I read a lot of stuff on all Eddie Griffin threads, and I did not see anyone pointing out how simple this decision is. The stupidest point of all was that of Blueberry Flan. Folks, it's absolutely obvious and a no-brainer. Eddie must be extended! This is a business decision. Eddie is a big talent in a league where talent matters most. If he continues to screw up, then you keep him suspended, and he may not see even a penny of his contract. Same if he goes to jail. If, however, he gets his life under control, he will be well worth the the rookie extension money, plus the Rockets keep their restricted rights on him. You make your moral stand by suspending him, not by foolishly giving up your rights on a rare talent, so that if he gets his head right he can go to any team in the league. You give up your rights on the Jason Colliers, if you extend them you have to pay them, you can't suspend a player for being a fat white ass. You don't fool around with Eddie Griffin. I hope this moron CD doesn't screw this up based on the r****ded church-lady logic of Blueberry Flan.
That's why he checked in. Now he can be "cured", it's all A-OK and resigned. Clinical depression? Perfect. That explains everything...
This might not continue to be the case. If he is diagnosed with a mental illness (depression or whatever), than I'd bet he'd fall into another status covered in his contract. We may need to shift him to the injured list and start paying salary again. Now, if he goes to jail, the Rockets may get an excuse to terminate the contract. Also, given the fear the Rockets have of the luxury tax, extending Griffin may mean not using the midlevel exception next year. Or, it might be the difference between using the trade exception or letting it expire. Given that Griffin has shot his market value to hell right now, other teams may be pretty reluctant to use their midlevel on a gamble like that, nevermind wasting actual cap space. It's possible the Rockets could get a better deal by negotiating for a new deal next offseason instead of giving Eddie an extra year to rehabilitate his image (then again, the Rockets might not get enough time to properly analyze the situation and make a bad choice). Ricerocket, I think you might be right about that. It might be that he was convinced to go to the hospital to help protect his cash flow. Doesn't mean it won't help him though. I still want to keep him though.
Sign the extention.... keep him suspended until he is obviously better mentally emotionally drug free. Drug test him once a week and if he F up again ship his sorry a** to the clippers.
I don't think the will extend him. It's an extension, he'll be "cured" by next year and very tradable. They be trading this problem to avoid chemistry and the appearance of giving in to him. That wouldn't sit pretty with the other players. Does anyone really think JVG is going to crater to this guy's wild spree. He had enough of that crap in NY. Look what he did there - he went broadcasting instead of putting up with these kind of player problems. EG is history after being "cured".
we should extend eddie...right after we sign rae carruth, leon smith, demitrius underwood and OJ the only thing that should be extended to eddie is someone's arms...so eddie can put his jersey in it and leave after this year....just chalk it up to a trade that didnt work out....and im one of those who thought eddie would be an all star
Should the Rockets Extend him ?? Of course it is a no brainer your right. BUT why might they not ?? It will hurt the Rockets image to the leauge and all thier fans. IMO, of course.
To me, not extending his contract is a no brainer. With the extension, how can they make other players more dicsiplined? Van Gundy's taking no bull**** image will be ruined, so does Rockets' season. By not extending, what we lost is Eddy's trade value.Heck, he deosn't have trade value anyway. Plus, the guy isn't going to be a star like a lot people think. He isn't any better than 2 years ago. Just a wasted talent.
keeping him suspended will save Les some cash, but it doesn't change the effect his signing will have on the salary cap. Do you effectively lower your salary cap by close to ten percent just to retain the rights to someone who may never play ball again? I tend to think they will offer the extension, but its definitely NOT a no-brainer.
Alternatively, I hope CD doesn't screw this up by promoting the scary and overly-prominent idea that athletes are immune to moral and legal responsibility. No extension.
me too. Extend him and keep him suspended. If they want to trade him later, then trade him. But the extension doesn't hurt our salary cap that much if he doesn't work out. We can trade him for another mediocre player for $2 mill or whatever his option is. If we don't extend him, don't you think we are gonna pick up somebody as a FA anyways? No difference.
If we do not give EG an extension does that mean that he is a restricted FA one year sooner? If that is the case, the Rocks can decline to extend, let EG become a restricted FA, and match his offer sheet. Anyway, EG's market value next offseason is in deep question. Even if some team gives EG a three year mid-level exception contract (a big if), the Rocks could match (and might even come out ahead moneywise if EG develops into a NBA starter in his 4-6 years in the league). More likely is that teams will only want to offer the $$$ that matches his NBA performance so far, which is likely less than the $$$ of the "extended" fourth year in his rookie contract.
