Regardless of what some on here are insisting, it's pretty obvious that: 1. The Rox wanted DMo back, either because they thought he could contribute or because his non-guaranteed salary after this year would be a good asset going forward. 2. DMo said he was happy to rejoin the team, then refused to report when he learned the incentives weren't matched. 3. Morey figured out a way to get DMo his money while also getting concessions for the team, in a way that followed all the rules. 4. The Nets whined, the league got involved, and it took a while to figure out because Morey kept saying, "They're your freakin' rules." Eventually the league stepped in and did the wrong thing in order to teach Morey a simple lesson: Don't try to outsmart us, because even if you actually manage to do exactly that, we can still make you regret it, smartass." As for those who say Maura violated the "spirit" of the CBA, you're a bunch of Morey-hating pu$$ies. The entire reason you have a CBA is to set forth the laws so everybody knows them and can't do things you don't want done. If you didn't have the foresight to include all the necessary rules to cover your ass, that's not Murray's fault. He did his job and did it very well, then somehow got punished for it. It's like the IRS tax code: A taxpayer's entire job is to find the wiggle room between what's implicitly stated and what's actually illegal.
Not publicly. But the Rox knew his medical condition better than anyone. DMo played 42 games last year after the Pistons non-trade, and he passed the Nets' physical. And with all that in mind, the team still wanted him back. Plus DMo has continually said he passed the Rox physical as well. Does that sound like someone with a career-threatening injury to you?
I know that this is one plausible explanation of what happened, but we really can't know for sure that the league stepped in "to teach Morey a simple lesson." That element of it is still just rank speculation on the part of all of us fans who are stuck on the outside looking in. It will be very interesting at some point in the hopefully not-too-distant future to learn what really happened. otherwise a good post.
You really need to stop calling people ignorant, blind, stupid etc. You are quite possibly the biggest moron on here and the worst part about it is your arrogance. You try to hijack every Codman and cyberx thread as your own even though literally nobody asked for it. The. You take shots at people like batman jones because he knows morey and all you know is when your next helping of pizza rolls is coming. #rubio
obviously dmo is going to say he passed it, because of millions of dollars are at stake for him. the chron article clearly states that after receiving the results of his physical on saturday, the front office told him not to attend practice.
At this point we're ALL just speculating, right? I'm just not buying the "something must be horribly wrong with his back" theory. I think DMo was more than healthy enough for a one-year guarantee at a decent price, and apparently Morey did, too.
yep, I get that, and I agree with you. I'm just not convinced the league is going to slap someone like Morey on the hand to make a point. I think it's a lot more complicated than that.
Right on both counts. I'm of the belief that the wording of the Chron article is key: They don't say that DMo failed the physical, or even that there were problems with it. Why would the team have included him on the official roster for that night if he failed the physical? All that's been said publicly is that after he took the physical and before he showed up at Toyota Center, "issues" came up that dictated that the team send him home until they were resolved. I think those "issues" were the Nets complaining and the league stepping in to sort it all out. If DMo failed the physical, the Rockets would have said just that and made him an RFA again, maintaining control of their asset.
so what's stopping Dmo from signing back to the Rockets as a UFA right now. I mean if no other things are going on, why is this not happening.
Could be that the league was able to show Morey that drawing up that second contract did violate a clear rule somewhere, so it's not really teaching anyone a lesson as much as it is just ruling that Morey erred. Then they tell him his options are: Honor the initial matched contract (which DMo didn't like) or renounce his rights altogether. Sounds much more plausible than the "his back is effed up beyond repair" scenario, which simply falls apart on closer inspection.
Why does this have to be some great mystery as to why the Rockets released him outright? Are they going to move D-Mo's case file to Area 51? Geezus H It's like the Rockets are keeping mum because it is his back that is the issue. But, they don't want to say that to give him an opportunity to sign with another team and let them do their own evaluation. Otherwise, they are basically tainting D-Mo if they give the reason why and are hurting his chances to sign with another team.
that could be as well. and I agree that the DMo's back is beyond repair theory is unlikely. not totally impossible, but highly unlikely.
[By Saturday, however, Motiejunas was sent home after the Rockets received the results of a physical, effectively ending his time in Houston.] i can't really say either way, if this implies they sent him home because of those results, or if they just happened to send him home after the results came in. i guess we must wait for codman or cyberx
