Has anyone else read this? <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">First, Jim Paxson has taken a tremendous amount of criticism in the media for what happened. As the team owner, I made the decision not to pick up the option on Carlos? contract. Any criticism should be directed to me, not to Jim Paxson. I want to be very clear that any fault is mine. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Jim Paxson then told him, ?We'd like to begin, as soon as permissible, to negotiate an agreement that we can sign on July 14th.? Carlos responded, ?That?s exactly what I want. I want to get this done as quickly as we can.? Over time Carlos had told Jim and me repeatedly, ?If you show respect for me, I will show respect for you.? So, in the June 30 meeting, I reminded him of that and said, ?We are all counting on what you said in earlier meetings and again today.? He responded, ?That?s right and you can trust me on that.? I asked if we could all trust each other? Carlos, his wife and agent each responded ?Yes.? At that point, believing so strongly in Carlos, I said we would not pick up his option. Our intent, as soon as we could do so, was to re-do his contract. The quotes you saw in the media July 1 about his desire to remain here were entirely consistent with what he told us. In the final analysis, I decided to trust Carlos and show him the respect he asked for. He did not show that trust and respect in return. That?s what happened. I wanted you to hear it directly from me. The decision was mine and I take full responsibility. </div> <div align="center">Link </div> Thoughts?
He took the payday First of all I like Carlos Boozer as a player and a person. As I watched him at Duke I thought he showed alot of maturity and an awesome work ethic. When I watched him fall to late second round in the draft I knew he would be proving alot of people wrong. I gotta say thought HE TOTALLY TOOK THE PAYDAY. His second round pick shitty rookie contract was crap money in NBA standards. He took the payday just like I'm sure his smart agent told him to when the Cavs didn't use their option for next season. Its the offseason baby, and handshakes aren't worth anything. The Cavs made a mistake and I'm sure they will never let themselves get burned like this again.
