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Boozer double-crosses Nets. What else is new, eh?

Boozer has a rep of double crossing, the Nets are in public relations CYA because they lost alot of games last year and are about to lose out on all the FA's. --The non-story is more about the nets than the boozer.
 
honz said:
Amare got 5 years for $100 million and I believe they have been in the league the dame amount of time.
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Accordin to that NJ rag I cited, the max for Boozer was $92 million, and he started out askin all teams for $85.
 
Well, Booze isn't signed. If New Jersey wants the moral victory, all they have to do is sit tight. If they want Boozer, all they have to do is pay. It's not like Pelinka won't listen if they want to give him a MAX deal. And it's not like Boozer has no history of walking away from a handshake agreement.
 
Hopper said:
Well, mebbe it's a double-cross, mebbe it aint, but I like callin it one, either way. If the story is accurate, the agent said he would get back to them at the end of the day--implying that Boozer would not make a final decision before then.
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That does not imply that at all, actually. It's quite possible Pelinka did call Nets later in the day to say he chose another offer, which was better. I am not getting what's wrong with that? Nets made an offer. Booz said he will get back, and chose different offer. Whether Pelinka called them at the end of the day to say they decided to accept another offer we don't know. But if he did, what is the problem here? Why should he give Nets opportunity to match? We do know though he called the Jazz and gave the Jazz opportunity to match, which is quite noble of him, since he did spend 6 years here. But as far as Nets are concerned, just calling back before end of the day and informing they chose a different offer (which was better) sounds pretty reasonable to me.
 
Hopper said:
Accordin to that NJ rag I cited, the max for Boozer was $92 million, and he started out askin all teams for $85.
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Looks like 2 teams were willing to offer Booz 80 mil. Are they both wrong, or did the Jazz (who got a chance to match and keep Booz according to Siler) make a mistake here? Tough call.
 
80 million for 5 years is not a tough call. The Jazz made the right decision. It will hurt to lose Boozer's productivity when he's healthy, but no way is he worth that much.
 
Boozer's agent coulda said: "I'll get back to you sometime this year." He coulda said, "No, we're lookin for a better offer, and won't take that." Thorn, Pelinka, and everybuddy else knew that IF Boozer signed a contract with another team, it would hit the newswires instantly. No one would have to wait for a call from the player's agent to know if that happened, whether promised at noon, 3 PM, or any other time. Hence the implication that Boozer was gunna continue to consider offers throughout the day. Boozer merely used the Nets offer as leverage to get more from Chicago.

But, as has been noted, Boozer is probably usin the Bulls' offer to demand more from NJ, as we speak, so it remains to be determined who actually gets double-crossed, I spoze.
 
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