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Marion would be pissed to be traded to a bad team
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:36 am
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:36 am
"If I'm going to get traded, they're going to tell me what's going on and where I'm going," the 14-year veteran said. "Because if I'm going to a (expletive) situation, I'm not going. It's just that simple."
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In other words: he wouldn't come here. We would have to buy him out.
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Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:39 am to Fun Bunch
I don't blame him. He doesn't have a lot of time left in his career. I could see him in OKC.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:40 am to Fun Bunch
No surprise there. I'm sure the Pels would either flip him again quickly or buy him out, more likely the latter option.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:43 am to Fun Bunch
Not happening then. Then only reason you consider paying $10 million for a 1st is because he could play significant minutes. OTOH he has no leverage. If Marion's ruining Free Agency before it starts he's either going to play for the Pelicans or negotiate a cheap buyout/retire. If he retires he comes off the books and you got a pick for free.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:52 am to TigerinATL
Meh, I never considered it a real possibility.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:55 am to Fun Bunch
Or how about he actually contributes and EG plays well and maybe this won't be a fricked up situation.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:55 am to Fun Bunch
Old story from the deadline.
If Marion doesn't want to get traded to a bad team, he can opt out of his contract.
If Marion doesn't want to get traded to a bad team, he can opt out of his contract.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:56 am to Fun Bunch
I'll erase since I can't really discuss my view from my phone.
Geaux Pelicans....
Geaux Pelicans....
This post was edited on 6/26/13 at 8:31 am
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:58 am to dj30
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I seriously hate our fans most of the time. Y'all need to stay home and don't post with the loser mentalities y'all have.
Dude, seriously . . .
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:59 am to dj30
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Or how about he actually contributes and EG plays well and maybe this won't be a fricked up situation.
I do think Monty and Demps have a better shot of persuading him to play than any other team with a top 10 pick, but he sounds like he's in ring chasing mode. I'm not sure helping the Pelicans make the playoffs is enough incentive even with $10 million at stake.
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Y'all need to stay home and don't post with the loser mentalities y'all have.
People are motivated by different things, usually it's money and minutes but a guy at the end of his career like Marion often cares more about contending. That's not having a loser mentality, that's recognizing specific situations so you can prioritize and properly manage your resources. Throwing our cap space at Marion would be risky if he's in ring chasing mode, being irrationally confident won't change that.
This post was edited on 6/26/13 at 8:04 am
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:59 am to TigerinATL
He wouldn't retire.
It happens every year. He'd whine and cry until he got free money. And then he'd go play for a contender for cheap.
It happens every year. He'd whine and cry until he got free money. And then he'd go play for a contender for cheap.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:00 am to dj30
What?
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:12 am to dj30
Daryl I think it's more of how our fans would think Marion sees our situation. Not what they think about it
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:14 am to Lester Earl
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Daryl I think it's more of how our fans would think Marion sees our situation. Not what they think about it
You would think that would be obvious.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:28 am to VOR
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You would think that would be obvious.
It wasn't just this one incident that caused me to make that comment.
I don't even want to trade for Marion, I want to spend the money in free agency. It just irks me when I see fans that have these loser mentalities about the city and franchise.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:30 am to dj30
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It just irks me when I see fans that have these loser mentalities about the city and franchise.
I'm not sure what, specifically, you're referring to.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:33 am to Lester Earl
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Daryl I think it's more of how our fans would think Marion sees our situation. Not what they think about it
You are probably right. I'm tripping over something very minute.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 8:52 am to dj30
Darryl, have a Snickers.
Because you're grumpy when you're hungry.
Better?
Because you're grumpy when you're hungry.
Better?
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:37 am to VOR
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You would think that would be obvious.
You would.
Fans have a different perspective on a team than players at the ends of their careers have.
A player like Marion wouldn't want to come here. Period. He wants to go to a glamour market or a team that "has a chance", meaning a deep playoff run.
I think most of us think we are on the right track, and could make a playoffs within the next season or two, but that's just not how players like Marion think. It sucks, but that is the reality of the modern NBA.
We have to keep rebuilding, make smart draft choices and efficient FA decisions. Eventually, we can be a team that veterans at the end of their careers want to come to. But we aren't there yet.
Posted on 6/26/13 at 9:39 am to Fun Bunch
I've really fricking had it with nba players dictating too much where they will and won't play. Bunch of fricking pussies in this league.
This post was edited on 6/26/13 at 9:42 am
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