***NEW*** Mcgrady Info

Yeah David Alridge said he will sign august 1st with the magic. Alridge is all ways right, so Tmac is going to the magic now.

Who knows, next week he might pick another team to play with.

------------------
"I talked about what degenerates they [Mets fans] were, and they proved me right. Just by saying something, I could make them mad enough to go home and slap their moms."

John Rocker

 

Just one point

Aldridge is always right

Yeah right, what a joke, if Aldridge is reporting this then it probably means he is going to go to Miami or Chicago.

------------------
Stuff BBS, the Rockets and you guys

It's all Clippers these days, come join the bandwagon and visit

http://www.ClippersCity.net

 

I thought that they could talk with teams, and that they could say that they will sign with a team, but I also thought that specifics...like a 6yr 67 mil deal...before Aug 1st were bending the rules just a bit.

------------------
In the end there will be no judges...only witnesses to my greatness.

 

This kid has issues. If this is true, I would be willing to bet that we'll next hear about McGrady being the next spokesperson for Disney World. What a dork, what a rich dork.

I so desperately wanted the Magic to fail. Hill would have inevitably retracted his commitment, leaving the Magic to mull over the draft day trades.

Too bad.

------------------
The ClutchCity 500.

 

alaskansnowman - nothing personal, McGrady IS a kid! Well known and wealthy, but still not yet 21!.

Curly - It's ESPN/Aldredge making the statements not McGrady, his lawyer, or the Magic. Even though any or all three may be the source, it's hard to bust 'em for "hearsay". Also, I think it may be easy to back into the number if you know the CBA (not the league - the agreement).



------------------
GATER

 

The numbers are probably speculation, based on common knowledge, about the price being driven up, and are pretty much sure bets. Free agents can announce their intentions.

------------------
The more lefties on your team, the better.
Collier is Seven Foot and Left Handed. How can you go wrong?
Trade or bench Kenny Thomas.

 

Does he change his mind because he is mixed up or is he trying to bull the market for his services?

Mango

------------------
1. Put new topics in the proper forum
2. Use clear wording for new threads
3. No duplicate threads
4. Conduct yourself as an adult

The Serious Police are watching

Donate Blood!
All will be assimilated.

[This message has been edited by Mango (edited July 12, 2000).]

 

He changes his mind because he's confused. Imagine, you're only 21 and are just about to come into your own as a star basketball player.

Suddenly you've got one of the best young coaches in the game(Doc Rivers) trying to convince you to facilitate a Sign & Trade to play with the Magic and alongside Grant Hill and Tim Duncan so that your team can lord over the league like a colossus

Then you go to Chicago, where they have a parade for you and you get to throw out the first pitch at a game between the White Sox and Cubs. Jerry the Hutt then comes and says he'll give you 9.5 million dollars a year(and thats only the first year) to play for him. Thats an awful lot of money.

Then All-Star center Alonzo Mourning calls you and asks you to come play with him and one of the best coaches of all time. Even more obscene amounts of money are thrown in your face.

Then the Magic come back, offering the 6 yr, 67 million dollar deal. Both Doc Rivers and John Gabriel take a rush flight to meet with you to try and change your mind.

Its like being a kid in a toy store. You see this great toy, and you really, really want it. Then you look over and you see an even better toy, and all of a sudden you want it even more. Then you look over and see another toy you want. Then you see a fourth toy that might just be better than them all. And the good thing is that you don't have to pay for the toys. They'll be paying you. 9 million dollars a year. How confused would you be?

Of course, I'm only making a supposition as to his mindset, I've never been vigorously pursued by several pro teams wanting to offer me more money than I've ever seen in my entire life.

------------------
Who would've thought Don Nelson would pass up Olumide Oyedeji not once, not twice, but thrice?

[This message has been edited by Puedlfor (edited July 12, 2000).]

 

Maybe this is a topic for a different thread, but why would Orlando want McGrady AND Hill? Aren't they both pure 3's? Do they figure that one of the two will retract his commitment and they just want to cover their bases? I don't get it.

------------------

 

MCGRADY CAN PLAY 3 OR 2 EVEN SOMEIMTES THE 1 BUT THEY HAVE ARMSTRONG..HILL AT THE 3 AND MCGRADY AT THE 2 AND ARMSTRONG AT THE 1 SIMPLE..

------------------

 

Where does there draft pick, Miller, play?

He is solely a s/f.

------------------

 

Miller will keep Grant Hill's seat warm, like rookies are supposed to do.

At this point, I'm glad the Rockets are not in contention to sign McGrady. He's a big pain in the ass. I'm now betting he'll be the same sort of irritant in Orlando or wherever that Pippen had been in Chicago (as opposed to the irritant he was in Houston).

------------------
http://www.gaffordstudios.cjb.net/

 

I think his indecisiveness speaks volumes about his maturity.

It must be nice to be Orlando and be able to give the maximum to a player that has done NOTHING in the NBA. He hasn't led a team. Hasn't won a playoff game. Hasn't done a damn thing. Good luck Orlando, you're taking a big risk.

If I were Orlando, since Duncan is signing with San Antonio, I'd sign Grant, let McGreedy go elsewhere for the big bucks and save some cap room next season for Webber.

------------------
"I've been licking this carpet for hours and I still don't feel like a lesbian!"

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/2000/07/12/mcgrady_magic/

------------------
I Want To Thank God For Making Me A Rocketfan

 

HEY I JUST HEARD MCGRADY IS GONNA SIGN A 310 MILLION 12 YEAR DEAL WITH THE BULLS HEAT AND MAGIC

------------------
Will Work for Clutch 101 Book

 

Mango is right or both counts. A 20 year-old multi-millionaire controlled by a middle-aged laywer (Arn Tellem) and this side show is to be expected.

Also agree with Juan Valdez and am glad the Rocks are avoiding this disaster looking for a location.

Maybe this belongs on another thread, but I wonder what this does to the moral of last years Magic players who worked very hard for Doc Rivers?

------------------
GATER