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WOW hornets......3yrs 27million Lance Stephenson! wowowoowowoww so mad right now.

Carlos "all about me" Boozer

silesian said:
Not when you are trying to build a sustainable spurs like culture you do not take that type if risk. Raja, mark Jackson, Dsteve, booz, all harmed culture with selfishness. Jazz want Hayward Exum Burke to define a pass first team first culture and goof balls like lance would place this at risk
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Received a neg rep from LunaticWolf with the following comment:"Booz averaged a PF-League high assist rate when he was here. How is that selfish?"


A few problems with his "analysis."

First, it is not factual. Carlos never had the best assist rate among power forwards. He was consistently behind the likes of Diaw, Duncan, Lee, Odom, Nowitski and others. His best year was #5. His assist rate was very high and this is a valid measure of selfishness. However, LunaticWolf's analysis is one-dimensional. It presumes that there is one categorical indicator of selfishness and that is assist rate. When Booz talked team it always seemed to me that he was saying what he was supposed to say, with very low sincerity. His exit from Cavs was suspect (all about Carlos, low integrity), he snatched rebound from teammates to stuff stats, sitting out with minor injuries (to protect his career versus the team), etc. What would the odds have been of Stockton or Malone of missing the games Booz missed (I'm not talking about his major injuries)? Zero. I've seen and heard enough to to conclude that it was "always about me" with Carlos.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
How about character issues that show up on the court? (ala the ear blowing?)
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Let's crucify a guy for ear blowing. The very guy mind you that was probably the Pacers best player over the last two months of the season, including the playoffs.

Nickkk, don't take this the wrong way but please, take the rest of the day off and do some soul-searching.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Let's crucify a guy for ear blowing. The very guy mind you that was probably the Pacers best player over the last two months of the season, including the playoffs.

Nickkk, don't take this the wrong way but please, take the rest of the day off and do some soul-searching.
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Have you ever been ear blown before?
 
Jamezz said:
1st post! This is gonna be fun hehehe

‘Stockton said he would only play for the Jazz and then would meet with the owner and sign a deal. He made a demand in the summer of 1996 when tens of millions of dollars were flying around for free agent guards. He’d sign a $5 million per season deal, less than half of what other free agent guards were making, but he wanted to guarantee ice time in the Delta Center for his seven-year-old son’s hockey team.’

They just don’t make them like this anymore. Money helps yes, but it doesn’t guarantee happiness. Every year that passes money seems to take more over other values in the NBA. It’s turning into a GM vs. Agents more than anything, more business-like. The Spurs might be the last stance of what could be considered a team with a personality of it’s own due to players sticking around for years. Players taking pay cuts for the sake of their Spurs.

And hey, Hayward is in his right to try and make the most money he can, all I’m saying is that I see him with different eyes than I see Favors for example, always making it clear that he wants to stay. IMO, it’s not just about a player’s talents basketball wise but also about how he fits with the team in terms of team culture, chemistry and how bad you want to stay in a certain place or not. Hayward hasn’t shown me but a will to make as much money as he can and none of the other… That’s my issue with Gordon Hayward.
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Excellent first post. I agree 100%.
 
Jeditiger said:
Yeah but they shouldn't have to. And I really can't stand everyone who is berating a guy for getting paid for his services. Its what helps make Jazz fanz seem petty and clueless.
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So you're saying that a team full of players with Hayward's contractual mindset would be better than a team full of players with Favor's mindset? I completely disagree. Favors showed leadership by putting the Jazz in a position where they had an increased chance to compete. I wish Hayward would have too, but instead he more than negated the advantage Favors had given us.
 
Jeditiger said:
Then why don't they play for the minimum if winning is so important? Why not for free? The owners took the players to the woodshed in the last CBA and now they want players to take even less? Sorry but that's BS.
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The fans are the ones being taken to the woodshed.
 
By not getting Lance to stay, Indiana has taken a step back and this would have been their year to win the east. If I were Indiana I would try to work out a sign-and-trade for Bledsoe. He is certainly an upgrade to George Hill and Bledsoe-George would be a great twosome for years to come.

If that doesn't work, I would trade for Kevin Martin. Minnesota wants to get rid of him, so he should be had for cheap. He'd be a poor man's Reggie Miller. Offensively he fills the gap left by Lance, and Kevin, CJ, and Rodney would basically all be used to replace Lance and back-up George. Martin averaged almost 20ppg last season and seems to be fine as a starter or off the bench (as he did in OKC). A trade of Martin for Chris Copeland (1-year expiring deal) would give Minnesota and Indiana what they might need for next season. Minnesota wants cap-space and rebuilding and Indiana wants the firepower to win. Done and done.
 
It will be madafaking good when lance stephenson averages 18/7/7 while gordon hayward sucks.





*********************************** this organization man **** lindsey man *** koc's mama man







I'm so mad
 
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