Can someone explain why one story has almost 5000 comments (soon to exceed) and the other one has barely a few hundred comments? And guess which one is which? http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/sto...ys-reason-jeremy-lin-was-let-go-was-financial http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8451876/jeremy-lin-takes-leadership-role-young-houston-rockets
The NY article is on the front page of ESPN NBA and is also probably getting tons of hits from links on Knick's blogs. Also, Ian Begley writes for ESPN New York, while there's no such thing as an ESPN Houston. (Maybe that'll change with Jeremy Lin on the Rockets and the Texans being really good this year?) More interesting is the comments section (venture in at your own risk!) and how much Knicks fans still miss Lin. Maybe if Lin creates Linsanity 2.0 in Houston there'll be some angry mob / torches+pitchforks action in front of James Dolan's office? Here's to hoping. :grin:
That second article repeats the oft-repeated, but untrue story that Lin signed one deal then signed a second, larger deal. That is pure bs, right?
Yeah. You can't physically sign anything until after a certain date. Can't remember what that date was. You come to verbal agreements but those aren't contractual & can be changed prior to signing by either party. The Rockets decided to up the offer to make it harder for NY to match after there coach went out & stated that off course we would match the first proposed deal. That was a very rookie move by the coach he showed his hand way to early. NY is very stupid at business 101 it seems.
He verbally agreed to 1 deal, the Knicks were rumored to match it, so the Rockets restructured the contract and Lin agreed to that one. So, yes, he agreed to 2 deals. I'm out of here, good luck conspiring, LOF's.
Pretty much. But a verbal agreement is not the same thing as signing one deal and then signing another. Big difference between the two words "verbal agreement to a deal" & "signing a deal" in terms of obligation
This doesn't deserve it's own thread (and neither did the first thread you made, which you called "a gift"). I signed up for an account on this board because of Jeremy (I've followed him since his HS days), but even this annoys me. It's threads like these that the long-time posters (and even short-timers like myself) abhor. It's unnecessary, doesn't lead to any meaningful discussion, and quite frankly, clutters up the board. Having been on here for about a couple of months, I'm already tired of having to wade through meaningless garbage.
Just looking for trouble aren't you? What a delight you are. I guess you and James Dolan saw it as Lin secretly conspiring behind his back to get a bigger deal. Most reasonable people saw the Knicks head office telling a reporter they'd match "up to a billion dollars" and Coach Woodson stating publicly that they'd "absolutely" match. No rumors, it was actually public knowledge. There was nothing secret or conspiratorial about this. Rockets obviously heard all this and raised the offer. Why give Lin an offer that the Knicks would easily match? The fact of the matter is there was only one contract to sign and Lin signed it.
The reason one has 5000 comments: 1. People thrive on negativity. The press loves to be critical. 2. New York is mentioned Also, this thread was Linnecessary.
Of course, I don't have an issue about him signing it. But someone was saying he didn't agree to two deals, however he did. Anyways, this was not the question of the original post. It's a mute point who to blame or not. Both parties have moved on.
Knicks should have given him an offer. Its their fault for saying they would match and not even having an offer for Lin. Derp. James Dolan and the Knicks FO are pathetic.
This. Just wait till the Texans clobber the Jets, you will see 100,000 comments, most of them Jet fans who will feast on Sanchez and dine on Tebow.
No, he didn't, stop making sh*it up. Where was the first offer that he signed? Did he go back for a bigger deal after "agreeing" to the first one? No. You sound just like some of the butthurt nyk fans from realgm.
He agree to the first deal verbally. That is still an agreement. That meant no other team pursued him after verbally agreement to Rocket's first contract. He even celebrated that agreement with family and friends. As someone already stated agreeing verbally and actually signing a contract is different, but that doesn't mean he didn't agree to the first contract. Geez some of you are too sensitive.
Come on there was a reason the process servers were camping outside of Knicks GM Grunwalds office looking to deliver the signed agreement and a reason Grunwald was trying to avoid delivery...
