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For as much as I loathe Dwight Howard is how much I feel for Rose. To see him limping out in some sort of contrived game ball ceremony before tipoff is sad. His face was a reflection of a player who cares who looks like he was punched in the face. Stunned...still cant believe it happened and a myriad of other emotions playing on his face Compared to a player who wont be in the same time zone when his team takes the court(Howard) I feel for Rose.

Go Chicago
 
lol daft i like to think theres a middle ground between empathizing w a complete stranger living a significantly different life and assuming this person living a different life is some horrible/evil human being.
 
kato
tough break for the bulls

fuck carlos boozer
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+1 trillon whatever

Remember the Carlos leaving Cleveland thing like yesterday! What a POS!

Letter to Cavs fans from owner:

July 14th, 2004

To: Cavaliers Fans
From: Gordon Gund

I know last week’s developments with respect to Carlos Boozer are a source of extreme disappointment for you. I want to assure you that I feel exactly the same way. Like you, I believed in Carlos.

Several days have now gone by. This has helped me to gain perspective. I hope this letter will do the same for you.

First, Jim Paxson has taken a tremendous amount of criticism in the media for what happened. As the team owner, I made the decision not to pick up the option on Carlos’ contract. Any criticism should be directed to me, not to Jim Paxson. I want to be very clear that any fault is mine.

Up until late last week when the trust was broken, I believed in Carlos Boozer, the player, and Carlos Boozer, the person. That is why I tried to do what he said he wanted. We tried to do right by him, by the team and by you in trusting in his repeated insistence that if we showed him respect, he would show respect to us.

Carlos and his agent first approached us in December of 2003, stating his desire for financial security as well as his desire to remain in Cleveland and be a key part of the future of this franchise. He and his agent made it very clear that if we respected them, and provided the security he was looking to gain, he would respect us. Given his record on the court, with the franchise, and in the community, we had every reason to believe his commitment.

Over the course of several months, we had multiple meetings that involved Carlos, his wife and his agent. In our most recent meeting on June 30, Jim Paxson and I told Carlos we had two options. He could play this year on his existing contract and test the market for free agency next year, or we could elect not to exercise the option if we had the understanding with him that as soon as legally possible he would negotiate a contract with us for the maximum we could pay him under league rules.

I told him that as we could not have an agreement at that time given the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, we would have to trust one another’s intentions. I said I define trust as his intention to stay in Cleveland and enter into a long term contract with us as soon as possible under the league rules. In that meeting, we were clear with him that he could make more money in the open market a year from now than we could pay him by redoing his contract this year. I told him he needed to understand that and we did not want him to later think we had taken advantage of him. Jim told him, “There are at least seven teams that have cap space right now who will want to pay you more than we can now. We don’t want to lose you. Why would we not pick up the option?” Carlos said “Because we'd like long term security and we want to stay in Cleveland.” Carlos went on to say that he was happy to be a Cavalier and never indicated any concern with his role on the team or his relationship with Coach Silas.

Carlos, his wife and his agent – all of whom were in that room -- knew what our maximum ability would be to pay him. Both Carlos and his wife responded that they wanted financial security now and therefore were anxious to pursue the second option of entering into a long term contract with us as soon as possible and that they would live with any consequences from this decision.

Carlos’ agent then said he wanted to go to another room to talk with his client and his wife alone which they did. When they returned, his agent said he had again explained everything to them so that they understood everything involved and said that their thinking had not changed.

Jim Paxson then told him, “We'd like to begin, as soon as permissible, to negotiate an agreement that we can sign on July 14th.” Carlos responded, “That’s exactly what I want. I want to get this done as quickly as we can.”

Over time Carlos had told Jim and me repeatedly, “If you show respect for me, I will show respect for you.” So, in the June 30 meeting, I reminded him of that and said, “We are all counting on what you said in earlier meetings and again today.” He responded, “That’s right and you can trust me on that.” I asked if we could all trust each other? Carlos, his wife and agent each responded “Yes.” At that point, believing so strongly in Carlos, I said we would not pick up his option. Our intent, as soon as we could do so, was to re-do his contract. The quotes you saw in the media July 1 about his desire to remain here were entirely consistent with what he told us.

In the final analysis, I decided to trust Carlos and show him the respect he asked for. He did not show that trust and respect in return. That’s what happened. I wanted you to hear it directly from me. The decision was mine and I take full responsibility.

We currently have no intention of matching Utah's offer to Carlos. In order to match it, and within the restrictions of the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, we would need to make player personnel moves of such a magnitude that it would have significant negative impact on our team moving forward. We are continuing to look at every possible option that will allow us to improve our team and continue to build on the tremendous momentum we have experienced in recent years. More than ever, we are committed to bringing a championship to this city. Thank you for your continued support of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Here's the numbers regarding the situation:

Is a handshake worth $27 million? Does a broken promise make a person a traitor?

Welcome to Philosophy 101, NBA style: The Carlos Boozer Story.

Boozer's sudden departure from Cleveland to Utah has been the most hotly debated offseason move this side of Shaq and Kobe, a decision that has opened up new discussion about the business side of sports, where loyalty and the bottom line are often at odds.

It's a decision that could have repercussions beyond the NBA, maybe on the U.S. Olympic team, where Boozer -- the former Cavalier -- and LeBron James -- who still plays for Cleveland -- are teammates trying to work their way through the awkward arrangement on the road to Athens.

"It's a hell of a blow," James said of Boozer's move to Utah. "Anybody knows that. My feeling was that Booze was going to be around. But when he called me, I told him he's got to do what's best for his family."

And so, he did.

On Thursday, Boozer will take a short leave from practice to travel to Salt Lake City, where he will sign the (in)famous 6-year, $68 million contract the Jazz offered him earlier this month.

By now, the story is familiar.

The Cavaliers had an option year remaining on Boozer's contract at the bargain-basement price of $700,000. But Boozer averaged 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds last season. Acknowledging he was worth way more than that, Cavs general manager Jim Paxson supposedly shook hands with Boozer on a deal in which the team would forgo the option and let Boozer become a restricted free agent. In exchange, Boozer would sign with Cleveland for $41 million over six years.

Shortly afterward, however, the Jazz stepped in with an offer worth $27 million more, one the Cavs couldn't afford to match. Boozer accepted that deal and the debate began: Did Paxson get bamboozled, and if so, was he at fault for taking the player's word? Did Boozer act with malice by breaking his promise? And was there a promise made to begin with?

"There was no commitment, no handshake," Boozer insisted this week, stating correctly that it would have been illegal under the collective bargaining agreement. "I'm a man of my word, and the only commitment I gave was to Utah, and I kept that commitment."

Cleveland fans view that assertion as a lie, another slap in the face -- and it's a city that knows all about them. Although a little farfetched, comparisons have been drawn between Boozer and the city's all-time Benedict Arnold -- Art Modell, who moved the Browns out of Cleveland.

"It disappoints me the way some people have reacted to the situation, because I pride myself on my integrity and my honor," Boozer said. "I want people to perceive me as a man of my word and a man of great integrity."

In many circles, it's too late for that.

Among the intriguing pieces of fallout was the decision by SFX, the company that represents Boozer, to disassociate itself from the player, a rare move that spoke to the bad public relations it must have received in the wake of the contract. The agent who worked out the deal, Rob Pelinka, resigned from the company, as well. Many believe he was forced out.

"We had to part ways," Boozer said. "There were different pressures for him, for his side. He had to do what was best for his career."

Did he feel betrayed by the way the agency acted in essentially firing him as a client?

"Not by Rob Pelinka," Boozer said.

But he left the feeling that someone at the agency betrayed him. Lots of people in Cleveland feel Boozer betrayed them. "I believed in Carlos," Cavs owner Gordon Gund said shortly after the deal went down.

The Jazz and Cavaliers will meet once next season in Cleveland. The schedule isn't out yet, but the date will surely be marked on a lot of calendars.

"I love them tremendously and hopefully, they're still cheering me on," Boozer said of Cavaliers fans. "But if not, I understand the business."

Doubt if this happened! Guy must live in the Donovan McNabb's Fantasyland if he believed that! Doubt it, he's a fuking liar!

:fu:

Kato, love to hear the story on how he left the Jazzfor the Bulls?
 
mrm-

he is a soft player

sat out the final game versus the suns when he played for the jazz

cherry picks rebounds

screams a lot

fake hair

slept with a chick that was on the bachelor

kid has sickle cell

wanted more money

jazz weren't going to pay

sorry chicago
 
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