Goodbye spoon. The fans will miss the free Big Macs they got when we scored 100 or held opponents to 80 or less. I know MacDonald's claimed sponsorship, but we all know where those burgers came from. I'll miss you, Burger Boy!!!
This is life , this this the game of NBA. Good luck , it's the time for you have some rest at home .....
I just remember that we paid Charlie ward 3 year contract with him basically just always sitting there in his fancy suit all season long. I would rather have Dion Glover for Charlie ward's roster spot.
why was the picture taken. Maybe photographer accidently snapped it while cleaning his lens. Now i have to change my wallpaper
Not a good move, IMHO. Spoon's expiring contract would have been very useful this year. By waiving him we have basically given up on trading for a major player (near max) this season. You can save money or you can go for a championship. It is almost impossible to do both. We are basically giving up a possible shot at a championship, just so we could save $6m in luxury tax. I'm disappointed. I can understand when Mark Cuban wants to cut costs, since his payroll is deep into luxury tax territory. But a $6m tax would be chump change for a guy like Les Alexander, so what gives?
Spending has little to do with winning championships. I think Larry Coon's cap FAQ says that the correlation between payrolls and winning are .13, 0 being lowest and 1 being highest. The knicks and the mavericks have outrageous payrolls and neither are likely to win the championship any time soon. Out of the last six championship teams, none were in the luxury tax range. I'm sure it goes even farther back than that, but that's just off the top of my head. I can't remember the last championship team that had three max contracts.
True, chemistry is just as important as raw talent. But you do need the talent. I would be seriously surprised if any of the last six champions were under the cap. All of them were over -- most of them way over. If true (I'm too lazy to check), it would only technically be true. I think Shaq's $20m+ salary during his championship years was not luxury taxable because of some kind of grandfather clause. (Somebody please correct me if that is wrong.) The Lakers were far over the cap during those years. Besides, the luxury tax does not happen every year. I seem to recall that Portland paid no tax in '01-'02 despite having a payroll of more than $80 million. In summary, while having three max salaries will not guarantee the Rockets a championship, it would be nice to have the option of stacking our team that heavily. By amnestying Spoon, we have given up that option. And for what? A mere $6 million in luxury tax? I don't like it.
