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

["Jaims" <jaims@info.com.ph>]

well, yeah...was it for a 7th game of a championship series???  If it was,
then give him 7 million per year... but it's just a single regular season
game...and against a lowly Nets team...for pete's sake!

Anyways, I like Milt...a lot...but 7 mill bucks for 2 years is kinda a lot
for a back up...

Jaims
----- Original Message -----
From: "bird" <birdwl@earthlink.net>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: 7mil for Palacio.....!


> 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")
>
>