Comments on: David West opts out of contract, hits free agent market http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sat, 25 May 2013 20:09:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: zackd2 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48525 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:35:57 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48525 “The question is can and will teams offer more than $7.5 million for him?”

The question is he was guaranteed 7.5m next year, does he want to wait and risk another 365 days before he can get a multi-year deal? Or does he want to get paid now?

]]> By: r0llinginthedeep http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48502 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:45:58 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48502 He only started rebounding and (at least making an attempt at) playing D this year?

You’re watching Basketball wrong.

]]> By: mytthor http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48478 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:48:32 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48478 Seriously, the Charlie Sheen joke is over.

Also, David West has never been a good rebounder, but last year wasn’t even a good rebounding year for him. The year before his average was down a tenth of a rebound, and the three years before that his average was higher. Are you just making this shit up?

]]> By: chargerdillon http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48471 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:19:42 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48471 Decent player coming off a knee injury putting all his chips down that he’ll be back to 100% sounds exactly like what i just said, putting his chips down…MAJOR GAMBLE.

Bad teams looking to get better will take a chance on this guy. The good teams for the most part dont have money to gamble on him or arnt foolish enough to do so.

If this guy was a real superstar prior to his injury, he might get more looks, but I can’t imagine a big rush for a guy with a bad knee who will never be more than a #2 on any court including his last one.

]]> By: teke184 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48470 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:10:19 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48470 aboogy123456,

The idea is that New Jersey will pay him a ton of money to play alongside Deron Williams. I think they figure he and Deron can recreate the pick-and-pop offense that West and CP3 ran so well.

]]> By: iplaybingowitholdpeopleandwin http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48462 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:34:32 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48462 D West is talking about winning like he’s Charlie Sheen. Duh Winning! Really, he’s a good scoring forward but only last year did he begin rebounding and playing D. The Hornets made it to the first round this past year and gave the Lakers a bit of a fight even with a weak roster. The Hornets could be better with him in the fold…this isn’t about winning, it’s about him making money. He picked up his play in a contract year. Next year he’ll be back to his old ways.

]]> By: ac0117 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48460 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:28:49 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48460 Risky move coming off a bad injury and into the CBA situation. Good luck to him but like the commenter above me I think he benefited greatly from playing with Chris Paul (not saying he’s bad, but those numbers might be a little inflated – see Okafor)

]]> By: aboogy123456 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48459 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:56:19 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48459 Pretty risky move and I think he’s pretty overrated. A solid forward but he really benefits from chris paul creating all those open shots for him. He really needs to end up with a top pg in my opinion to be effective.

]]> By: jizzojames http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/27/david-west-opts-out-of-contract-hits-free-agent-market/comment-page-1/#comment-48457 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:45:01 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=27045#comment-48457 He’s a good pick-up for whoever gets him. It’ll be interesting to see where he goes!

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