Today's warnings : 2 August, 2008
A Stern Warning - NBA, NBL and FIBA News & Views —
Today's warnings are coming at you on a team-by-team basis, the first ten teams alphabetically today... Hotlanta: excitement machine James White has been trialling with the Hawks. Titletown: Celtics to hold training camp in Newport. Charlotte: obscure reference to the Bobcats. The Windy City: someone thinks that Ben Gordon has a big head. Cleveland: LeBron's Olympic guarantee has resonated outside the USA. By the way, did he ever get around to ...
Ben Gordon: Tough Negotiator, or Delusional?
FanHouse —
... leaves us further from resolution than ever before. Shoals of The Sporting Blog expresses dismay over Gordon's self-delusions of grandeur, as Gordon seeks to be ...
Ben Gordon And The Hundred Days
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Ben Gordon has got himself a Napoleon complex. He's currently in the midst of a contract battle that's been going on for much more than a hundred days, but right now it's gone from a minor skirmish to a full blown angst fest. Gordon feels he deserves to be the highest paid player on the Bulls. He's clearly not clued into the fact that a lot of people don't feel he's worth it. He's also not aware that the Bulls are unlikely to cave to him. But here he goes, charging into Waterloo with his $13Million a year demands, expecting the Bulls to bow to ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Bethlehem Shoals of The Sporting Blog: “Given that he has, however passive-aggressively, dug in his heels I’ll weigh in: Gordon can score — shoot, even. But he’s always been most effective off the bench. And no matter what he works on over the summer, he remains a man without a position or the dynamism necessary to overcome it. He’s an undersized Michael Redd, or Arenas sans ability to control the ball. Not only is that an unimpressive package — it’s one that, in a year where money is short, has no business whining and making demands. ...
Ben Gordon: Will he stay or will he go now?
Comments on: Blog —
... The Chicago Bulls already have an overcrowded back court and building a young team around a point guard doesnât bode well for a crowded back court. Gordon would like to stay with the Bulls, but someone is going to have to be moved. The most the Bulls can offer Gordon without being taxed is six years at roughly $58 million. Is this all Gordon is truly worth though? There is no question that Ben Gordon can score. He has lead the Bulls in scoring for three consecutive seasons. As Bethlehem Shoals of âThe Sporting Blogâ put it though âhe’s (Gordon) always been most ...
