Isn't there some sort of clause in there that allows the team to terminate a contract? I would think that would sort these idiots out if they would lose their GUARANTEED money. DD
By the way....KT is averaging 15 pts, 8+ rbs and shooting better than 55%... Why did we trade our best PF for a guy who we decided not to keep? I am VERY glad that Rudy is no longer in charge of making these trades. His judgement has been sorely lacking of late. I MISS KT !! Stats
Please tell me we can dump Mo's contract. ...pretty please? About Kenny Thomas, back when he got traded, most people on the BBS were calling him a blackhole and said good riddance. Nothing like a change of scenery, eh? God knows what would have happened had he stayed here.
I don't know how you get off blaming this on Rudy. Next thing you know you'll be saying Rudy and Mo were visiting Eddie the night of the shooting. Seems to me Rudy's gone and everything is going to pot. How about taking some of the blame for wanting the best influence these guys could have had for a freaking basketball nerd.
KT is doing well in the Eastern Conference. He is too short for the Western Conference. I'm thrilled FOR him that he's doing well there. I'm not thrilled we didn't end up with anything FOR him.
DaDakota I was thinking the same thing. Dallas let a guy go a few years ago for using drugs. I think they called it conduct detrimental to the team. Don't remember exactly and I forgot the guys name.
I know your pissed and you should be this is just stupid. But getting rid of Mo would be crazy, he is a scorer and we need that very bad. Just think of all of the times when the Rockets get stuck in a rut and can't score usually you can feed Mo and he will score or at least get a good shoot off. It's either that or dribble the hell out of the ball then shoot some circus shoot.
Dude, Mo T is not a difference maker on this team....there are enough guys who can score..with Cat, Steve, Yao, Pike, & JJ. Maybe it is BADIANE time. If the Rocks can clear Mo's contract off the books, they should take advantage of it. DD
His contract CANNOT be voided for this. The league and the player's association have very specific remedies for violations of the substance abuse policy in the collective bargaining agreement. It would take more than this to get his contract voided. A LOT more.
Jeff, How many mar1juana violations until a 2 year ban? Lewis LLoyd and Mitchell Wiggins got their contracts voided, and a 2 year ban....sure for Coke, but how many MJ violations until this type of thing is available to the Rocks? DD
First, any substance more serious than mar1juana gets you kicked out of the league automatically. Second, the CBA provides for very specific fines and suspensions and I believe the next after this is a half season then a full season. This was all negotiated as part of the last agreement. mar1juana wasn't even a banned substance until the last CBA.
I knew about the CBA deal, just thought you could void the contract of habitual users. Sam Fisher brought up a point in the other thread, that it may not be mar1juana at all, but his theory was the new Steroids....but I am not sure the NBA is even testing for that. DD
I don't agree, Yao is the only one that can post up ( well JJ can but not against big men ) . Mo provides us with another and our only other option at an inside game. Plus it makes the other PF's have to do some work and D up.
Remind me again who posted up during Chicago's 6 championships? Just play to your players best abilities...Post up with Yao, and without him run more motion...Yao plays 36+ minutes a night anway...... DD
This isn't steroids. If it were, Mo would be the absolute worst example of the benefits of anabolic steroids in the history of sports. Mo is very likely a chronic weed smoker. It is the only substance that has this type of regulation. First time, fine plus counseling. Second time, bigger fine plus more counseling. Third time, 5 game suspension wthout pay and rehab. Fourth time, 10 games and rehab. I'm not sure where it goes from here, but, hopefully, we won't have to find out. Also, something no one has bothered to mention is that this suspension may not necessarily be the result of a failed drug test. He may have missed a scheduled rehab session or mandatory drug testing appointment. The league is required by the CBA to keep that information confidential even from the team. Carroll Dawson said as much when he addressed the media. Granted, I'm not sure which is worse: being dumb enough to continue to smoke weed or to forget to go to an appointment.
Correct. He had no guaranteed contract. By the way, with all due respect, suggesting Badianne as a replacement for Mo is just an awful idea. The guy was AVERAGE in the summer leagues at best. He was fun to talk about for die hard Rocket fans who actually pay attention to stuff like the summer leagues, but he isn't a viable NBA player at this point in his life. Mo is untradeable with his contract and suspension problems. His contract cannot be voided and won't be. The best thing we can do is ride out his suspension and deal with it.
Carwright. Your right about playing to your players best abilities but you want to attack the defense different ways. Mo is a good assest for the Rockets and at the end of this year I'll bet that you will be glad we have him. I doubt that we would have beaten NJ the other night if it wasn't for Mo.
