Re: 2015 Offseason Thread
Come on with this though man. Don't say/imply something and then play the "I never said that" role. Those two things have nothing to do with one another so why bring up the other one? Because you're comparing the merits of the two actions. You feel it's more off putting to say what he said than someone wanting to team up with their friends? Okay I guess. What you're doing is making a commentary against the idea of people that have had a problem with the super teaming mentality that's happened in the league in recent years. That's fine, that's your right, but don't tell me you're not comparing something when that's the whole point of your statement. Why nobody is batting an eye at something like what he said but getting mad about teaming up. I merely provided the context of WHY people would take exception to one as opposed to the other.
No one has ever taken exception to old vets with about two to four years of solid ball left in them signing on with a contender as a last gasp at getting a ring that's what this is. However a bunch of 21-25 year old top 20 players in the league trying to strategically put themselves on one team in the weakest conference possible to run through beat down competition to what they think will be an easy championship, yes people raise issue with. See, context.
He said a team that can legitimately taste the Finals AKA a contender. Why does this even need to be explained what he was saying? Using this year's playoffs teams, I think it's safe to say he would sign with the Bulls, Warriors, Spurs, Cavs, Rockets, Grizzlies, Wizards and Clippers and possibly the Hawks if they were still exactly as constructed a week ago.
Come on with this though man. Don't say/imply something and then play the "I never said that" role. Those two things have nothing to do with one another so why bring up the other one? Because you're comparing the merits of the two actions. You feel it's more off putting to say what he said than someone wanting to team up with their friends? Okay I guess. What you're doing is making a commentary against the idea of people that have had a problem with the super teaming mentality that's happened in the league in recent years. That's fine, that's your right, but don't tell me you're not comparing something when that's the whole point of your statement. Why nobody is batting an eye at something like what he said but getting mad about teaming up. I merely provided the context of WHY people would take exception to one as opposed to the other.
No one has ever taken exception to old vets with about two to four years of solid ball left in them signing on with a contender as a last gasp at getting a ring that's what this is. However a bunch of 21-25 year old top 20 players in the league trying to strategically put themselves on one team in the weakest conference possible to run through beat down competition to what they think will be an easy championship, yes people raise issue with. See, context.
Of course he would be a contributor. He's a good player.
I said that he sounds like he wants a free ride. He just wants to play for a team that obviously doesn't really need him if they are good enough to probably make the Finals.
If he added in the words: "I want to play for a team on the cusp, a team I think I can help push to a championship" then I would have felt differently.
Not sure why the words I typed are being interpreted as something else like I called this dude a bum.
I said that he sounds like he wants a free ride. He just wants to play for a team that obviously doesn't really need him if they are good enough to probably make the Finals.
If he added in the words: "I want to play for a team on the cusp, a team I think I can help push to a championship" then I would have felt differently.
Not sure why the words I typed are being interpreted as something else like I called this dude a bum.
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