Posted by VDesai:

Posted by purple012870:

Can we trade ATL Josh's older brother JJ-Lips....man they have a lot in common (resemble each other, both weigh 130 lb, both have horrific offensive games).

Josh Childress isn't a versatile offensive player, but he picks his spots amd shoots a nice percentage all around. He's pretty efficient. Jared Jefferies is a human disaster area.

Posted by playa2:

Posted by tkf:

And playa.... Brandon jennings is going overseas because of the NBA age requirement.. childress is going for more money.... after 1 year, guess where Jennings is going to be playing ball?

Wait a minute, guys who go over seas go because they can;t make an NBA final roster and the NBDL doesn't pay enough.

So the guys who are going over there now are guys who CAN make NBA ROSTERS.

WHAT JENNINGS IS DOING COULD VERY EASILY SEND MANY PLAYERS WITH BAD SAT's overseas, considering how bad the highschool curriculim is in many inner city schools..



[Edited by - playa2 on 23-07-2008 15:05]

Posted by playa2:

How can you be sure he won't adjust and want play overseas for more than 1 yr right out of highschool ?

Posted by playa2:

Some guys just don't get it. The american dollar is plumeting and the euro is gaining, nba players/businessmen will see this as an opportunity, not a step back.

And what if this donaghy thing gets any bigger, looks like a great option to me.

Posted by playa2:

Because OWNERS will pay for ther services in the states.



It's ridiculous how top Euro clubs are offering huge deals to NBA role players.

JC Navarro with a $20 mil/4 year deal
Delfino with a $11 mil/3 year
Parker offered $24 mil/3 year
Scola offered some huge deal and now Childress.

A trend can easily become popular to even bigger names if the money is right.

To that I say Childress take your money man and come back to the nba in three years. This could start to become a trend with players going to play in europe, i know the players that are leaving all seem to be average, but eventually they going to start offering the good players deals they cannot turn down. The nba needs to make sure this doesnt get of hand.

But It might be time for the NBA to raise the salary cap drastically to prevent these guys from going overseas.

That is the point player, role players, avreage players and washed up players have always been offered good money to go overseas.. Look at michael ray richardson and michael cooper, both were offered nice deals to go overseas towards the end of their NBA careers.. No big deal.

those guys you mentioned are not going to be missed... But let me ask you. How are euro teams going to even get these role players that have NBA roster spots without offering huge money.. Now the guys who can't make an NBA roster don't get big deals of course, but we all know this. It is nothing new..

The thing is, the NBA is still the best bball league in the world, and if you are a player, a good player, and allstar, or even a star, you get the money and the fame.. that is why the NBA is in no danger of losing the players that carry the league... End of story...

Posted by playa2:

Because OWNERS will pay for ther services in the states.



It's ridiculous how top Euro clubs are offering huge deals to NBA role players.

JC Navarro with a $20 mil/4 year deal
Delfino with a $11 mil/3 year
Parker offered $24 mil/3 year
Scola offered some huge deal and now Childress.

A trend can easily become popular to even bigger names if the money is right.

To that I say Childress take your money man and come back to the nba in three years. This could start to become a trend with players going to play in europe, i know the players that are leaving all seem to be average, but eventually they going to start offering the good players deals they cannot turn down. The nba needs to make sure this doesnt get of hand.

But It might be time for the NBA to raise the salary cap drastically to prevent these guys from going overseas.

I missed that point.. I don't know about that playa, I mean should the NBA raise the cap so that they can overpay average players in fear that they might bolt to greece? Is that a good thing?
Josh childress goes, bad for the hawks, now this opens the doors for more guys like jamario moon to get a spot.. Honestly is josh childress that much better than moon? really?

Posted by tkf:

Posted by playa2:

Because OWNERS will pay for ther services in the states.



It's ridiculous how top Euro clubs are offering huge deals to NBA role players.

JC Navarro with a $20 mil/4 year deal
Delfino with a $11 mil/3 year
Parker offered $24 mil/3 year
Scola offered some huge deal and now Childress.

A trend can easily become popular to even bigger names if the money is right.

To that I say Childress take your money man and come back to the nba in three years. This could start to become a trend with players going to play in europe, i know the players that are leaving all seem to be average, but eventually they going to start offering the good players deals they cannot turn down. The nba needs to make sure this doesnt get of hand.

But It might be time for the NBA to raise the salary cap drastically to prevent these guys from going overseas.

I missed that point.. I don't know about that playa, I mean should the NBA raise the cap so that they can overpay average players in fear that they might bolt to greece? Is that a good thing?
Josh childress goes, bad for the hawks, now this opens the doors for more guys like jamario moon to get a spot.. Honestly is josh childress that much better than moon? really?

This is why I mentioned to you in my earlier post that a trend could be brewing.

The trend could be this, the best euros are coming to the nba and role players who have played on NBA rosters with some significance will get on the turnstile and bolt to europ along with top innercity highschool ball players , especially if the league ups the age limit to 20 years old two years removed from highschool.

Posted by playa2:

Looks like NBA players are starting to look toward other places. Will the NBA be the best league in 10 years?