Re: 7mil for Palacio.....!

[bird <birdwl@earthlink.net>]

 From: "Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>

> Wow, now all you gotta do when you get to play in the NBA is make a game
> winning miracle shot and you got yourself a generous contract...
>
> Unbelievable...

Listen to yourself: "all you have to do" is hit a game-winning "miracle" 
shot?  How many guys do that?  Though the contract seems somewhat high, 
the Celts needed to lock up a point guard who had proven that he could run 
the team, start if he needed to, and hit the open shot.  Mega Milt did 
that (well, at least the first two), and, if he can improve his game, what 
do the numbers actually matter, if the team is already over the cap and 
his contract doesn't push them over into luxury tax land?  I really don't 
care at all -- what I looked at was the _length_ of the contract: two 
years is nothing.  If Milt doesn't improve, or we find someone better, he'
s not a long-termer siphoning money and taking up valuable bench space.  
If he _does_ improve, his next contract will be even bigger.

The real problem with NBA contracts isn't the amount of money, which many 
people seem fixated on (hey, it's simple supply-and-demand -- players get 
paid what teams are willing to pay) but the fact that they are guaranteed,
  so that teams can't regain the contract money if a player becomes a 
liability.

Looks like someone in the organization agrees closely with Tommy Gun's 
assessment of Milt., as far as his potential and how he fits in with the 
other players.  Myself, I'm looking forward to seeing the Miracle Man (and 
the rooks!) in action tomorrow.  Who knew there would be a Celtic fix 
coming my way in the summer?  Work?  Who needs it -- there's a C's game on.

(The Celtic "Tird",
  Celticus "tirdius")