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Bingo endorsements
Duncan was already there
Manu wasn't a free agent
Bingo endorsements
Le Bron made his name with the ing Cavs.
Manu hated playing with tp he would have demanded to be traded
Yeah, but Lebron was making way more money off Nike before even entering the league, IIRC.... tbh, I'm surprised he left Miami...
The Heat isn't the Knicks, Lakers, Celtics or Bulls, the only four teams that really sell merchandise around the world. Probably the Heat sold a lot of Jerseys in the Filipines because of Spoelstra. Most of the endorsements don't change if the player get good exposure in the media. Tim, Parker and Manu aren't exactly the media s or favorites. Parker only got some attention because his wife. If Le Bron comes to San Antônio, he will get the same exposure.
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Jesus christ hes ruined that ing carPoor Jeff, even when he does something right like buy a GTR, he manages to it up.
mystargtr34, I hope you will be doing this to yours..... no wonder his dad left.
Taken from reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments...regg_popovich/While he had met previous coaches such as Rick Carlisle, Rick Adelmen, and Mike Brown, none of them were nearly as interactive as Pop was and he even hosted a private dinner. He talked about his basketball philosophies and how he decides upon which players to add to his team. Whenever he interviews someone in free agency or in the draft, he never talks of basketball and instead talks about personal life and current news events to make sure that the player has something in him other than basketball. He doesn't take self-en led players as that would ruin team chemistry and he wants his team to be full of intelligent players playing the right way. Pop himself said that if he had to make a decision between an American player and a slightly lesser International player, he would choose the International player because he has noticed that American players are often more arrogant and self-en led which is not what he is looking for. This is why much of his team is composed largely of foreign born players.
Pop had thought that Pau Gasol would mesh perfectly with the Spurs with his personality and playstyle, and for the fact that he was foreign born. The Spurs went hard after him and were at one point convinced that he was going to sign with them. However, Pau Gasol later informed the Spurs that he wouldn't be signing with them simply becuase he did not want to go to the team that had just won the championship and he thought that he would get more glory if he won a championship with another team.
Manu stayed because of Tim, not Enrique
Damn that last paragraph stings. I was convinced we were landing MVPau for the same reasons too.
Pop likes foreign guys due to the less money and doesn't allow his guys to be star players it is because if they had nice individual stats they could be able to argue big contracts
Miami is a big upgrade, market-wise, over this:
But I do agree that there's a handful of stars with more of a national-based recognition (Lebron, Durant, maybe Harden and Westbrook now) that would probably be less impacted by a smaller market.
Not exactly the most glamurous place....
But people buy jerseys because of the tradition (Celtics, Lakers, Knicks) or a dinasty of a high profile player, like MJ (Bulls). Rare people buy the GSW Jersey, besides the Market there.
Also not all "big name" players are cut from the same cloth, either.... We watched Kyrie Irving doing more on commercials than on the court for many years...Not exactly the most glamurous place....
But people buy jerseys because of the tradition (Celtics, Lakers, Knicks) or a dinasty of a high profile player, like MJ (Bulls). Rare people buy the GSW Jersey, besides the Market there.
man every player is unique. Not every damn player is looking for that extra dollar..Sure, it's probably their number 1 priority but I'm thinking one out of 10 superstar thinks what's the difference between being 80 million dollar rich vs 120 Million dollar.
To me, from what I've seen so far...Kawhi, Gasol are part of the latter..
Wouldn't be surprised if Davis is the same..But I think Davis is looking for Glory. Wouldn't surprise me if he goes for the qualifying offer to sign for a legit organization.
Turning down guaranteed dollars in your prime to sign with a team other than where you're established just doesn't happen. Gasol might consider the Spurs like his brother did, but in the end he'll likely choose more money and/or loyalty to his current organization. Just the way it is.
As for Davis, he won't walk away from his first guaranteed market-level deal, especially for an additional year that the Pelicans will give him. No one does that.
Free agents have no issue with Spurs and San Antonio tbh.... that's average fan way of thinking
Each situation or non signing is particular
On the premises:
- The city is obviously ok, Bowen, Parker, Robinson and others all chose to stay in San Antonio because city is great for raising a family and be happy
- Tax situation is good to great
- Most of player with the beginning of a brain would love to play for a coach like Pop
You don't sign big name free agents because (pick one or two):
- don't have the money, Spurs are each and every year near the salary gap and spend their money on their player
- some players prefer big markets or wife don't want to live the simple life
- don't have the minutes or the role in the roster (see Gasol)
His "brand" is already established, Lebron is probably not a good example.
Boris came here. And re-signed,
Crazy a compe ive guy like kobe would take that contract leaving them unable to give him a team that could compete.
Yup...that's why I love it here in Tampa Bay. I live in a nice 4 BR lakefront house in a quiet, safe neighborhood. Only paid $208K for it.
Plenty of shops, restaurants, etc. nearby, and downtown Tampa and Ybor City are only 10-15 minutes away on the Selmon.
Oh, yeah...while all you ers up north are buried under snow every winter, I'm walking around in shorts and a T-shirt.
No state income taxes, no emissions inspections, no personal property taxes, no sales tax on groceries, and some of the best microbrews in the world.
I love it here.
Yup...that's why I love it here in Tampa Bay. I live in a nice 4 BR lakefront house in a quiet, safe neighborhood. Only paid $208K for it.
Plenty of shops, restaurants, etc. nearby, and downtown Tampa and Ybor City are only 10-15 minutes away on the Selmon.
Oh, yeah...while all you ers up north are buried under snow every winter, I'm walking around in shorts and a T-shirt.
No state income taxes, no emissions inspections, no personal property taxes, no sales tax on groceries, and some of the best microbrews in the world.
I love it here.
how much are cabins or lake cottages there?
Man houses in the US are cheap as fuk...
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