t blame them for not keeping Lin. That contract is too much for the Knicks to handle with Chandler, Anthony and Stoudemire already on the books (even though NY has been notorious for giving ridiculous deals) and after adding the pass happy point guards Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton, it gives everyone more shots that Lin could have taken away. You can’t expect the Knicks to utilize shooters like Steve Novak and J.R. Smith if Jeremy Lin is taking 15 shots a night.
And in a perfect situation, Jeremy Lin should have known better that the Knicks wouldn’t match a contract like that. Good luck counting all your money while the Rockets have a hard time getting into the playoffs in a stacked conference. Have fun passing ball to your only option Kevin Martin.
July 12, 2012
Minnesota Timberwolves to amnesty Darko Milicic to help in Nicolas Batum signing
This guy keeps getting paid to do nothing. How can I get a gig like that?
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