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TripleThreat
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7/2/2022  11:05 AM
This may be controversial, but the Knicks should sign Miles Bridges to a long term contract, one very very very close to a minimum level contract, if Charlotte pulls his qualifying offer and he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

What's being said and the photos and video are ugly, and Bridges has been arrested. But so far, no one knows the whole story.

Have daily videos posted online about Bridge's "rehabilitation" with counseling and volunteer work for domestic violence. Have the Knicks say he won't practice nor travel with the team, he'll be on the "injured list" ( mental health qualifies ) It's unclear if a suspension is coming, most likely, but this allows Bridges to remain in a service time pathway and he can remain within the league's medical umbrella. Meanwhile the Knicks will be accruing a reset of Bridge's Bird Rights.

Simply say it's irresponsible to untether Bridges from the league support system. "Let's get him help and see if he can earn some forgiveness"

Talented young player. Most likely he'll play in the NBA again. The league has seen worse and guys have kept some semblance of their careers. Obviously the risk is more comes out that finishes him off for good.

Will there be a PR hit? Probably. But it's New York, the PR hits are coming anyway.

Before anyone gets too cheeky here, Derrick Rose is on this current roster. It's not like his legal jacket is completely clean. And don't kid yourself, the rest of the league, every last single front office, is calculating how much Miles Bridges can help them win in the future or not versus how much PR damage they might have to take to get him on the roster.

Sign him, see how it plays out.
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7/2/2022  11:17 AM
TripleThreat wrote:This may be controversial
nah man the clear thoughts are refreshing
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TPercy
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7/2/2022  11:27 AM
No thanks. Don’t want dudes who beat women in my team.
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7/2/2022  2:30 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/2/2022  2:30 PM
the knicks have made some interesting moves as a franchise over the past 30 years that were bad pr hits. at least 2 most will recall, spreewell and thomas. spreewell coming off attacking his coach. thomas being brought on to the liberty after a sexual harassment lawsuit that cost msg millions. this one has the potential to be far worse of a pr hit, and if the league doesnt ban the guy for life, could be too hot to handle.
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7/2/2022  2:58 PM
TripleThreat wrote:Before anyone gets too cheeky here, Derrick Rose is on this current roster. It's not like his legal jacket is completely clean. And don't kid yourself, the rest of the league, every last single front office, is calculating how much Miles Bridges can help them win in the future or not versus how much PR damage they might have to take to get him on the roster.

Sign him, see how it plays out.


Difference is that Derrick was proven innocent in a court of law. Things are looking bad for Bridges and it would create a toxic situation for any team to bring Bridges into the fold. He's good, but he's not good enough to put up with the ongoing headaches he'd being.
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7/2/2022  3:28 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/2/2022  3:30 PM
No… This FO has gone to a lot of trouble to get guys who are upstanding family men who are gym rats. We’ve seen the opposite of that from relatively benign JR Hijinks and Marbury promos to more serious situations like Felton being arrested and Early being shot.

Why would they sign a guy who at best is a serious knucklehead to at worst a domestic abuser with a drug habit?

From a player status he would be perfect but from a culture standpoint he couldn’t be worst.

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7/2/2022  4:03 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/2/2022  4:08 PM
Nope! Tell me, if he had done all that to a child instead of a woman would you still propose your course of action?
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7/2/2022  4:27 PM
Figures you would suggest this. Smh.
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7/2/2022  4:30 PM
That is just a bad idea. It would send the message that we don’t care about domestic abuse. It is way too early in the process to make any offer. If he is not signed in two months and the charges get resolved, then it might be something to consider but now Is not the right time.
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7/2/2022  4:34 PM
Lmao, he will probably be suspended for a half the season at least.

And you want us to sign him.
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7/2/2022  6:07 PM
Triple, He should have enough money saved to cover his cobra costs and do all you said just to stay out of jail if proven guilty.
I suppose your views in the past freely objectifying women as you have would leave a bit short on the prism that would be understanding. Perhaps the end justifies the means because your vocation is the development of young men to perform at a professonal level. Im sure you sympathize gien the work he put in to reach this level. For that I feel sorry for him. But its the same thought might have enabled him further without consequences and thus the longer it continued the more egregious it has come (if guilty) to this level. On the eve of his payday his house of cards fell. It was intolerable. Now he is arrested for a felony. Not accused not speculated, but arrested.
The gold is far less now to be dug. This women was likely pleaded with over the last few years to “hang in there”. Maybe others depend on miles to hit this day. All the while not hold this man accountable for his actions.

The league needs to dictate his level of participation if at all. Does he right to employment? Sure. He can paint rooms, sell cars, if qualified do anything. but the entertainment business is a different animal.

Drose was sued not for the crime of gang rape but he had to defend a civil suite. The level of consent was questioned and could not be judged monetarily. This is a whole different issue.
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7/2/2022  6:23 PM
Wow!
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7/2/2022  8:17 PM
Keep it moving folks, nothing to see here….
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7/2/2022  10:04 PM
TripleThreat wrote:This may be controversial, but the Knicks should sign Miles Bridges to a long term contract, one very very very close to a minimum level contract, if Charlotte pulls his qualifying offer and he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

What's being said and the photos and video are ugly, and Bridges has been arrested. But so far, no one knows the whole story.

Have daily videos posted online about Bridge's "rehabilitation" with counseling and volunteer work for domestic violence. Have the Knicks say he won't practice nor travel with the team, he'll be on the "injured list" ( mental health qualifies ) It's unclear if a suspension is coming, most likely, but this allows Bridges to remain in a service time pathway and he can remain within the league's medical umbrella. Meanwhile the Knicks will be accruing a reset of Bridge's Bird Rights.

Simply say it's irresponsible to untether Bridges from the league support system. "Let's get him help and see if he can earn some forgiveness"

Talented young player. Most likely he'll play in the NBA again. The league has seen worse and guys have kept some semblance of their careers. Obviously the risk is more comes out that finishes him off for good.

Will there be a PR hit? Probably. But it's New York, the PR hits are coming anyway.

Before anyone gets too cheeky here, Derrick Rose is on this current roster. It's not like his legal jacket is completely clean. And don't kid yourself, the rest of the league, every last single front office, is calculating how much Miles Bridges can help them win in the future or not versus how much PR damage they might have to take to get him on the roster.

Sign him, see how it plays out.

Call me crazy but PLEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSEEEEE
Really ?
"NBA free agent Miles Bridges was arrested June 29 in Los Angeles on domestic violence charges. As first reported by TMZ, Bridges was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence following an altercation with a woman
"

Knicks just done something positive WHY Would you sign this guy Miles? Beating Women
That's wrong message to send

NO one seems to be watching the Deshaun Watson Saga,
I pray that rumor goes away. Miles Bridges needs to get stuff straighten out
NO NO Way!

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7/2/2022  10:12 PM
HofstraBBall wrote:Figures you would suggest this. Smh.


Every NBA franchise is doing the same thing right now with Miles Bridges

They just don't know enough. The story exploded but like many stories like this, it could all be true or it could have other context involved. So teams will do their due diligence to make an informed decision.

Maybe there is pathway towards rehabilitation and forgiveness and contrition and actions that match that. Maybe there is not.

If anyone could make the PR work out slightly better ( I didn't say great, I said slightly better), it would be Leon Rose.

What may end up happening is Miles Bridges might claim some kind of mental health condition in public. That would change the dynamics of his situation quite a bit. So far, as of right now, Charlotte hasn't rescinded his qualifying offer. Even they are doing their due diligence right now.

This situation is likely a lot more complex than what's being tossed around on social media right now.
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7/2/2022  10:43 PM
TripleThreat wrote:
HofstraBBall wrote:Figures you would suggest this. Smh.


Every NBA franchise is doing the same thing right now with Miles Bridges

They just don't know enough. The story exploded but like many stories like this, it could all be true or it could have other context involved. So teams will do their due diligence to make an informed decision.

Maybe there is pathway towards rehabilitation and forgiveness and contrition and actions that match that. Maybe there is not.

If anyone could make the PR work out slightly better ( I didn't say great, I said slightly better), it would be Leon Rose.

What may end up happening is Miles Bridges might claim some kind of mental health condition in public. That would change the dynamics of his situation quite a bit. So far, as of right now, Charlotte hasn't rescinded his qualifying offer. Even they are doing their due diligence right now.

This situation is likely a lot more complex than what's being tossed around on social media right now.


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7/2/2022  10:46 PM
TripleThreat wrote:
HofstraBBall wrote:Figures you would suggest this. Smh.


Every NBA franchise is doing the same thing right now with Miles Bridges

They just don't know enough. The story exploded but like many stories like this, it could all be true or it could have other context involved. So teams will do their due diligence to make an informed decision.

Maybe there is pathway towards rehabilitation and forgiveness and contrition and actions that match that. Maybe there is not.

If anyone could make the PR work out slightly better ( I didn't say great, I said slightly better), it would be Leon Rose.

What may end up happening is Miles Bridges might claim some kind of mental health condition in public. That would change the dynamics of his situation quite a bit. So far, as of right now, Charlotte hasn't rescinded his qualifying offer. Even they are doing their due diligence right now.

This situation is likely a lot more complex than what's being tossed around on social media right now.

Nothing solid. I still maintain that Bridges isn't good enough at this point to put up with the BS. This isn't Deshaun Watson. New information could come out and I have no doubt teams are mulling over the possibilities.

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7/2/2022  10:57 PM
Things is what on earth could justify a concussion, bruised ribs, and strangulation in front of children? Even if the wife aint **** I don't see how this reaction can be justified unless she did something really really ****ed up or bridges was in imminent danger. The latter isn't true so what am I missing here?
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7/2/2022  11:08 PM
TPercy wrote:
TripleThreat wrote:
HofstraBBall wrote:Figures you would suggest this. Smh.


Every NBA franchise is doing the same thing right now with Miles Bridges

They just don't know enough. The story exploded but like many stories like this, it could all be true or it could have other context involved. So teams will do their due diligence to make an informed decision.

Maybe there is pathway towards rehabilitation and forgiveness and contrition and actions that match that. Maybe there is not.

If anyone could make the PR work out slightly better ( I didn't say great, I said slightly better), it would be Leon Rose.

What may end up happening is Miles Bridges might claim some kind of mental health condition in public. That would change the dynamics of his situation quite a bit. So far, as of right now, Charlotte hasn't rescinded his qualifying offer. Even they are doing their due diligence right now.

This situation is likely a lot more complex than what's being tossed around on social media right now.


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NYC the mecca, is a fine place to maintain bad habits as well as good habits.
If Miles Bridge's Sh_*%$t Stinks in Charlotte, the same crap will Stink as much in New York City Bright lights

There's an old saying, Don't ever stir no Sh_*&t of problems, the MORE you stir that Sh_*&t the LONGER and More the Sh_*&t will stink up! especially in big apple NY.

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7/2/2022  11:19 PM
Some Troubling info:

Hornets’ Miles Bridges Throws, Hits Fan With Mouth Guard After Ejection vs. Hawks
NICK SELBEAPR 13, 2022


Miles Bridges Fined $50,000 After Throwing Mouthpiece into Stands vs. Hawks
WILTON JACKSONAPR 14, 2022

Report: Michigan State basketball star Miles Bridges' mom linked to FBI probe
Chris Solari
Detroit Free Press
Feb. 23 2018
2018/02/23

Miles Bridges' wife posts photos of alleged assault by Charlotte Hornets star
https://4state.news/miles-bridges-wife-posts-photos-of-alleged-assault-by-charlotte-hornets-star/

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