Does Griffin's Suspension affect the Deadline for Extension?

codell · Oct 31, 2003

Originally posted by PCMILLS
I just checked out 610's website and although they reference Thursday 10/30, they reference what I heard on the radio.

website link: http://www.sportsradio610.com/

From the SportsRadio 610 News Room...

Thursday, October 30, 2003 3:30 P.M.

. All Rockets last night at Toyota Center in their season opener. A balanced attack resulted in a 102-85 route of the Nuggets as all five starters reached double figures. Cuttino Mobley led the way with 21 while Yao Ming added 19 and Steve Francis 17. Kelvin Cato chipped in with 10 points, 13 rebounds and Mo Taylor scored 10 off the bench. A crowd of 18,189 turned out and went home happy as the Rockets reached 100 points, so everyone gets free Big Macs. Rockets host the Grizzlies tomorrow night on SportsRadio 610 beginning at 7.

. The Rockets will not be picking up the final year of Eddie Griffin's contract.
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This is pretty big news PC. You should start a thread referencing this.

choujie · Oct 31, 2003

Good one. Everybody needs to earn his contract. Message sent.

About those 3 draft picks: Nobody knows if we would have got the Number 1 pick in last year's draft had we kept those 3 picks. 4 #1 picks for Yao, I'd do that.

Zacatecas · Oct 31, 2003

That is a dumb move the Rockets.

Houstone · Oct 31, 2003

Well Eddie Griffin has no one to blame but himself on this situation.

SamFisher · Oct 31, 2003

Originally posted by PCMILLS
Maybe this has already been reported:

610am just reported that the Rockets will not extend Eddie's contract.
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Good move.

StupidMoniker · Oct 31, 2003

Originally posted by SamFisher
That's not a worst case scnario, it's a fantasy scenario; it's never going to happen; neither Eddie, nor the players union, nor his agent, will allow the rockets to pull a fast one by getting out of his contract scot free and going w/o payment for 2 years. He's not going to be in the hospital forever. Eventually, a month or two from now he is going to show up on the rockets doorstep, and he is going to say "pay me"
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I meant that you would leave him suspended if he never got out of the hospital and rejoined the team. If he gets his life in order and comes back to the team, then you reactivate him and he can contribute. I viewed that as a better scenario than him going to the looney bin and remaining suspended.

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