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[Weav]

He'll be injured next summer.

Definitive statements on speculative occurances make baby Jeebus cry

 

[Natebishop3]

So do you think Greg regrets signing a one year deal? Or was this his only option?

 

[Denny Crane]

I don't think he regrets it. The Blazers' alternative would have been to cut him loose and make him UFA. That he signed, and it seems amicable, says quite a bit about his character. He didn't screw over the team after the team held up its end of the bargain. He did good by the fans - as best he could.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't think he regrets it. The Blazers' alternative would have been to cut him loose and make him UFA. That he signed, and it seems amicable, says quite a bit about his character. He didn't screw over the team after the team held up its end of the bargain. He did good by the fans - as best he could.

Well, my question is whether he knew this was going to happen and signed the 1 year offer anyway, or was this setback news to even Oden?

 

[magnifier661]

Well, my question is whether he knew this was going to happen and signed the 1 year offer anyway, or was this setback news to even Oden?

I have a feeling it was news to oden. From the pictures and comments he looked in good spirits. He was talking about proving his worth.

 

[PapaG]

I don't think he regrets it. The Blazers' alternative would have been to cut him loose and make him UFA. That he signed, and it seems amicable, says quite a bit about his character. He didn't screw over the team after the team held up its end of the bargain. He did good by the fans - as best he could.

The Blazers are the side paying for nothing on the court. Oden is still getting paid for not playing.

 

[Natebishop3]

I have a feeling it was news to oden. From the pictures and comments he looked in good spirits. He was talking about proving his worth.

That's my feeling, and that's exactly why I thought this was a dumb move by Oden. It wasn't even a couple days after he signed that one year deal that he's injured and possibly out for the season. What team is going to open the checkbook for a guy who hasn't played in three seasons (after this one ends)? The guy doesn't have a good track record. I bet he's already regretting the move.

 

[BrianFromWA]

We still good on the Oden/max thingie?

we'd have him locked up for 6 years and could amnesty him whenever we want. Still a valid move.

 

[RR7]

That's my feeling, and that's exactly why I thought this was a dumb move by Oden. It wasn't even a couple days after he signed that one year deal that he's injured and possibly out for the season. What team is going to open the checkbook for a guy who hasn't played in three seasons (after this one ends)? The guy doesn't have a good track record. I bet he's already regretting the move.

A couple of days after he signed? Today was the first day to sign contracts.

 

[Minstrel]

we'd have him locked up for 6 years and could amnesty him whenever we want. Still a valid move.

I thought only deals signed prior to the new CBA were eligible for amnesty. Not so?

 

[Nikolokolus]

I thought only deals signed prior to the new CBA were eligible for amnesty. Not so?

Correctomundo

 

[RR7]

I thought only deals signed prior to the new CBA were eligible for amnesty. Not so?

I think he stated previously he wanted to offer Oden max extension before last season, thus making him eligible to use amnesty on.

 

[Minstrel]

I think he stated previously he wanted to offer Oden max extension before last season, thus making him eligible to use amnesty on.

Ah. That wasn't clear to me from what he was responding to. I think PapaG was sarcastically asking about maxing Oden next off-season since Portland can offer $26 million more than any other team (or whatever the figure was) and so I thought Brian was saying that was still a valid move.