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No he wouldn't have.
Sincerely,
The 2002-2003 Spurs
trade Udoka for Maggette. And whatever else is needed to make the salaries match.
No he wouldn't have.
Sincerely,
The 2002-2003 Spurs
His decision was totally understandable. What kinda idiot would have passed the extra millions offered by GS. Get a grip folks!
Doesn't matter. He got his money, the Spurs got a better shooter and distributor. Win/win. If he has remorse, well, him.
i don't understand why people get mad at players who take more money. this wasn't just a "little" one or two million dollars more, it was almost 5 million dollars extra. tt i would go to the middle of China to play basketball as a bench warmer if they offered me $10 million a year. this is the same for the splitter decision. you guys want the players to make the sacrifice so that your team can be a better. it's easy to blame him when you're not the one making the sacrifice. i doubt any of you would would refuse a $5 million raise.
I'd enjoy 20 million more than being on the Spurs (who really arne't more than mediocre right now either)
Surprising EPIC FAIL by Manny!!! Mediocre? Are you even watching?
well for what its worth, i would still take maggette at 5 million for 2 years. obviously i dont regret mason but im just saying that maggette at 5 million would still be a sick ass deal.
LOL at Bad Porn!!
gs system does not fit him
no decent point guard right now
And Nelly makes him play PF when he's actually an oversized guard.
I'm not buying what he is saying, I think he is just throwing a statement out there out of respect for the Spurs and as a token PR gesture to the SA fans.
I don't think the statement is malicious, he's just trying to be nice in his own way.
It is very rare for guys his age to take less money to play for ring. You see that sort of humility at the end of a trophy-less career. i.e. Malone, Karl
This is millions of dollars in salary difference we're talking here. More than people make in their entire lifetime. In the Bay area, no less. I don't blame him. I really wanted him to sign with SA at the time, but it looks like Mason is a better fit for now.
Many folks talk about taking less money to win, but as far as I've seen only Manu, Tony and Tim have actually followed through on it (can you name any other NBA players who have?).
C'est la NBA, and c'est la Spurs. That's why I love our guys.
As for those who think that you have to take the money because it's there, check your heads. Really, what is the difference between 35mil and 50mil? Is that going to cripple the rest of his life, leaving that money on the table. No freakin way. This is just a sign of the ridiculous obsession that the world has about money - it is NOT the be all, it is a means to an end... and 35 vs 50 million don't mean .
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Bruce.
I don't know that Tony has taken less money.
Also, Gilbert Arenas.
D Rob and wasn't Tony gonna walk for some extra cash?
Fortunately for Maggette, he can cry himself to sleep over his decision in a big bag of money.
true... i thought he would be a good addition to the team... i would of been pissed if he came now.
Yeah, Bruce and David too. But can you name a non-Spur?
Tony definitely could have gotten more than his current contract elsewhere. IIRC, he had an offer of 70mil, but took 66mil to stay.
Didn't Karl Malone take like an $18M pay cut to join the Lakers in '04? I know he wasn't going to get tens of millions, but I'm pretty sure he took the vet min.Yeah, Bruce and David too. But can you name a non-Spur?
Tony definitely could have gotten more than his current contract elsewhere. IIRC, he had an offer of 70mil, but took 66mil to stay.
Funny thing is, he never got his ring. If Corey had taken millions less for a better shot at the championship there's no guarantee he would ever get it...so take the sure thing ($$$$).
BOO FRIGGIN HOO
Enjoy your millions. You will retire ringless. Spurs are better off without you.
I don't have an issue with an athlete getting as much money as they can during their careers because they are short-lived.
The problem I have and Maggette goes along with it...is that most athletes say publicly I want to win and I would consider taking less money to play for a winner. And then go to the higest bidder!!
Be honest and tell the public I want to make as much as money I can during my career and if the biggest offer comes along...I will take it.
I would respect that athlete a lot more. At least...he was honest about what he wanted and what mattered to him.
Now, I wanted Maggette to come to the Spurs because of his ability to get to foul-line and consistently put up 20 points a game.
But, I'm extremely pleased with Roger Mason so far and he looks like he will be a better fit with the Spurs than Maggette.
Sometimes it is the moves that don't happen (Duncan not going to Orlando; Kidd not coming to SA) can help the team more instead of making a big FA move.
Lastly, that was nice for Maggette to say that publicly....but he made his decision and now he has to live with it!!!!
No .
You don't understand because you think just like him. It's all about the money to you. CM is all about himself. He thought he could go there and be the super star and get a lot of wins. Look what has happened. His teamates don't like him, he's not a super star but a ball-hog, and he's not winning. He only says this because the Spurs made him and his team look like a high school JV team.
If given a choice between playing the game I love with two of my good friends, including the best PF in the game, a top 3 point guard and the reigning 6th man of the year, a coach and team I respect, a proven championship team and city, and a good chance of grabbing a starting role, and being happy for 5.8 million or............... doing what he's doing now for 10 million for the next five years, the choice is a no-brainer. Spurs all the way.
What don't you understand, except for the run-on sentence?
There is also the fact that most of us readers have no concept of how much a million dollars really is. I do think that most of us would agree that we could manage to survive on 5.8 million a year and would rather be happy than miserable. Some of those millionaires go nuts with their new found wealth instead of managing their money properly and end up in debt up to their eyeballs.
Hopes he keeps having fun in Oakland.
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