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BigSm00th
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4/20/2009  12:15 PM
what is the worst contract overall, rashard lewis for $20 mil/yr or barry zito for$20 mil/yr?
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4/20/2009  12:38 PM
Posted by BigSm00th:

what is the worst contract overall, rashard lewis for $20 mil/yr or barry zito for$20 mil/yr?

Zito was a big time pitcher once. So while the contract turned out to be bad, the Giants thought that he would be their solid #1 starter. Lewis never held such honor in the NBA.
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4/20/2009  1:40 PM
Posted by BigSm00th:

what is the worst contract overall, rashard lewis for $20 mil/yr or barry zito for$20 mil/yr?

Zito. Rashard didn't fall off the face of the Earth.
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4/20/2009  1:43 PM
Posted by JrZyHuStLa:
Posted by BigSm00th:

what is the worst contract overall, rashard lewis for $20 mil/yr or barry zito for$20 mil/yr?

Zito. Rashard didn't fall off the face of the Earth.

There were major warning signs with Zito. He was throwing like a 60 mph fastball in his last couple of years in Oakland. The complete lack of interest the Yankees had in him, considering how much he dominated them over the years, said it all. People jumped on how awful the deal was the minute it was signed.

Both are horrible deals.

[Edited by - sebstar on 04-20-2009 1:55 PM]
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4/20/2009  1:51 PM
Posted by djsunyc:

meanwhile orlando just won 59 games and made the playoffs again.

you can't operate in a vacuum. they signed shard b/c they wanted a legitimate shooter around dwight. hedo was a better player last year than this year. they can always flip it up and move hedo for a pf in a S&T this summer if they want.

the reason they lost is b/c no jameer nelson. skip is not that good.

shard's contract is terrible, but a gm has to get talent to not only sell tickets but try to win games. holding out for the "perfect" player will leave you with your d ck in your hand and 35 win seasons.

All of that does nothing to address how terrible of a contract it is.

how many of those 59 wins do you attribute to Rashard Lewis? They already had a mega superstar in the making in Dwight Howard, so why panic and give a borderline All Star, All-First team money?

Reminds me of when people dismissed Dumars drafting Darko because the Pistons were doing well at the time. Just because you're doing well doesnt mean you havent made personnel decisions that will mitigate your success.

If the Magic arent careful, they're going to see another Shaq redux, when Howard walks in a couple of years because they are trying to Patrick Ewing him and give him little help. And all they will be left with is Lewis' albatross of a deal. The Magic have backed themselves into a corner --- they clearly are not championship material.

[Edited by - sebstar on 04-20-2009 1:57 PM]
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4/20/2009  1:57 PM
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by djsunyc:

meanwhile orlando just won 59 games and made the playoffs again.

you can't operate in a vacuum. they signed shard b/c they wanted a legitimate shooter around dwight. hedo was a better player last year than this year. they can always flip it up and move hedo for a pf in a S&T this summer if they want.

the reason they lost is b/c no jameer nelson. skip is not that good.

shard's contract is terrible, but a gm has to get talent to not only sell tickets but try to win games. holding out for the "perfect" player will leave you with your d ck in your hand and 35 win seasons.

All of that does nothing to address the point on how this is one of the worst contracts in sports.

how many of those 59 wins do you attribute to Rashard Lewis? They already had a mega superstar in the making in Dwight Howard, so why panic and give a borderline All Star, All-First team money?

Reminds me of when people dismissed Dumars drafting Darko because the Pistons were doing well at the time. Just because you're doing well doesnt mean you havent made personnel decisions that will mitigate your success.

If the Magic arent careful, they're going to see another Shaq redux, when Howard walks in a couple of years because they are trying to Patrick Ewing him and give him little help. And all they will be left with is Lewis' albatross of a deal. The Magic have backed themselves into a corner --- they clearly are not championship material.

but if they didn't sign shard - then what would they have done? that's my point. sometimes you can't operate waiting for ideal situations. you have to make a move to get better now and you have to pay for it. remember, hedo was a major surprise last season and he's fell back to earth a bit this year. if they don't mind being in luxury tax, then they can still spend money and get more talent. all that contract did was ensure they would never be under the cap. but that's not the end of the world. they will realize soon enough what they need for postseason success and it's up to them to make a move if an opportunity presents itself. they are psuedo challengers but that's ok - there's not wrong with that. this is an organization that blew 2 lotto picks on fran vasquez and jj redick. and they still won 59 games this year.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 04-20-2009 2:00 PM]
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4/20/2009  2:21 PM
Rashard was Signed I thought before Hedo got on board, and Hedo got religious or somting cuz he got much better, making Rashard almost redundant. In retrospect, the signing was a mistake.

Iggy hit a huge shot but I thought it was funny his reaction to the time out when he was abou to go the same Isolation play they did after the time out. He was shaking his head.

They come out and do the same play!

While it worked, can't these go to players and coaches devise a better play than iso and take a fade away shot at the top of the key?

It was a great game for Philly!

ATL-Miami: WOW!!! ATL just took them apart. Final score was like an old Rily run Zo-PJ-Hardaway game! Looked like fans were having a party. Wade was really being a diva. I guess even superstars have bad days!

Go BULLS!!!!!!!
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4/20/2009  3:56 PM
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by djsunyc:

meanwhile orlando just won 59 games and made the playoffs again.

you can't operate in a vacuum. they signed shard b/c they wanted a legitimate shooter around dwight. hedo was a better player last year than this year. they can always flip it up and move hedo for a pf in a S&T this summer if they want.

the reason they lost is b/c no jameer nelson. skip is not that good.

shard's contract is terrible, but a gm has to get talent to not only sell tickets but try to win games. holding out for the "perfect" player will leave you with your d ck in your hand and 35 win seasons.

All of that does nothing to address the point on how this is one of the worst contracts in sports.

how many of those 59 wins do you attribute to Rashard Lewis? They already had a mega superstar in the making in Dwight Howard, so why panic and give a borderline All Star, All-First team money?

Reminds me of when people dismissed Dumars drafting Darko because the Pistons were doing well at the time. Just because you're doing well doesnt mean you havent made personnel decisions that will mitigate your success.

If the Magic arent careful, they're going to see another Shaq redux, when Howard walks in a couple of years because they are trying to Patrick Ewing him and give him little help. And all they will be left with is Lewis' albatross of a deal. The Magic have backed themselves into a corner --- they clearly are not championship material.

but if they didn't sign shard - then what would they have done? that's my point. sometimes you can't operate waiting for ideal situations. you have to make a move to get better now and you have to pay for it. remember, hedo was a major surprise last season and he's fell back to earth a bit this year. if they don't mind being in luxury tax, then they can still spend money and get more talent. all that contract did was ensure they would never be under the cap. but that's not the end of the world. they will realize soon enough what they need for postseason success and it's up to them to make a move if an opportunity presents itself. they are psuedo challengers but that's ok - there's not wrong with that. this is an organization that blew 2 lotto picks on fran vasquez and jj redick. and they still won 59 games this year.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 04-20-2009 2:00 PM]

I dont know what their financial situation is, but I doubt they can absorb both Lewis' contract, a resigned Howard, and have enough money to properly build around them.

They could have replicated Lewis' production for a 1/3 of the cost. Thats a problem.
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4/20/2009  4:25 PM
Posted by djsunyc:

meanwhile orlando just won 59 games and made the playoffs again.

you can't operate in a vacuum. they signed shard b/c they wanted a legitimate shooter around dwight. hedo was a better player last year than this year. they can always flip it up and move hedo for a pf in a S&T this summer if they want.

the reason they lost is b/c no jameer nelson. skip is not that good.

shard's contract is terrible, but a gm has to get talent to not only sell tickets but try to win games. holding out for the "perfect" player will leave you with your d ck in your hand and 35 win seasons.

yeah & meanwhile they'll be pissed off they signed him to that contract in a year or two when some bigname FA's come on the market & Dwight is pondering his longterm future on that team... u honestly think if they didn't have Dwight that team would be a playoff contender? get real dude... Rashard Lewis isn't even as good as Allan Houston & Knick fans were lamenting that $100 million dollar contract he signed for the longest... the Magic could easily have made the playoffs w/o Rashard Lewis on their team in the pathetic Eastern Conference cuz they have a stud bigman & some very capable support players in Hedo, Lee, Johnson, Pietrus & Alston.
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4/20/2009  4:28 PM
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by djsunyc:

meanwhile orlando just won 59 games and made the playoffs again.

you can't operate in a vacuum. they signed shard b/c they wanted a legitimate shooter around dwight. hedo was a better player last year than this year. they can always flip it up and move hedo for a pf in a S&T this summer if they want.

the reason they lost is b/c no jameer nelson. skip is not that good.

shard's contract is terrible, but a gm has to get talent to not only sell tickets but try to win games. holding out for the "perfect" player will leave you with your d ck in your hand and 35 win seasons.

All of that does nothing to address how terrible of a contract it is.

how many of those 59 wins do you attribute to Rashard Lewis? They already had a mega superstar in the making in Dwight Howard, so why panic and give a borderline All Star, All-First team money?

Reminds me of when people dismissed Dumars drafting Darko because the Pistons were doing well at the time. Just because you're doing well doesnt mean you havent made personnel decisions that will mitigate your success.

If the Magic arent careful, they're going to see another Shaq redux, when Howard walks in a couple of years because they are trying to Patrick Ewing him and give him little help. And all they will be left with is Lewis' albatross of a deal. The Magic have backed themselves into a corner --- they clearly are not championship material.

[Edited by - sebstar on 04-20-2009 1:57 PM]

thank you.
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4/20/2009  7:23 PM
Man, the Celtics and Rondo are running the Bulls out of the Garden and about to foul them out too.
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4/20/2009  7:40 PM
Rondo gave Rose two fouls, Hinrich three fouls and Miller one foul in one quarter. Impressive.
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4/20/2009  7:48 PM
and the bulls take the lead, brothers.

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4/20/2009  7:54 PM
i gotta admit i like big baby. sweetney should havae been what he's becoming.
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4/20/2009  8:33 PM
Posted by Marv:

i gotta admit i like big baby. sweetney should havae been what he's becoming.

Yeah Big Baby is a player. He just got to watch the weight over his career but he should be fine.
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4/20/2009  8:48 PM
noah got spunk. i like that kid.
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4/20/2009  8:50 PM
Posted by Marv:

noah got spunk. i like that kid.

I was just about to post that he is a knucklehead. He now is taking it personal with Perkins and now goes over to the Celtics bench to egg them on.
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4/20/2009  8:51 PM
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by Marv:

i gotta admit i like big baby. sweetney should havae been what he's becoming.

Yeah Big Baby is a player. He just got to watch the weight over his career but he should be fine.

Too bad that fat POS Curry never watched his weight.

[Edited by - jrzyhustla on 04-20-2009 8:51 PM]
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4/20/2009  8:53 PM
Posted by JrZyHuStLa:
Posted by Pharzeone:
Posted by Marv:

i gotta admit i like big baby. sweetney should havae been what he's becoming.

Yeah Big Baby is a player. He just got to watch the weight over his career but he should be fine.

Too bad that fat POS Curry never watched his weight.

[Edited by - jrzyhustla on 04-20-2009 8:51 PM]

That is the fear and risk of drafting the talented fat man in any sport.
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yeah ben! briggy you on this game?
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