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lol at Laker fans ripping Bucher on the Kobe thing. Kobe went on a national EMO tour about being traded....
And as I said to Jamstone before:
IF IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, WHAT IS HE WATING FOR?
lol at Laker fans ripping Bucher on the Kobe thing. Kobe went on a national EMO tour about being traded....
^ and as I said before..it's not "Lakers fans"....it's ME...one guy.
Get it through to your head.
You do not have enough post to speak to me girl.
You're right... I aplogize.
There..make you feel better?
Just kidding....but seriously, how can you rip Bucher on the Kobe thing when Kobe himself went EMO?
Not ripping him.
Actually I like his writing....just pointing out that he's not always right and he did say it was only his opinion.
Ya, most everything is opinion until it gets closer. But guys around the league hear things and that leads them to their opinions. But things in the nba change so fast that it is hard to be "right".
I didn't see that you had posted that, thanks for the clarification.
With that being said, how can you say that no other team is offering a better deal when rumors have swirled about the Heat offering 5yr/$36M and Portland possibly competing for his services? I'm not saying one offer is better than the other, but I can't fault Odom for waiting to see what happens. $9M per over three years may be the best that Odom will get, but it's not an offer that objective individuals would look at and ridicule him for not racing to put his pen to the paper IMHO.
Cost of living/tax makes Odom's ~9 million per year in LA equivilent to about 6 million if he were playing in Miami.
Thats a close estimate. But false, http://twitpic.com/amj44
All that anyone needs to know is that the offers are close (in NBA language). It is just a total amount over years that matters, not an individual per year analysis. Evidently, even though it makes little sense to us, an extra 5-6M over 2 more years guaranteed means something to Odom.
That is state tax alone, my estimate is including the higher rent/food/bills, etc.
I understand that and like I said in the first post, I'm trying to be as impartial as possible (not saying I'm succeeding) but 5 years at 36 million is nowhere good as 3 years at 27 million. Portland can possibly come up with a better offer. Odom is, like I said, only 29 years old and at the end of the 3 years will be 32-33 and still has a good chance to sign another multi-year offer but if he takes the five years, he'll be 34-35 and in a much weaker condition should he want another multi-year deal.I didn't see that you had posted that, thanks for the clarification.
With that being said, how can you say that no other team is offering a better deal when rumors have swirled about the Heat offering 5yr/$36M and Portland possibly competing for his services? I'm not saying one offer is better than the other, but I can't fault Odom for waiting to see what happens. $9M per over three years may be the best that Odom will get, but it's not an offer that objective individuals would look at and ridicule him for not racing to put his pen to the paper IMHO.
Being a Laker fan, I'd love for him to sign and get it over with but what I'm trying to figure out is his reasoning for waiting without a word.
Maybe he hates the Lakers and is holding out for the best deal coming from another team besides the lakers?
Does he want security now, since as Jamstone said, you can't know the future and he might blow out a knee in his first game next season.
I just find his silence kinda strange since we're not talking about a three year guy looking for his first major pay-day. , he already got paid.
It sucks to be in Odom's situation since most teams are reluctant to do major signing because of the weakened economy and next year's FA bonanza.
Buss is pissed now and so is Odom.....this is not going to be pretty.
Hey, guys, I understand all the tax problems in LA and what not.
And honestly, i'm not even ripping Odom or even mad at him.
I'm just trying to figure out the reason for his inactivity.
He got just about the best deal he's going to get from Miami and if state tax is one of his reasoning (I'm sure it is one of them), then why hasn't he signed with Miami? There's no guarantee that they won't pull the offer either.
Just the inactivity on his part makes me believe it's all about the money and if so, he's making a mistake..at least in my opinion.
Oh yeah you're right I forgot.
Oh wait no, yeah, Odom owns his own house.
So unless food and electricity are really really expensive in california thats the right estimate.
Don't try and be all knowing, you end up looking dense.
Its called cost of living.
The cost of the payment on his house is 15% more than a comparable house would be in Miami. The gas he puts in his escalade is 15% more expensive than in Miami. His snickers cost 15% more than in Miami. His drinks at the bar are 15% more expensive than in Miami.
Dude, you're stretching, we both know it.
And I do know more than you do about living in California
Snickers Long islands and Gas per year don't cost close to a million, otherwise im ed because I live here and I don't make close to that.
You're sounding silly right now.
I am happy you live in California, but it doesnt change the fact that you don't know what you are talking about.
lol homie i gave you a number crunched diagram of what the diff was and you come back with "gas is 15 percent more"
Give me some actual numbers and I might take you seriously Lars
http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/...alculator.aspx
Here you go,
City of origin: LA
Destination: Miami
Income: 9,000,000
And theres a fancy little chart for you too!
So you just posted a link to Boys Jeans and Lettuce
Wow
Thats like what? Hundreds? Thousands maybe? We are talking Millions difference to make up here. Odom owns his house, as I said.
I would love to sit and explain but I need to work over time tomorrow because you just made me realize that I need to make hundreds of thousands more than I am now just to be living here.
If you don't understand standard of living, I don't know what to tell you.
Its actually my first year of grad school Lars, appreciate it.
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