Re: Spree(not)well cut

[Warwick Janetzki <giants@icplus.net.au>]

Ken Kokubo wrote:
> 
> >Why is it not a good business deal?  His trade value is squat, and with his
> >contract terminated, they have millions to work under the cap.
> 
> If someone picks him up and pays him the minimum salary the warriors are left paying the remainder of his 8 mil dollar salary. I'm not quite clear on how waivers affects this though.

No its not. The league has allowed the Warriors to not have it effect
its cap. I agree wholeheartedly with this, as it gives them every chance
to succeed in the future, which is what the league wants. Also its very
clear that the Warriors had to do this, other than to trade him. Trading
him would basically be letting him get away with it imho.

I think that he will go to the Washington Wizards, where he will get
counselled by Rod Strickland *who had troubles with PJ too* and I'm
pretty sure that we'll see a whole new Latrell Sprewell out on the floor
very soon, all the skills and none of the head case, almost 95%
guaranteed! 

Look for Spree to be booed everywhere he plays until the end of the
season, and possibly even in Washington. 

Washington will get him because of him being close to Chris Webber, but
yeah, I think that its the right move for Spree.

I hope this can be forgotten as soon as possible, and the only way that
it will be is if Spree plays great basketball without getting much media
attention, but as we all know that wont happen for a while. 

This is very bad on the game, and could have an effect (I dont know how,
but I am predicting that it may) on the collective bargaining agreement
at the end of the season.

And to wrap all things up, expect Ricky P to get Pervis, Dee and
possibly Dana all baited up, so we can get rid of them. 

Warwick

**if you're going to bash me for saying that last bit, it was said
jokingly!**


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