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yuyuza1 said:
I hated hearing Brandon try to justify him getting a max contract in that interview.
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Why? He's a big boy, I'm sure he can take the horror of explaining why he's worth many millions of dollars.

I think he's definitely worth the max, but the idea that his having to "justify" a max deal in words in an interview is some crushing injustice is a bit silly.
 
Ed O said:
I didn't listen to the interview. I don't have to.

Roy wants to get paid. I don't blame him. If he comes on and says that he wants to be a Blazer forever at any price, he's just undercutting his position.

KP should not give him the stars and the moon to stay with the Blazers. He should be offered a fair deal that keeps him in town but also doesn't overpay him. I hope that KP is less easily swayed by emotion than many on this board, and I would bet that he is.

Ed O.
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Indeed. It would a good idea to not overpay B-Roy.

So, don't pay him more then the maximum possible.

A max deal is what the guy earned, not only for his play but also for allowing himself to be made into the face of the team. He is, by far, the most popular Blazer since Drexler. The team has built it's entire marketing scheme around him.

This has nothing to do with emotional attachment. It is a basketball and a business decision. The basketball side, he is far and away the best player on the team. The business side, imagine the backlash if Roy walks away from the team. I wouldn't attend one more Blazer game until KP was fired if that happened. I would not be the only one.

If they think they are losing money now, just wait until they only have attendance figures that are less then 8,000.
 
Reep said:
Makes me glad that I don't have an emotional fan base overreacting to each of my contract negotiations. I guess that is part of the business, but people need to realize that any party that is not willing to walk away from a negotiation is going to get hosed. KP has a whole bunch of these coming up and I'm sure is providing the appropriate amount of pushback.

And why is KP the only bad guy here? Roy and his agent are on the other side. Nobody knows what was offered to Roy. R-E-L-A-X!
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Repped.
 
It's an embarrassment on KP's part, actually. You don't fuck around with hurting your best player's ego.

It puts doubt in Roy's mind if the team is really committed to him and winning.
 
Minstrel said:
Hmm, what do you mean "not overpay?" If this were baseball, and contracts could be arbitrarily high, I'd completely agree. But the NBA caps salaries. Are you saying that you don't think Roy is worth the max?
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Exactly. C'mon.. there's only a certain amount we can give him. MAX him out! Good gawd... this is Brandon freakin' Roy. No one pays to watch the GM manage our team.. I want to see Brandon play for the next 20 years.
 
maxiep said:
C'mon, it's the offseason. There's no reason why this can't be fun.
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Have I told you lately that you're one vicious sumbitch, lol? I knew it wasn't true, but my blood pressure still went up fifteen points...
 
The only thing embarrassing in this whole situation is how many people are rending their garments over a non-issue.
 
Ed O said:
I didn't listen to the interview. I don't have to.

Roy wants to get paid. I don't blame him. If he comes on and says that he wants to be a Blazer forever at any price, he's just undercutting his position.

KP should not give him the stars and the moon to stay with the Blazers. He should be offered a fair deal that keeps him in town but also doesn't overpay him. I hope that KP is less easily swayed by emotion than many on this board, and I would bet that he is.

Ed O.
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He's worth the max ... end of discussion
 
I do not think he's AUTOMATICALLY worth the maximum salary, no.

The economy is in shambles, with no recovery guaranteed. The NBA salary cap is nosediving. There's a labor battle brewing in 2011 with the NBAPA.

The Blazers are well within their rights to say to Brandon and his representation, "Understanding the risks of things continuing to go bad or maybe get worse, we believe it's fair for you to share some of that risk with us. Because of that, we are unwilling to give you a maximum salary extension."

Might he walk? Sure. Might he blow out his knee before his rookie scale contract has expired? Yes.

Might the economy continue to go down the crapper and the NBA salary cap continue to shrink and free agency dramatically curtailed under the new CBA to combat high salaries? Absolutely.

Brandon Roy should not assume he deserves what players in happier, healthier, and wealthier times received. And I don't think that Blazers fans should be upset that the Blazers don't want to automatically treat him that way.

Ed O.
 
Ed O said:
I do not think he's AUTOMATICALLY worth the maximum salary, no.

The economy is in shambles, with no recovery guaranteed. The NBA salary cap is nosediving. There's a labor battle brewing in 2011 with the NBAPA.

The Blazers are well within their rights to say to Brandon and his representation, "Understanding the risks of things continuing to go bad or maybe get worse, we believe it's fair for you to share some of that risk with us. Because of that, we are unwilling to give you a maximum salary extension."

Might he walk? Sure. Might he blow out his knee before his rookie scale contract has expired? Yes.

Might the economy continue to go down the crapper and the NBA salary cap continue to shrink and free agency dramatically curtailed under the new CBA to combat high salaries? Absolutely.

Brandon Roy should not assume he deserves what players in happier, healthier, and wealthier times received. And I don't think that Blazers fans should be upset that the Blazers don't want to automatically treat him that way.

Ed O.
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I can just sense that is going to be a very unpopular opinion around here.
 
BlazerWookee said:
The only thing embarrassing in this whole situation is how many people are rending their garments over a non-issue.
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How do you know it's a non-issue when all signs have pointed toward this contract extension talks continuing to be dragged out for our franchise player?
 
alex42083 said:
How do you know it's a non-issue when all signs have pointed toward this contract extension talks continuing to be dragged out for our franchise player?
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I have a weird hunch that Roy's trying to protect Outlaw with his contract extension, and KP is balking on that... I'm going to go put on my tinfoil hat now.
 
Ed O said:
I do not think he's AUTOMATICALLY worth the maximum salary, no.

The economy is in shambles, with no recovery guaranteed. The NBA salary cap is nosediving. There's a labor battle brewing in 2011 with the NBAPA.

The Blazers are well within their rights to say to Brandon and his representation, "Understanding the risks of things continuing to go bad or maybe get worse, we believe it's fair for you to share some of that risk with us. Because of that, we are unwilling to give you a maximum salary extension."

Might he walk? Sure. Might he blow out his knee before his rookie scale contract has expired? Yes.

Might the economy continue to go down the crapper and the NBA salary cap continue to shrink and free agency dramatically curtailed under the new CBA to combat high salaries? Absolutely.

Brandon Roy should not assume he deserves what players in happier, healthier, and wealthier times received. And I don't think that Blazers fans should be upset that the Blazers don't want to automatically treat him that way.

Ed O.
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You've got bigger balls than mine.
 
LittleAlex said:
Indeed. It would a good idea to not overpay B-Roy.

So, don't pay him more then the maximum possible.

A max deal is what the guy earned, not only for his play but also for allowing himself to be made into the face of the team. He is, by far, the most popular Blazer since Drexler. The team has built it's entire marketing scheme around him.

This has nothing to do with emotional attachment. It is a basketball and a business decision. The basketball side, he is far and away the best player on the team. The business side, imagine the backlash if Roy walks away from the team. I wouldn't attend one more Blazer game until KP was fired if that happened. I would not be the only one.

If they think they are losing money now, just wait until they only have attendance figures that are less then 8,000.
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Dicking around Roy and LMA make it that much easier to justify pressuring King County or Multnomah County into kicking in dollars for arena upgrades and/or new arenas.

A lot of things are not making sense at this point. How could the team be bungling this summer so severely? If you want Millsap, offer him a god damned contract. If you want to keep Roy for as long as you can, offer him 5 years and dick him on the money to start the negotiations. It sends an awful message that Hedo F**KING Turkoglu gets a 5-year offer, while Roy is only getting a 4-year offer. It's ridiculous, and no amount of spin can justify it to me.
 
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I haven't read all the posts but here is my opionion. We can offer 10 milllion a year for 5 years to a backup PF even though he is a damn good PF but we can't offer 5 years to either of our top two players. Toronto can give 5 years and 50 million to their guy and IMO he hasn't even done anything in the NBA yet. Roy is a top 10 player in the NBA and maybe even higher and we can't mess with him. It just boggles the mind that we are wasting our chance by offering so much for a backup PF and not even offering as long a contract to out superstar. Roy is a perfect player for the Blazers and this is how we treat him. I know the Blazers are a business but signing Roy to 5 years instead of 4 seems like a no brainer and would be to the benefit of the Blazers.
 
They just played part of the interview on 95.5, and wow... I'm not exactly more re-assured about this situation after hearing Brandon talk about it.
 
How fucking stupid is Paul? Seriously, you are the fucking owner so take control and get this done.
 
Wheels just said Brandon texted him:

Prepared to make a statement next week, but frustrated at the situation.
 
alex42083 said:
They just played part of the interview on 95.5, and wow... I'm not exactly more re-assured about this situation after hearing Brandon talk about it.
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How could anybody be after listening to that? If I'm Roy, I'm insulted at this point that the team feels I am only worth a 4-year contract. The Vulcans have to be behind this, and I want to know why.
 
B-Roy said:
Wheels just said Brandon texted him:

Prepared to make a statement next week, but frustrated at the situation.
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I wouldn't blame him for forcing his way out at this point.

Nice job KP/Vulcans, you idiots.
 
B-Roy said:
Wheels just said Brandon texted him:

Prepared to make a statement next week, but frustrated at the situation.
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Fuck me. I really hope the statement isn't that he signed a QO.
 
I'm pretty pissed off again about it that we're pinching pennies with our franchise All-NBA player. And please.. spare me the "be patient", "the team knows what they're doing", "there's nothing to be worried about" talk.. Something just isn't right about this whole thing, and it's gotta be from the higher-ups
 
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