Hey, this is the craziest **** ive seen in a long time. I don't know who to trust - everyone has an agenda right now. My source said that the Rockets would rather package picks over trading PJ at this point. I think they are holding onto PJ until they can't anymore. I dont think that means he is UNTOUCHABLE, but much more preferred to keep him. I think that if Minny calls and says - "give us PJ+EG+a 1st, he is yours and this can be over with" THEN I think it will be hard for the Rockets to say no.
Is Butler causing waves in practice so that the organization will be forced to trade him? Me thinks so.
Do you think the warriors thought twice about losing bogut, Barnes, Barbosa, ezili, when they signed Durant? Do the rockets regret trading Lou Williams, Beverly, dekker, Harrell for cp3? No, of course not. Don’t overthink this, just trade Gordon and Tucker.
I mean, with his latest outburst, Jimmy B pulling an Elon Musk/Papa John over here. His stock is plummeting.
You're not paying attention. Butler went nuclear because Thibs is sabotaging his request to get out of Minny after Minny said they weren't going to pay him when he is the reason they are good in the first place. Add to that, KAT and Wiggins being generally apathetic about basketball you have an understandable reaction to people that are messing with his money. Butler does want to be a star, but he also wants people around him that work hard. ESPN's the Jump said Butler took the 3rd strings and beat the starters in practice.
Butler dngaf for sure and I believe will have zero issues being an ass to get his way. Just my opinion.
There have been many practices ending up worse even in fistfights but noone finds about it. Reporters weren't waiting outside and it is not leaked to the press. This was leaked by Butler himself and he did it on purpose as a show.
Nah, I gotta agree with @DreamShook on this one: "Butler went nuclear because Thibs is sabotaging his request to get out of Minny after Minny said they weren't going to pay him when he is the reason they are good in the first place. Add to that, KAT and Wiggins being generally apathetic about basketball ... Butler does want to be a star, but he also wants people around him that work hard." If Butler took the 3rd stringers and beat the starters in practice, he did that to make a point about effort, not to be a dick. Everyone already knows what Butler brings to the table, and I doubt this scares anyone away. Especially Morey.
100% agree. I think Morey will do it if it came down to it. Right now, Minny is a circus and if it ends up being the case that PJ doesnt have to be included to get Butler, why not do it? Yes, there is the risk of not getting him at all, but surely Morey knows more than we do?
There was some skepticism on 1) the health of JB's wrist and 2) whether or not he would even report to camp. Obviously, refusing to show up and having questionable health compromises Minny's bargaining position. Showing up to camp, even as a disgruntled player, mitigates one concern. "Dominating the gym in every way" clearly was meant to say yes, he's healthy and hes still very much an elite player. Woj used to be very cut and dry, now hes saying "Jimmy's back"... The verbal altercations obviously don't help, but other reporters went into more detail on that. I was referencing the Woj tweet.
I doubt it. Thibs has been barking at them since he got there. Butler apparently told them they need to work harder. Just made them worse. It's not their style. Needs a thinking coach. CP3 is intense too, but he knows how to motivate. Same with MDA. Thibs and Butler are good together for a reason, one teaches like a guy born in the 20's and the other learns like a guy born in the 20's. Wolves need a new coach if they want to salvage KAT/Wiggins before it's too late.
So it was after this that he yelled at the gm that they fking need him there to win? As far as prima dona assholes go, this is the kind I want on my team.
Tom remains unfazed. Spoiler Now Jimmy, if you want to get into a shouting match, we can do that too.
