Comments on: Blazers were aware of Roy’s knee issues when they signed him to a max contract

By: fatcatt

fatcatt — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:11:32 +0000

Huh? This story first came out over the winter. This isnt breaking news Mr. Writer. Its about 6 months old. I believe it was Fanhouse.com that had this story. Maybe Hoopsworld, but i think Fanhouse. But whoever it was, this is old news. Really old in todays world. A couple days into the strike and NBA analysts are printing anything they can find already. Ohhhh thats just f…ing funny

By: Colin Zvosec

Colin Zvosec — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:17:14 +0000

Hey, I didn’t say it was a smart move.

By: jamesinva

jamesinva — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:48:36 +0000

Colin, and how did that turn out? They paid less, for the guy they wanted and………………yea………….exactly

By: jamesinva

jamesinva — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:47:29 +0000

You TWolves fans talk as if it is such a sigh of relief you traded Roy for Foye. An injured, 2 knees banged up Roy on your roster would do more than the garbage that is put together at this point by Kahn. Get over the Roy for Foye swap please.

By: LPad

LPad — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:57:04 +0000

That’s the thing that gets me when people say guaranteed contracts are the problem. Everyone knows Roy has bad knees, but they still gave him a max extension. Did they even bother to negotiate? Just because there is a max to the extension contract doesn’t mean you have to offer it. Five years from now this will be the “Eddy Curry contract” that they use to complain.

By: Colin Zvosec

Colin Zvosec — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:37:22 +0000

Because the lower a player is drafted, the less money he is owed on his rookie deal. That way, the Wolves got the player they wanted, and paid him less money.

It’s pretty straightforward.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:18:13 +0000

If MINN was worried about his knees, I really doubt they’d draft him. Then again, it is MINN…

By: firerosenthalthebastard

firerosenthalthebastard — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:15:12 +0000

This really is one of the most baffling contract extensions ever. Does anyone think Roy will ever be the same again?

By: jjstrokes

jjstrokes — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:14:13 +0000

Matt Moore writes good ish 4sho’…. Just ignore Kurt Helin’s articles.

By: jamesinva

jamesinva — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:57:47 +0000

Are you a moron? So the TWolves draft Roy with what…the 6th pick? Then Portland drafts Foye….within that 3 minute span, the TWolves say to themselves, hey…I don’t know about his knees, i think down the road his knees will go bad. What did we do…hey call Portland and offer them Roy for Foye, let’s be logical.
His knees were NOT the reason why they traded him, if that was the case, why not just draft Foye FIRST!?
TWolves fans have been defending Foye and this trade for years, saying how Foye had bigger upside. Where is Foye now? Clippers? Please…give it up and worry about David Kahn running your team to the ground.

By: redbear18

redbear18 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:51:25 +0000

Anyone else get the strong bad reference? “Computer=Over, Virus=Very Yes?” good to know these people have a sense of humor.

By: sknut

sknut — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:40:55 +0000

NOt to defend the trade, but his knees were the reason the T-Wolves traded him, they feared over time this would happen, of course they still messed up on the trade but their logic was sound.

By: jjstrokes

jjstrokes — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:18:40 +0000

Here’s a prime example of why the NBA is currently locked-out. Owners just automatically give their key players MAX deals bc they assume someone else is gonna pay him. There ARE other players on the market; god forbid an NBA team would have to scout & develop young/cheap talent.The owners are calling the players selfish (most of them are) but they aren’t responsible for these ludicrous contracts being offered. They’d be terrible business professionals if they didn’t take MAX deals. I think the Owners are mostly to blame. Current NBA contracts that are killing the league (like Rashard Lewis’, Arenas’, & J. Johnson) are the direct result of terrible ownership/personnel decisions.