Posted by sebstar:
Posted by GallOfFame:
Posted by GKFv2:
Actually Boozer bamboozled the Cavs and he's a traitor for it.
Not really. Not if you look at what the Cavs were trying to do.
They were willing to give him a 3yr to full MLE deal instead of worrying about maxing him out the following season.
They could have renounced players at the time to beat the Utah offer but they chose not to.
Booz then told them "Hate the Game not the Player.
He shook hands with the GM and owner, basically agreeing to a deal, and then went back on his word.
[Edited by - sebstar on 11-25-2008 11:32 AM]
Why do you really think he was allowed out of his deal?
Because the Cavs wanted to be true gentlemen?
Do you honestly think the Cavs didn't have dibs on where his true market value was?
Notice they weren't willing to renounce any other players to match his contract from Utah. Why?
They proposed 2 options to him
Decline picking up his option so he could sign a 3-6yr(?) maximum contract for a 2yr player on a rookie deal
or
Pick up his option promising to Max him out the following yr
The Cavs were looking to save money in the long run while working illegal prearranged deals.
They really wanted him to take the latter option playing the cards he wouldn't play himself into a max deal, but saw the benefits of letting him out.
They knew they had money to offer him the following yr plus they'd have his bird's rights.
They knew they didn't have room to give him anymore salary other than the available cap they had at the time which was $6-7mil
They knew if they let him out of the contract there was always the risk he could hit the open market to have his set.
So they wanted him to agree to the questionable deal.
Booz beat them at their own game.
Why is ok for a Franchise to Low Ball their own player, whereas the player is a scumbag when they go after Top dollar?
[Edited by - GallOfFame on 11-25-2008 1:16 PM]
11/25/2008 1:18 AM
