GS Warriors waive disgruntled Jasikevicius

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

The most recent article I have found states this:

http://www.24sec.net/article.asp?index=3851

That's a little under $37 million. So what does the budget include?

All player compensation?

Taxes?

Cars?

Rent?

Food?

Escorts?

Body waxing?

Lawn care?

Budget count ALL thing paid player. I done explain to you because you just acts like rude on purposes.

[ChumpDumper]

So the biggest basketball budget in Europe is $5 million less than the absolute minimum an NBA team is required to spend, $19 million less than the amount of the NBA salary cap and more than $31 million less than the amount of the real payroll spending limit of NBA teams.

Thanks for verifying that. I appreciate it

[ShoogarBear]

The bottom line is, there is no way under the NBA regulations that a NBA Europe team would have a loophole to compensate their players more than a US team can.

If a Greek team pays V-Span US$2 million in salary and then pays $500K in taxes, I guarantee the NBA would count that as $2.5 million toward the salary cap.

Incidnetally, in the US, you can't just pay somebody else's taxes. Any money you give them for that purpose would be counted as additional income, and taxes would have to be paid on that was well.

[Indazone]

Interesing posts but I will now go back to the subject of Sarunas.


http://www.dirtlocker.com/gossip/361...cius-at-a-time

Heal The World: One Jasikevicius At A Time
It’s time for European / international players coming over to the NBA to be extremely picky when making their team choice. I’m tired of seeing talented people fail. If players are gonna come over for a couple years and then head back to Europe, they just shouldn’t make the move at all. They’re wasting valuable years of their basketball lives.

Now, there is definitely a misunderstanding between NBA organizations and the players themselves. Experienced Euros seem to believe they will immediately be given some sort of burn and a decent shot to show their stuff while many NBA coaches seem to treat most of them as rookies.

Sarunas Jasikevicius is a good example of this in Golden State. Jasikevicius arrived as a highly successful player overseas when he signed with the Pacers. He was given a chance but the Pacers style didn’t really suit his shoot-happy game. He never complained in Indiana, but despised his time in Golden State where he barely saw the floor. Sarunas didn’t make the right choice coming over; there are very few teams that know how to use the talents of a seasoned Euro right off the bat. Jasikevicius definitely could have worked in the Warriors’ “all offense” kind of system. The Warriors sign Troy Hudson (?!?) when they had this winner in their grasps?

Coaches and front offices alike should take in to account the professional experience of these players and treat them as if they are a solid NBA pro. If Richard Jefferson signed with the Clippers, he would expect minutes. NBA teams have to understand that’s the way the internationals think.

It’s different when young Euros arrive in NA or enter through the draft. Dirk and Tony Parker came over here as kids and developed here. They didn’t get the keys handed to them, nor did they expect to be given anything. A 28, 29, or 30-year-old NBA rookie arrives for a new challenge and to play with the most talented players in the world. They aren’t here to take a step back from their roles in Europa.

Carlos Delfino was constantly unhappy in Detroit as he gained more experience and his role didn’t change. The trade to a situation in Toronto that suits his style should make for some international love. We’ve all watched the super-talented Andrei Kirilenko and his fallout with the Jazz. Vassilis Spanoulis entered in to a very structured situation in Houston as a 24-year-old and expected too much. If he arrived a year later under Rick Adelman as opposed to Jeff Van Gundy, who knows what happens? Juan Carlos Navarro will likely work in Memphis not only because he’s playing with good buddy Pau, but because he has a coach in Marc Iavaroni and a system that will use him effectively. Jorge Garbajosa and Fabricio Oberto are examples of international veterans that have made the successful transition over the last few years (with notorious FIBA-loving teams, Toronto and San Antonio).

More research by both the teams and players, and a little more understanding by the squads would make everyone a of a lot more happy. Just like we can hopefully make you a little more happy when we get in to the studio to record a podcast this Thursday. Skeets has been busy cleaning his carpet — sorry for the delay.

[dbreiden83080]

Warriors are probably a one series wonders anyway, i mean they sucked against the Jazz last year after beating on Dirk and his merry MEN.

[Indazone]

Actually just about everyone in the NBA is a star. You give them playing minutes and they are going to light it up. I remember last year when Walter Hermann was inserted into the lineup for the Bobcats. This benchwarmer just lit up the scoreboard and was just sensational. There are a lot of hidden gems in the NBA just waiting to be discovered. If only some of the coaches in the NBA would give them half a chance. It's like Shaq said, get rid of some of these old recycled coaches and give some younger coaches a chance that can relate better to these kids. Who says you have to be 60 years old as a coach with a mediocre track record to be a coach in the NBA? The NBA is littered with failure and half failure coaches. Who amoung us would want Musselman as our coach??