tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post4590566607123407687..comments2024-03-06T04:35:38.806-06:00Comments on Disaffected and it Feels So Good: Are you gonna pay Derrick Rose's Rent?Grung_e_Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-14236445126834594632013-05-27T13:52:55.680-05:002013-05-27T13:52:55.680-05:00As for the Lakers, in my opinion (worth nothing, p...As for the Lakers, in my opinion (worth nothing, probably, despite my history as a Lakers fan going back to seeing Kareem and Magic play live about a hundred times) the Lakers have a championship quality team right now, barring a little improvement on the bench. It's time for Kobe, Howard, Nash and Pau to act like it.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-65529477047002988542013-05-27T00:56:32.392-05:002013-05-27T00:56:32.392-05:00J.O.B.
I can respect your position as a former at...J.O.B.<br /><br />I can respect your position as a former athlete that Rose owes it to his fellow players. I don't think he owes fans anything.<br /><br />Adrian Peterson is such a freak case similar to Bo Jackson's ability to return from an injury that would have literally crippled most people.<br /><br />But, I'm reminded of when Jordan played through his sickness in the 1997 Finals against the Jazz. Many "Bosses" were chirpping about Jordan going to work while sick and my mental retort was pay me $30 million and I won't call in sick.<br /><br />toma,<br /><br />I think Rose now has the weak tag affixed in the minds of most NBA "fans" but screw them. Adidas and Giordano's might be worried but Rose needs to look after himself, which is what I think he's doing. Perhaps, he's miscalculated...<br /><br />Green Eagle,<br /><br />The Lakers are close to entering another fallow period. Let's see how Kobe bounces back with 50,000 minutes on his body... And Dwight Howard? He's the most physical human I've ever seen in person but like Rose he may be getting some poor career advice.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-44647259205478203432013-05-26T02:09:36.318-05:002013-05-26T02:09:36.318-05:00You think that's a problem? At least Rose is ...You think that's a problem? At least Rose is a legitimate high quality player. Think of Philly taking the pathetic schmuck Andrew Bynum off of L.A.'s hands and not getting a single minute of playing time out of him- probably for ever. Man, as a Lakers fan (well maybe not so much this year- when they charge that much for tickets, they damned well better win) I was thrilled to see the last of Bynum. The Sixers must have been drunk when they signed him. Even healthy he couldn't carry his weight, and injured he is about as much use to basketball as Francis the talking mule.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-40231158545470694702013-05-26T00:58:03.991-05:002013-05-26T00:58:03.991-05:00You know Gene, Being a former athlete, I understan...You know Gene, Being a former athlete, I understand where the fans are coming from. The truth is, most of them have ever experienced a serious knee injury. They have no idea what it takes to rehabilitate that knee to performance level. <br />But they know that Adrian Peterson had a similar injury, and less than one year later, he came nine yards shy of breaking the single season rushing record.<br />But all that set aside, I think Chicagoans had every right to question him. Only because Rose allowed it. If you're not going to play, or have any doubts. Just come out and say so. Don't him and haw. Injuries happen, no one can blame him for that. But the way he handled it, not to mention his Brother, leaves a lot to be desired.<br />GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!J.O.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12180244268084796661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-53647655871143529792013-05-25T23:49:30.474-05:002013-05-25T23:49:30.474-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrew Acistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033321821557878384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-73151247562231450582013-05-25T17:19:21.086-05:002013-05-25T17:19:21.086-05:00. . tick . . tock . . it only gets worse the more .... . tick . . tock . . it only gets worse the more he waits. The whole planet will be staring at him next October. He's dangerously close to being the official wimp of the NBA, and what an achievement. tomahttp://sickhorses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-20235904648041486082013-05-25T08:56:57.981-05:002013-05-25T08:56:57.981-05:00J.O.B.
I'm not sure how much of his money is ...J.O.B.<br /><br />I'm not sure how much of his money is guaranteed. My overall point was that if Rose is probably nervous he's going to re-injure himself and end his career (think Greg Oden or Brandon Roy) and if Derrick thinks by sitting out this year he can maximize his earning potential then that's his decision.<br /><br />Now, the Bulls as an organization can decide to trade him but they got back 40% this year and would get back 80% next year through insurance (if he missing 95%+ of the season) so they aren't losing out as much.<br /><br />However, under Reinsdorf, I think the Bulls organization has shown it is extremely generous to past employees though, so Rose may have miscalculated. Also he's placed his trust in his brother, who from what I know is a petty criminal and is probably thinking about the dollars he can skim off Derrick in the future and not his brother's well-being.<br /><br />But, listening to the Chicagoans and reading the yahoo comments section it's amazing how much perverse pleasure people get in calling Rose mentally-weak and questioning his heart.<br /><br />As though they have some vested interest like Rose is their representative in <i>The Hunger Games</i>.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-76836858830739016522013-05-24T23:56:30.710-05:002013-05-24T23:56:30.710-05:00"Are you gonna pay Derrick Rose's rent&qu..."Are you gonna pay Derrick Rose's rent"<br />The answer to your question Gene is no. Because if Rose never dribbles a ball again, he gets every penny that his contract stipulates. It's funny that you mention Hillenmeyer. The NFL is the only major sport that does not have guaranteed contracts. As far as Rose, I have no opinion. I have no interest in basketball whatsoever. But the thing I've been hearing recently on AM1000 is his brother making some pretty shitty comments. I don't know about the details, but it sounds like he was saying the team would go nowhere since his Brother wasn't playing. Anyway you look at it, the one thing you can't deny, is that Rose's Brother should keep his mouth shut.J.O.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12180244268084796661noreply@blogger.com