Link coming shortly
yeah, so far what was predicted of this summer is going to a T.
Hopefully they predicted Spurs getting Nocioni
Its supposedly five years around $60 mil.
Doesn't anyone else realize that this guy is just going to get worse and worse more and more for the rest of his career? Slow point guards can only pick up the ball and travel for layups and jumpers so many times before it becomes impossible in this league.
If parker did his travelling at billups-speed, even i'd scoff him.
apparently his agent says this is all "speculative BS"
Yeah - it's on ESPN right now saying 'no deal is imminent"
Stevie Wonder could see this coming. He IS getting slower, and his "Mr. Big Shot" moniker is undeserved. After years of bouncing around, he finally found a spot in Detroit where the system and the other pieces played to his strengths. Where else would he go and not be exposed as an older guard?
Haha. Still, I say it happens.
The good thing for Detroit is that Billups doesn't use speed.
He's smart and a crafty, plays to his strengths and minimizes his weaknesses. Gotta give him props but he's only going to get worse from this point on IMO.
ESPN's reporting that Billups is denying that this is true.
EDIT: And apparently everyone knows this already.
You gotta admit, you don't call it a "vicious" rumor if things are going well.
I would think Miller is just mad that he will have to try harder to squeeze some more pennies from Billups contract.
At about 4 p.m. today, I reported on Detnews.com and WDFN that the Pistons and Chauncey Billups had agreed structurally to a five-year, $60 million offer. That has not changed, despite a lot of other media outlets' attempts to discredit that report. That's how this sickening business works sometimes.
I never said the deal was done. No deal can be officially done until Billups signs, and he can't do that until July 11. Andy Miller, Billups' agent, is furious with me and that bothers me. I have had a great working relationship with Andy and Chauncey and I want that to continue. I wasn't trying to do harm to anybody. Announcing the structure of a five-year, $60 million deal didn't sound to me like bad news for either one of them. It's a great offer -- by average annual salary the richest in Pistons' history.
But Andy feels like the Pistons were trying to pressure him into a deal. That's not remotely the case, but that's how he feels. He was also angry that the news got out before he could talk to Chauncey. He tore into me and then categorically denied agreeing to any part of any kind of deal. That's fine. Except, the structure of the deal is still in place and Billups has no other offer even close to bid against it. Are there important details to clean up? Of course. Are any of those details potentially deal-breaking? Don't think so.
Listen, this is a great offer for Billups. Are we really at a point where giving a 30-year-old point guard a five-year deal that averages $12 million per is considered a low-ball offer? Are you kidding me? Just because Orlando gave Rashard Lewis (a 6-10 wing player) a ridiculous $15 million to start doesn't mean the Pistons have to be stupid. You know, the Magic once s ed out almost $200 million one summer for Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady and never even won one playoff round with them.
The Pistons are bidding against themselves for Billups. On Tuesday, they could have told Miller to go ahead and seek your best offer. The best he would have come back with, most likely, would have been a $9 million per year starting salary with the Bucks. But the Pistons didn't do that. They made an offer that reflects both what he has done for the franchise the past five years and for what he means to the team going forward. Nothing about a five-year, $60 million offer is insulting. Nothing. And at the end of the day, Chauncey will happily sign it.
In the old days, before ESPN, the internet and blogs, a reporter didn't have to rush to print every step of a contract negotiation. You laid out the parameters for both sides, you reported whatever propaganda each side wanted to spew and you waited for the final deal. We can't do that any more. Any blip of information, however preliminary or non-binding, has to be put out there immediately. So, you are going to have days like this, when a normal step of a negotiation process gets diced and sliced by various media outlets until you can't remember what the original piece of news was. The news is this -- the basic structure of a deal is in place for Billups to return to the Pistons for the next five years.
http://info.detnews.com/pistonsblog/index.cfm
Clearly you don't no crap about basketball. Billups game is smarts and good shooting also being strong and backing people down. His game is going to age slowly.
Yet where the has "mr big shot" been the past 2 postseasons? 2 ty playoff performances and we reward his 31 year old ass with a bigass contract. It is a shame we couldnt let this son of a walk. Blowing up this team is the best thing to do but Joe thinks keeping a broken roster will magically get fixed.
Good plan let are all star point guard walk. o Lottery!Yet where the has "mr big shot" been the past 2 postseasons? 2 ty playoff performances and we reward his 31 year old ass with a bigass contract. It is a shame we couldnt let this son of a walk. Blowing up this team is the best thing to do but Joe thinks keeping a broken roster will magically get fixed.
Fixed it for ya. Pistons are ed just like the spurs.Good plan let our 31 year old MIA the past 2 postseasons all star point guard walk. o Lottery!
LMAO Dallas fan talking about a star being MIA.Fixed it for ya. Pistons are ed just like the spurs.
This is what happens when you get your news from Randy Quaid.
No, see advancing in the playoffs is actually a good thing.Fixed it for ya. Pistons are ed just like the spurs.
I realize that might be confusing to Mav fans this year.
That's a horrible contract to give a 30 something PG.
Supposedly, it's really a 4 year deal for 46 million. The 5th year would be for 14 million....but It'd be a non guaranteed, team option.
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