Re: OT: Gordon Gund's letter to Cavs fans regarding Boozer
Wow, wow, wow. That is some mass produced mudslinging. I've never seen a letter go on behalf of an organization with so much negativity pointed at an individual. It seems awfully unprofessional even if all of it is ture.
It seems to me that his letter and the actions he says he and paxson engaged in clearly break the rules of the NBA and suggest an agreement was made. If so the cav's are in deep and the NBA should do to them the same thing that was done to Mini.
This is the Grant-Reinsdorf debacle of the Internet age.
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Damn. Like DMD mentioned, even if everything in there is true, common sense says to "take the higher road."
You do something like this, and not only are you exhibiting a bunch of flaws within your own reasoning, as the Cavs organization has, but you are stooping to the level of whom you accuse.
This team better be careful or james may be leaving after his 5th year. Losing Boozer was one of the stupidest things i have ever seen and to blame it on Boozer is a joke. Paxson is the worst GM in the game and the only thing he has ever done is luck into the first pick to draft James. This team was heading into the playoffs next year and now it looks like a couple of more years in the lotto.
I think Gordon Gund came out swinging primarily to support Jim Paxson, who has been brutalized in the press for his stupidity.
Plus, maybe the time has come for the gloves to come off. Boozer did not take the high road, and this has been debated in the press. Maybe if athletes would actually faces repercussions from there actions, they might behave differently. But hey, integrity and dignity are not worth $28MM.
The Cavs could sign a Corie Blount tomorrow and he would give them enough to offset the loss of Boozer. Given that they will added Jackson and Pavlovic already. And they get Mcinnis for a full season, as well as a 2nd year Lebron James.
They would have been better with Boozer, but they'll still improve upon last years team, even without Boozer. At the very least their interior defense will pick up.
See the funny thing is when the story first broke everybody was like good job Jim Paxson because Boozer had agreed to a deal and they wanted to pay him more to be there because he had been doing such a superb job, and then Boozer STABBED THEM IN THE BACK and signed with Utah cause they offered him more money. Boozer is the one at fault here, not Paxson for trying to be fair to Boozer.
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Originally posted by <b>futuristxen</b>!
The Cavs could sign a Corie Blount tomorrow and he would give them enough to offset the loss of Boozer. Given that they will added Jackson and Pavlovic already. And they get Mcinnis for a full season, as well as a 2nd year Lebron James.
They would have been better with Boozer, but they'll still improve upon last years team, even without Boozer. At the very least their interior defense will pick up.
They need to make more of a splash to make up for Boozer. They need to make a play - the full MLE for Swift, and hope to god West doesn't match.
Originally posted by <b>T.Shock</b>!
See the funny thing is when the story first broke everybody was like good job Jim Paxson because Boozer had agreed to a deal and they wanted to pay him more to be there because he had been doing such a superb job, and then Boozer STABBED THEM IN THE BACK and signed with Utah cause they offered him more money. Boozer is the one at fault here, not Paxson for trying to be fair to Boozer.
LMAO! Whatever, man.
This should be a prime less to those trying to work around the CBA. Don't do it.
It seems like hes dancing around saying that he and Boozer made a verbal agreement with the whole "respect" and "understanding" thing.
Theyre basically saying "we didnt pick up the option on his contract because we had an understanding that he would re-sign"...to me thats a verbal agreement and is illegal before July 1st.
So now their numerous attempts to assassinate Boozers character for breaking this "understanding" only makes them look foolish IMO.
It's called CYA. Gund repeatedly refers to <i>negotiating as soon as legally possible</i>. I'll be surprised if the NBA is able to prove that the Cavs broke any rules and therefore punish them.
OT: Gordon Gund's letter to Cavs fans regarding Boozer
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