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re: Anthony Davis faked an injury and left the arena midgame
Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:44 am to WestCoastAg
Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:44 am to WestCoastAg
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And then risk having a boogie type injury and never getting a major pay day
No one is saying that choosing financial security by taking the extension was a bad move. If he truly wanted to have the option of entering free agency early, than that was the risk he would have had to take.
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Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:54 am to 504Voodoo
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. I am just personally more sympathetic to players who have no control over who drafts them, and are then told that if they want to grab further control or their career decisions, they need to make monumental and insane personal/professional risk
There should be somewhere in between outright tampering, like what lebron and AD are doing, and giving players a more realistic grasp of their career
Posted on 2/15/19 at 1:10 am to xenythx
Why is this even a story? Anthony Davis goes to the locker room and gets an X-ray, MRI, and blood transfusions every single time somebody brushes against him in a game. 
Posted on 2/15/19 at 1:12 am to WestCoastAg
Thems the breaks.
You take the guaranteed money, you have to live up to your end of the contract.
You take the QO to be a UFA sooner? Then you better hope you stay healthy and don’t get buried by the team since you aren’t staying, a la Nerlens Noel with the Mavs.
If he had lived up to his reputation as Mr Glass, the team would be stuck paying him out even if he couldn’t get back in the court with a John Wall style multi-year injury.
You take the guaranteed money, you have to live up to your end of the contract.
You take the QO to be a UFA sooner? Then you better hope you stay healthy and don’t get buried by the team since you aren’t staying, a la Nerlens Noel with the Mavs.
If he had lived up to his reputation as Mr Glass, the team would be stuck paying him out even if he couldn’t get back in the court with a John Wall style multi-year injury.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 1:13 am to teke184
quote:i have literally said time and time again that i 100% agree with this
you have to live up to your end of the contract.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:28 am to xenythx
Toxic person and hurting everything around him for spite.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 5:35 am to xenythx
Should have traded him.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 6:29 am to Bustedsack
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This butthurt over AD is pitiful. Pelicans had every opportunity to build something around that kid, and didn't. He deserves to go where he wants. Your anger should be directed towards the Pels office.
Then he shouldn't have signed an extension.
He can go wherever he wants in free agency after his contract is up.
He played this like a bitch.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 6:52 am to Bustedsack
No one’s pissed over AD asking to be traded. That’s fine. The anger is over the dumb way it’s being handled by him and everyone around him.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:05 am to xenythx
Rich Paul's next move is to leak a bunch of "chronic" shoulder injury reports to try to tank his trade value to scare off Boston and New York.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:09 am to hendersonshands
Per ESPN, mri shows contusion
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:13 am to Pedro
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No one’s pissed over AD asking to be traded. That’s fine. The anger is over the dumb way it’s being handled by him and everyone around him.
yeah. everyone realized he was going to ask out. last year was our attempt at salvation and we are just cursed in terms of injuries
the issue was demanding to be dealt to one team
THEN, actively attempting to destroy potential talks with the other prime suitor
and the whole "i wish he had more power" argument is kind of bullshite. other than the arguments already made, his issue is that he wants (1) a max deal (2) on the lakers (3) now. the argument about giving the players power just kind of ignores 1 and 3, while they're the variables that complicate this agency
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:23 am to xenythx
Bitch thing to do but pelicans fans should be glad. They should be allowed not to play him at all
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:25 am to castorinho
i'm happy. it makes it more likely he won't make all-NBA and will lose money and we won't get punished forit
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:26 am to WestCoastAg
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Of course he took that deal, he was given life changing guaranteed money and realistically had no other comparable options
In fairness, he could have taken the QO and went to free agency and still obtained life changing guaranteed money.
Injury is always a risk in sports. A player could get injuries in their rookie deal and not get a QO. Nothing you can do about that.
And the way the NBA is set up isn’t just about AD. Think of guys like Wall and Rose whose salaries are an albatross to the organization. And think of guys like Solo and Asìk who aren’t superstars who get to take advantage of the system as well.
AD could have waited until the summer and told the organization he wanted to be traded and N.O. Would have still loved him. Hell, the front office would have likely worked with him on a destination. Instead, he made an announcement days before the trade deadline to force the Pelicans hand, then doubled down by saying where he wanted to be traded, then made it worse by forcing their hand and coming out and saying he wanted to play.
He handled this terribly!
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:30 am to Bustedsack
quote:Well he's not FREE agent. So...
He deserves to go where he wants.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:35 am to Boomshockalocka
quote:you've been right about him all along
I thought he was maybe faking the first injury. Remember rich Paul was there that night too wasn’t he
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:49 am to xenythx
Kawhi Anthony Leonard is to blame for this shite, hey claw 
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:13 am to 504Voodoo
Is this where the MSB's Laker Phags and Pelibaw Haters having their cock stroking party?
Both parties are culpable. However, AD has decided to go the LeBitch/Durant route. He will forever be Robin.
The Pelicans FO can get better. You can make an argument that AD will never be looked at in the same way.
You have Kevin Durant still chasing being an Alpha even after winning 2 chips. AD will never be an Alpha.
Both parties are culpable. However, AD has decided to go the LeBitch/Durant route. He will forever be Robin.
The Pelicans FO can get better. You can make an argument that AD will never be looked at in the same way.
You have Kevin Durant still chasing being an Alpha even after winning 2 chips. AD will never be an Alpha.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:35 am to WestCoastAg
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WestCoastAg
Again, the Lakers fans are more butthurt about the situation than Pelicans fans. It's marvelous.
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