Re: Roy still not signed Did you work for the team at that time? It was a pretty well-known tirade. I forgot to add the Blazers paying Miles' fine for his subsequent suspension to my list.
Re: Roy still not signed Qyntel Woods hasn't been a Blazer since 2004. How is that relevant to three years ago? Your post doesn't contradict mine: that the team was NOT labeled "JAILBLAZERS" three years ago. They had been labeled that years before, going back to the glory days of Western Conference appearances and JR Rider. Ed O.
Re: Roy still not signed You said 1999. I wasn't looking to contradict your post, only to show that the behavior/moniker still was applicable at a much later date. So, although I wasn't looking to contradict your post, I guess I did. Oh well...
Re: Roy still not signed Read what he posted. He wrote that people wrote the city off thee years ago as the JAILBLAZERS. That name was hardly new three years ago... barely applicable, let alone newly labeled. Ed O.
Re: Roy still not signed There is so much wrong in this post. Yes, you don't want to overpay players, but the CBA prevents the Blazers from overpaying Roy. Those players deserve the max. Lamarcus Aldridge is the tricky one. He's definitely not a max player, and only a fool would pay him anything close to the max. $10-11 million is probably about right for Lamarcus, but because of the Blazers team success, and Aldridge being thursted into an overvalued view from Blazers fans (I don't think most Blazers fans realize just how good Roy is, and how much better he is than the rest of the team...in particular, how much better he is than Aldridge). Because of that, Aldridge will probably be able to demand at least $12 million a year, and will probably be looking at $13-14 million a year. As for the Spurs, when Tony Parker signed his contract, he came off a season where he averaged 14.7 PPG and 5.5 APG. He had yet to make an allstar team. Manu Ginobili was coming off a 12.8 PPG 4.5 RPG 3.5 APG season. He had yet to be an allstar as well. Given his age, they probably paid Parker around market value, and they overpaid Ginobili for what he had shown so far in his career. It's also easy to sell guys on staying after you win a championship...and that no state income tax is a good thing as well. My prediction would be that Brandon Roy gets his max extension this summer and LaMarcus Aldridge goes to restricted free agency. Also, I don't quite understand the Pritchard hate. Why would Pritchard care if Roy had a 4 or 5 year extension? Seems something that an owner would be more interested in.
Re: Roy still not signed I don't get it either. I have a theory that involves too much salt in people's diets, but it's probably because fans need a "bad guy", and it's almost unethical to think that Brandon Roy is doing anything wrong, can do anything wrong, or will ever do anything wrong. So it must be KP. After all, he didn't didn't turn water into wine, he doesn't walk on water and last year he turned down LeBron James for Travis Outlaw.
WhY is ROY not signed yet? I want 1 person to give me 1 good reason why he is not maxed out yet. Don't insult me for writing this! I just want 1 good reason, just 1!!!!! Please anyone?????????
Re: WhY is ROY not signed yet? We already have a thread on this that answers the question. Not sure how it's ok for the same person to start the exact same thread over and over. Please merge. http://sportstwo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144206&highlight=signed
Re: WhY is ROY not signed yet? pretty sure that other thread had the exact same title, and was also posted by this clown.
Re: WhY is ROY not signed yet? No one has answered because it is a stupid question. How can you answer it unless you are in the room during the negotiatons and can hear what the issues are all about. We may all sit here and say "Just give him what ever he wants" but that may not be wise. Hard to say unless you know all the facts. So why the fuck would we guess about something we have no idea about. We will leave that to you.
Actually people are just bored by your posts and are exhibiting that by our silence. At least that's how I see it. Ed O.
