OT: Iverson swallows pride, signs with Grizzlies

RudyGay22 · Post #21 » by **RudyGay22** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:15 pm

LOL @ Memphis sucking. We have no long-term, terrible contracts, have an awesome young core, and good cap management. Milwaukee, on the other hand, has Bogut signed to a long term deal, pays Redd the max, and is pinning their hopes on Alexander panning out (which he won't). And yet, you say we suck? LOL @ the clown who said Mayo was selfish. Let me make a baseless claim now: Bogut is actually worth his contract. CLOWNS.

trwi7 · Post #22 » by **trwi7** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:20 pm

RudyGay22 wrote:and good cap management.

You just traded for Randolph who has basically the same contract as Redd.

Post #23 » by **paulpressey25** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:26 pm

trwi7 wrote:You just traded for Randolph who has basically the same contract as Redd.

Let's be nice to our Memphis friends Twirl. As you pointed out, our teams have a lot in common. 8-)

kebzach · Post #24 » by **kebzach** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:36 pm

RudyGay22 wrote:LOL @ Memphis sucking. We have no long-term, terrible contracts, have an awesome young core, and good cap management. Milwaukee, on the other hand, has Bogut signed to a long term deal, pays Redd the max, and is pinning their hopes on Alexander panning out (which he won't). And yet, you say we suck? LOL @ the clown who said Mayo was selfish. Let me make a baseless claim now: Bogut is actually worth his contract. CLOWNS.

Marko.

Jaric.

trwi7 · Post #25 » by **trwi7** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:38 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:Let's be nice to our Memphis friends Twirl.

You're no fun partlypastry.

jerrod · Post #26 » by **jerrod** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:47 pm

geez, what's making this dude so mad? they run out of stuff to put barbecue sauce on?

EastSideBucksFan · Post #27 » by **EastSideBucksFan** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 10:52 pm

B Calrissian wrote:
EastSideBucksFan wrote:
I'll be even more shocked if he's still on the roster at the end of the year. Someone will have a SG go down and come calling for AI at some point.

I agree with this. However I don't get the thread title. If he had swallowed his pride wouldn't he have signed for the vet min to come off the bench for a playoff team?

It's extremely rare that a player of his "caliber" would sign on arguably one of the worst run and least successful franchises in the NBA at this point in his career.

Memphis probably told him he'd have an opportunity to start or they just paid him the most money.

Either way, it's obvious that winning isn't the most important thing to him.

He'd rather be the man on a crappy team, than be a smaller cog in a playoff machine.

Or he just took the most money on the table.

I think if he ran a PR campaign and said how he just wants to fit in, come off the bench, win 6th man of the year, help a team win a championship, money wasn't important anymore, I think he'd have gotten an opportunity to play with a contender.

But he didn't, he'd rather collect his checks in Memphis and take Michael Vick out to strip clubs (the very first thing he did when he got out of jail was go to a strip club with Vick, I'm not making that up)

As well as what I heard about him taking the young guys in Detroit out to the clubs constantly, him being a bad influence is just not something teams even want to touch anymore.

Joel Embust · Post #28 » by **Joel Embust** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:03 am

trwi7 wrote:Can't wait to see an Iverson/Mayo/Gay/Randolph/Gasol lineup. That will be hilarious.

I'm going to put this in my signature.

Dick Tate · Post #29 » by **Dick Tate** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:03 am

B Calrissian wrote:I don't get the thread title. If he had swallowed his pride wouldn't he have signed for the vet min to come off the bench for a playoff team?

Pride has nothing to do with it. It's all about God.

Allen Iverson: "God chose Memphis as the place I will continue my career."

The back of the mighty dollar has the words "In God We Trust".
Coincidence?

trwi7 · Post #30 » by **trwi7** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:21 am

Eleqtrique wrote:
trwi7 wrote:Can't wait to see an Iverson/Mayo/Gay/Randolph/Gasol lineup. That will be hilarious.

I'm going to put this in my signature.

I just have one question. When Iverson, Mayo, Gay and Randolph steal the ball from each other, will they count as steals?

Siefer · Post #31 » by **Siefer** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:20 am

trwi7 wrote:
Eleqtrique wrote:
trwi7 wrote:Can't wait to see an Iverson/Mayo/Gay/Randolph/Gasol lineup. That will be hilarious.

I'm going to put this in my signature.

I just have one question. When Iverson, Mayo, Gay and Randolph steal the ball from each other, will they count as steals?

We should consult Ricky Davis on that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MezCclCS ... L&index=32

Erifee · Post #32 » by **Erifee** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:41 am

Siefer wrote:We should consult Ricky Davis on that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MezCclCS ... L&index=32

...And that song is now stuck in my head. Oh well, at least it's better than 'Shaddap You Face'.

raferfenix · Post #33 » by **raferfenix** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:34 am

I'm thinking the Grizzlies might make another move or two. You can't have 4 out of 5 starters who don't do much else besides score. I'm betting Rudy Gay's tenure there is growing more tenuous, especially since they'd have to commit to him a whole lot more with a contract extension next summer.

Post #34 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:15 pm

I wouldn't be surprised to see Rudy moved.

Post #35 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:20 pm

I might get LP just to watch the Grizz this season.

BobbyLight · Post #36 » by **BobbyLight** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:07 pm

DrugBust wrote:I might get LP just to watch the Grizz this season.

Because you expect a fail of epicness? (that's what I think is going to happen) Or because you think they will be fun to watch?

Post #37 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:39 pm

BobbyLight wrote:
DrugBust wrote:I might get LP just to watch the Grizz this season.

Because you expect a fail of epicness? (that's what I think is going to happen) Or because you think they will be fun to watch?

Both. I enjoy watching people fail.

trwi7 · Post #38 » by **trwi7** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:41 pm

DrugBust wrote:Both. I enjoy watching people fail.

If that's the case; I think you should read this.

Dobber-16 · Post #39 » by **Dobber-16** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:22 pm

DrugBust wrote:I might get LP just to watch the Grizz this season.

I really enjoyed watcing the Grizz when Hubie was coaching the team. Memphis made the playoffs those seasons.

El Duderino · Post #40 » by **El Duderino** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:45 am

Siefer wrote:
trwi7 wrote:
trwi7 wrote:Can't wait to see an Iverson/Mayo/Gay/Randolph/Gasol lineup. That will be hilarious.

I just have one question. When Iverson, Mayo, Gay and Randolph steal the ball from each other, will they count as steals?

We should consult Ricky Davis on that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MezCclCS ... L&index=32

Speaking of Davis, to bad he couldn't be added to that team. A lineup on the court of

Iverson/Mayo/Davis/Gay/Randolph would be must see comedy entertainment

I look at the disaster Chris Wallace was as GM in Boston, how did he get another GM gig? Then, if you own the Grizzlies, how can you keep him on as GM while you watch the mess he's creating out of this franchise?

I say this with without being sarcastic at all, i think numerous people off this forum would do a better job with the Grizzlies than Wallace has done. That team is not only going to lose a ton of games, they'll have tons of flat out ugly situations happen as the players fight, bicker, and quit on each other. I'm looking very forward to it.