Andrew Bynum has been suspended indefinitely

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I'm not seeing how a player who doesn't play and doesn't want to play will help the Clippers.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Dec 28, 2013
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    I would so welcome him to go there. The turmoil would spiral the chemistry to the ground.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    I'm sorry - where did you say you lived?
     
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    Might be the 'Beasley theory'. Take an unmotivated talent and put him on the bottom rung of a team with lots of competitors.
     
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    If you woke up to THIS everyday, would you be motivated?


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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    OUTSTANDING post!
     
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    well some of us woke up to this every day, for about 23.9M rea$ons less than young Andrew.

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    Pittsburgh?
     
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    Physically he's not going to ever get better than he was as a rookie, and mentally...

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    I hate to judge a person on their hairstyle, but this ridiculous masterpiece set off alarm bells with me last year. It's a "look at me" thing, and that's a red flag, IMO.
     
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    PapaG Banned User BANNED

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    I thought the Wolves held a team option on the second year of Roy's contract, and didn't exercise it.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Initial reports were that both years were fully guaranteed, but I remember reading later that the second year wasn't fully guaranteed. In the end, I suspect Roy either retired or worked out a buyout with Minnesota. In any case, whatever money he's getting this year is not counting against their cap.

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  13. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Motivation has always been a big concern for Bynum, and it's why hey fell to the Lakers in the 2005 draft. He was fat and lazy in high school. I'm surprised the Lakers got as much out of him as they did. I thought he'd go back to being fat, lazy, unmotivated Andrew as soon as he got the big guaranteed contract. At least they got enough out of him to help them win two championships.

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    So if some fans had their way, we would currently have Steve Nash and Andrew Bynum on our salary cap :lol:
     
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    Yeah I forgot about that. Sheesh both guys care more about drinking than basketball. I can't blame them too much, if someone wanted to pay me millions for playing a sport I didn't care about I'd gladly give a half ass attempt at it.
     
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    I bet they trade him to the Nets. Gilbert will do anything he can to prevent him from signing in Miami. The Clippers don't have any contracts to match in a trade. The Nets are so desperate this just seems like a move they are destined to make.
     
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    He is suspended with pay. The team can't take his salary away for a crappy attitude, the union would fight it. Bynum is working the system beautifully!
     
    Draco, Dec 28, 2013
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    I don't know anyone saying it was a win/win. I thought it was a high risk high reward move that could be better than blowing our cap on Splitter or some other mediocre overpaid role player. Didn't think NeO would be able to get the pickups he did in the summer, I'm super glad he did!
     
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    The second year of Roy's contract was non-guaranteed.
     
    Draco, Dec 28, 2013
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    For the first title he was injured and didn't have any role. He was critical in the second title though.
     
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