Comments on: New “Derrick Rose Rule” will make a few rookies rich(er)

By: donbp87

donbp87 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:46:36 +0000

agreed!

By: brooklynbulls

brooklynbulls — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:23:22 +0000

Sorry but I dont understand what the hell you’re trying to say

By: bengals513poster

bengals513poster — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:59:58 +0000

Brooklynbulls, that’s bull because if you make it to and play in any special elite game you were risking at an higher elite level, injury, and possibly you’re carrier pushing your body to it’s limits. So pay the people in timely fashion.

By: brooklynbulls

brooklynbulls — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:12:55 +0000

I thought my post pointed out that GMs already were paying players based on expectations. The issue is rewarding players prematurely, or even worse, those that dont deserve it. It’s about a better system for evaluating players so that we dont have the issues that triggered this lockout.
And if GMs would wise up and stop rewarding players who step up their game in their “contract year”, we’d have a few less bad contracts out there.

By: donbp87

donbp87 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:04:16 +0000

Gilbert Arenas was paid on what he accomplished and he has one of the worst contracts in basketball. It has to be a balance between what they have accomplished AND what the GM thinks they will accomplish.

By: therealhtj

therealhtj — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:44:28 +0000

If they really want to make it fair, they should let the 4th year be the players option, not the teams.

By: mondzy805

mondzy805 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:07:57 +0000

Pay D Rose. As a Bulls fan, he means more to Chicago than any other place he can go.

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:18:33 +0000

He definitely deserves it, but that money could definitely be used for a shooting guard.

By: brooklynbulls

brooklynbulls — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:03:27 +0000

I’m all for it. Pay a player based on what he has achieved or accomplished instead what he’s expected to accomplish. The words “upside” and “potential” are the foundation of far too many undesereved contrracts.

By: bengals513poster

bengals513poster — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:43:19 +0000

This makes sense to me, besides the typos.

By: redbear18

redbear18 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:26:19 +0000

I was hoping for something like this. The player gets fairly paid when he’s supposed to, and the owners get to keep their face of the franchise without breaking their backs with a hefty deal that may or may not be justified. Perfect.