Knicksfan wrote:NardDogNation wrote:Knicksfan wrote:NardDogNation wrote:azamatbagatov wrote:Same thing that Riley was in 2010.....without the huge amounts of cap space. Oh noes!!!! Phil didn't fix one of the worst situations in the league in 4 1/2 months. I have my doubts!!
Reading comprehension is fundamental. I never suggested that Phil should've fixed this mess in 4.5 months. What I explicitly stated is that I'm concerned with his abilities and types of moves he has made thus far. You can go on your cute little rants to fit in with the "cool" kids but answer me this: if Phil can't get people he's had rapport with while offering them a deal no better or worse than competitors, what makes you think he'll be able to convince an all-star or superstar to come here who he has no rapport with and who will have a better offer from the hometeam? Bet you can't find a rationale explanation.
Dude, you do know that the Bulls have more cap space than we do to sign Gasol and that the actual rumor is about him being signed-and-traded for Boozer, which would be way, way more than the MLE. Wherever you got the idea he was signing with Chicago for the MLE, isn't really what the main media is reporting.
And your other argument about Kerr, its funny how you use him but don't mention how it was reported a difficult decision for Kerr and that his family triumphed Phil. Want to argue family vs. a past co-worker? Really? And what about Fisher? Forgot him already?
KC Johnson of the Chicago Tribune has suggested that it's a do-or-die situation with Pau Gasol to the Bulls. Yes, they are working sign and trade options but by no means is that guaranteed. He was specifically stated that Gasol is willing to sign for the MLE, in which case, that wouldn't be much more than what we can offer him. On top of that, even if he were sign and traded, he'd still be earning about the same because the Bulls intend to sign Nikola Mirotic. Let's presume they hypothetically move Carlos Boozer...that only opens up $11 million in cap space. Mirotic is going to get at least $4 million considering he just had to splurge $3 million on a buyout and passed up about $7 million per in Europe. That leaves about $7 million per for Gasol as a best case scenario. You don't think we can best that in 2015 with the amount of money we'll have at our disposal?
As for Kerr, the family excuse is tired. You don't think he knew the distance between the coasts during the 3 weeks of negotiates he had with Phil? A better team is ultimately what made his decision an easy one.
Dude, you pick up the story that best fits your argument and run away with it like they were facts just to accommodate your rant about a guy that is just starting his project of making the Knicks relevant again? Why don't you wait until Gasol signs for the MLE before jumping bridges? Right now most media report that Chicago is working a sign and trade. Even if they didn't, they still have enough cap to sign him straight to a 10mill+ deal, especially if they have moved on from Melo. So a reporter speculates on him signing for the MLE and you take that as gospel? Please
And then we move from "media speculation" to your opinion as a fact. A tired excuse? How old are you? Do you have a family? Do you know how important that is to someone? If you could do the work you love and closer to your home and family versus making your family move to the other coast of the nation for the job, what would you do? Kerr himself has said he was intrigued to work with Phil but his family won over when the GSW job surfaced. Believe whatever you want, but dont use your as fact to back up a bad argument.
Once again, if the Bulls offer Gasol the full $11 million/yr, they would only have the mini-MLE to offer Mirotic $3.3 per. I don't think the guy paid $3 million to buyout a $7 million/yr contract for the privilege of playing for the Bulls for free. The best thing you said so far is that we should wait for the details of the deal to be settled. We'll reconvene once that happens but I could guarantee that Pau is NOT getting $11 million/yr given the circumstances as they are.
As for Kerr, I don't buy his "family" argument. If his kids were in elementary school, junior high or even in the first few years of high school, then maybe. Two of his kids are in college and the third, from what I understand, is on his way to college. Those are adults, not children. And let's be honest, he had a professional career that had him bouncing around the league and country during their formative years and he seemed to be just fine doing it until he was 38 years old. I don't judge a man by his word, I just a man by his actions and I'm calling bull**** on that one.
7/12/2014 2:45 PM