FOX/Berman - Rockets extended an offer to Landry..

Buddy has spent the summer negotiating through the media. When an agent does that that makes him a "jerk".

 

I have seen very few times Buddy has talked to the media and it is no more so than a free agent who might leave his team agent does. Morey has talked to the media as well does that make him a jerk?

 

WTF does this post mean......first of all in the NBA one bad move does not undo three good moves........if your batting .750 guess what, your a damn good GM (honestly do you really think good GMs don't make one questionable signing? Hell you've already said it yourself

Well hell, if that's the case then Daryl Morey gets a pass for his next "bad mistake" (and no, the Steve Francis signing was NOT A MISTAKE....it was a limited contract, a cheap contract, that could've paid off huge.....and in some ways it still can. It would've been a bigger mistake for Houston to just carry loose change going into that season, atleast they aren't shy about spending money), because Morey has been knocking everything out of the park lately. I mean honesty, if it wasn't for Morey's keen eye for talent Houston would've never even have Carl Landry in the first place and there wouldn't even been a argument right now........but instead Morey plucked a gem that's going to take a little work to get back under contract.

Some of these posters need to get off the pitty potty.....at the end of the day Morey will just put his John Hancock down on another great deal, that he didn't over pay on. In the limited time this guy has been here he's only flipped Houston's roster into arguably the most talented roster in the entire league. Look on the bright side, this team could have Tim Purpura or Charlie Casserly at the helm........nope instead both the Rockets and Texans have two of the best up and coming young GMs in their respective leagues.

 

Can someone update the title when Landry is actually signed please?

 

Feigen called Baker to interview him. Then Feigen wrote columns about the situation of Landry. That made Baker negotiating through the media? C'mon.

 

That you are wrong my friend (see my sig). You are underestimating the Rafer haters crowd.

 

Buddy has spent all his time talking through the media......the media just isn't TV, it's also the papers. I've actually seen Buddy's name in the pappers more than any other GM out there. (and Buddy doesn't have that many clients) It's pretty obvious Buddy is trying to use the media to spread his message and it's also Morey's job to then use that same media to spread his since it seems Buddy isn't willing to sit at the same table as Morey. These are ugly negotiations.....that usually happens when one side has absolutely zero leverage (see Chad Johnson and the numerous NFL players that always threaten to hold out for the season, but never do..........also see Bret Farve, if he had any leverage he'd of been released or traded a long time ago) If Carl could or would go to Europe for big bucks, he already would have.......Morey and everybody else knows that, which is why Morey isn't throwing big dollars at him. At the end of the day both will eventually come to a agreement on a decent contract. This is just the ugly business side of things.

 

You sir misread my mancrush....it was more to do with knowing that Rafer sucked, that I was willing to give V-Span a chance to find out if he could play...nothing more.

DD

 

Only after when Baker used his media connections in Milwaukee and Indiana to get some stories out.

 

I think Landry's agent was bluffing the whole time. I think he'll accept any offer.

 

A fair offer to Landry is a two year deal of 2.75 mil/year. During this period his leg must hold up baring on court accidents, then he gets 4mil /a year for three more years.With a bonus for every championship played in and won.
Ave 3.5 mil / yr. Then he has proved himself and gets the big money.

 

Bucks? What happened to jsonline?

Pacers? Mike Wells didnt have anything and needed something to write about.

I dont know what's wrong with those stories. They didnt say Landry got an offer. Just said the Pacers might be interested in Landry. Baker is pretty straight forward and honest.

What do u think about the Pargo rumor in last couple of days? There's no way Spurs want Pargo.

If Landry has Mark Bertelstein as his agent, Landry will be already laughing with a fat contract.

U should be glad Landry has Baker.

 

It means rookie that one bad contract can sink a team for years and that the Rockets have been down this road many many times.

 

Landry should accept the contract knowing he is in a better situation now that ROX has Artest. This team is going to be Champions...where else would you rather be. Sure in Europe, they offer a bit more money but you're not playing for the best in the world. Beside, playing for ROX, Yao and Tmac is going to make you a better player and help you as they have already helped you build your career.

 

OMG people....

listen up for those who are bashing Morey and Baker for overplaying hardball- for not accepting/giving a reasonable contract. You're idiots. Those things constantly happen during a negotiations. This ain't a picnic... Listen up Morey....yeh thats right u too if u happen to be watching the forum.

The point of contention during this contract negotiations has clearly been the risk of Landry's knee exploding. So how do you resolve that? Make a conditional contract. Say if Landry can play 70 games a year while avging 10+points, his salary would be ~4MIL. If somehow his knee blows up and he plays less than 50 games, then his contract is worth 1.5 MIL. Different conditions would yield different payments.

 

Greed.

 

I think with the way things have played out, and the power the team has in this situation, you don't have to worry about an exorbitantly bad contract. Morey is too smart for that, and the luxury tax threat will prevent it. now CD, he could shell out the money with the best of em.

Right now, both parties are probably just quibbling over a million dollar difference or so. Not a number that will hamstring a franchise. They're probably just trying to fit both Landry and Mutombo in under the luxury tax. I think if we let Landry walk over a couple million dollars, it could easily hurt our chances to win a title. Without him, our bench looks a lot less potent.

 

i'm hesitant to say he had a great season, he had a great month or two, then he was never the same. he didn't even crack the rotation until what? feb?

 

I don't think that works in the NBA. I'm sure someone here knows a bit better then I, but "incentive" based contracts count for their maximum value against the cap if I remember correctly. If thats the case then theres no real point in doing it that way.

 

I'd love to spilt the full MLE between Landry and JR Smith and call it an offseason!