<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Feb 14 2008, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Two questions- 1 Wouldn't George make more money if the Nets bought him out AND he resigned with Dallas? Shouldn't he make money as a free agent b/c he is a good player that teams want to have and not because of some clause in his contract? 2 Didn't the Nets previously negotiate with George two or three years ago when he was a free agent? Or was that just a rumor that never actually came true? I swear I remember a rather long discussion about it on another board before S2 came about.</div> What I find funny is that George's Bird Rights would help him get more money if he resigns with the Mavs, but if he jams them here....there is a zero percent chance they bring him back.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ghost of Jason Collins @ Feb 14 2008, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Feb 14 2008, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Two questions- 1 Wouldn't George make more money if the Nets bought him out AND he resigned with Dallas? Shouldn't he make money as a free agent b/c he is a good player that teams want to have and not because of some clause in his contract? 2 Didn't the Nets previously negotiate with George two or three years ago when he was a free agent? Or was that just a rumor that never actually came true? I swear I remember a rather long discussion about it on another board before S2 came about.</div> What I find funny is that George's Bird Rights would help him get more money if he resigns with the Mavs, but if he jams them here....there is a zero percent chance they bring him back. </div> Unless they do a sign-and-trade
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Feb 14 2008, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ghost of Jason Collins @ Feb 14 2008, 11:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charles @ Feb 14 2008, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Two questions- 1 Wouldn't George make more money if the Nets bought him out AND he resigned with Dallas? Shouldn't he make money as a free agent b/c he is a good player that teams want to have and not because of some clause in his contract? 2 Didn't the Nets previously negotiate with George two or three years ago when he was a free agent? Or was that just a rumor that never actually came true? I swear I remember a rather long discussion about it on another board before S2 came about.</div> What I find funny is that George's Bird Rights would help him get more money if he resigns with the Mavs, but if he jams them here....there is a zero percent chance they bring him back. </div> Unless they do a sign-and-trade </div> And why would the Mavs help him make more money?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (killa kadafi191 @ Feb 14 2008, 05:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>after hearing his reasons why he blocked it I can't even be upset with him. He is doing what best for him financially. I would love to see the trade get done but he's right though. The Mavs are doing what best for them by trading him and he's doing whats best for him by blocking the trade.</div> Wow. How can you not be upset with him? He's only proving he's a greedy bastard. I mean, Kidd wants to be moved, Diop wants to be moved, nobody wants Malik in Jersey except Frank, and Ager probably wants to be moved...but George and his dumb greedy ass doesn't wanna have his fucking Bird Rights removed. Message to George: Come back to reality bitch! You're not that good, and you probably won't get re-signed by Dallas anyways! Move on, and get yo scrubby ass outta the NBA!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Feb 14 2008, 02:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Think we could get away with this: link Which would replace George with Jones and Juwan Howard, and we could release the 2 (exp contracts) so that they could re-sign with Dallas? Setback is that Dallas's depth would be shot to hell for a month. The only other way to pull this off is with Trenton Hassel replacing George. Yuck.</div> Jones has a player option for next season at $2mm. he's not expiring.
It's not a no trade clause, it's Early Bird Rights. Basically he loses those on the trade and loses money on his next contract.....but looking at him, he's going to basically become a 1 year minimum guy from here to the end. Didn't he use the Nets one year to get a bigger deal somewhere else? LA maybe?
i seriously belive he will waive his bird rights and the deal willl go through, if he doesnt waive them by today then i dont think it will happen evryone in dallas will boo him if he blocks this from happening, fans were already booing last night especially after his 0-11 performance lol
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Netted @ Feb 14 2008, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Feb 14 2008, 02:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Think we could get away with this: link Which would replace George with Jones and Juwan Howard, and we could release the 2 (exp contracts) so that they could re-sign with Dallas? Setback is that Dallas's depth would be shot to hell for a month. The only other way to pull this off is with Trenton Hassel replacing George. Yuck.</div> Jones has a player option for next season at $2mm. he's not expiring. </div> Jones will retire if he's dealt....according to him, he's in it to win it.
Cuban has to get this deal done. Jerry Stackhouse just went on the Stephen A. Smith show on 1050 ESPN AM radio and stated "the only piece we're really losing from our championship run in this trade is DeSagana" he wants Kidd in Dallas, now if your Devin Harris one of the captains on the Mavs said flatout we can do better w/o you.
While I'm kind of mad that George is being such an ass about the trade, I wouldn't be too sad to see Kidd stay until the offseason.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JCB @ Feb 14 2008, 03:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>While I'm kind of mad that George is being such an ass about the trade, I wouldn't be too sad to see Kidd stay until the offseason.</div> i really cant see that happening, both teams including players except for george it appears already have the mindset that they will be playing for a new team after the break. this is will get done
George wants something and is holding cuban hostage. In my mind this is ridiculous, he wasn't getting more than the vet minimum in his new deal. Now with this stunt he isn't even going to sniff an S&T with the Mavs.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Feb 14 2008, 09:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 09:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Can't blame him for not wanting to go to a bad team. (nets) On the other hand, how the hell does he have a no trade clause?</div> With all due respect, what would your reaction had been had Ray Allen rejected the trade to the Celtics, and a Nets fan had said "Can't blame him for not wanting to go to a bad team." </div> KG rejected the trade to the Celtics at first, if you remember. There was nothing to be said. We needed to be a better team first, then try and get him. Thats how NBA works. Your GM and owners are to be blamed for putting your team into this mess, where not even a scrub wants to come to play for. Who the hell is George? (not even top 200 probably)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Feb 14 2008, 09:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 09:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Can't blame him for not wanting to go to a bad team. (nets) On the other hand, how the hell does he have a no trade clause?</div> With all due respect, what would your reaction had been had Ray Allen rejected the trade to the Celtics, and a Nets fan had said "Can't blame him for not wanting to go to a bad team." </div> KG rejected the trade to the Celtics at first, if you remember. There was nothing to be said. We needed to be a better team first, then try and get him. Thats how NBA works. Your GM and owners are to be blamed for putting your team into this mess, where not even a scrub wants to come to play for. Who the hell is George? (not even top 200 probably) </div> You would have been better off keeping Jefferson.
Celtic King, stop being a smartazz how do you know george doesnt want to come to the nets because we are not a contender? he already said it has to do with the money he would be "losing" by waiving his bird rights, not because he doesnt want to play for the nets organization so take your celtic pride and shove it
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Feb 14 2008, 09:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 09:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Can't blame him for not wanting to go to a bad team. (nets) On the other hand, how the hell does he have a no trade clause?</div> With all due respect, what would your reaction had been had Ray Allen rejected the trade to the Celtics, and a Nets fan had said "Can't blame him for not wanting to go to a bad team." </div> KG rejected the trade to the Celtics at first, if you remember. There was nothing to be said. We needed to be a better team first, then try and get him. Thats how NBA works. Your GM and owners are to be blamed for putting your team into this mess, where not even a scrub wants to come to play for. Who the hell is George? (not even top 200 probably) </div> again, you're reading too much into this. You don't know anything about George's motivation or his mindset. For instance, perhaps he has a family, with young children, and he doesn't want to live away from them for the next three months. To claim that he doesn't "want to come play for" the Nets because the team is a "mess" is speculative at best, and dishonest and malicious at worst.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ok, tell me this Dumpy, why does Kidd want to be traded?</div> Because he's a greedy 35 year old that believes his only hope of a championship is Dallas. Mark this down...if this trade goes through and the Nets pull the trigger for Mike Miller then they will go deeper into the playoffs then the Mavs. That's right.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Feb 14 2008, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ok, tell me this Dumpy, why does Kidd want to be traded?</div> Same reason why most 35 year olds want to when they haven't gotten a ring yet. Is LA a bad place since Payton left it for Miami? Mike Finley left Dallas for SA and I'm sure it isn't a bad place. We aren't going to try and cover up that we had any chance at winning a championship at this point and we aren't going to pay Kidd 50 million to be okay with that knowing that as long as he has the money, he's happy. Kidd has many reasons why he would like to be traded from wives to just wanting a fresh start.
When you really think about it, it kinda makes me pissed. A guy who thinks he's a starter or some Kobe Bryant character blocks a deal that both teams win on because he might not make enough money next year. We should be like the Toronto fans and boo Deavon every time he touches the ball... ...so really only in warmups.
