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EthanJaynes A better than average player from the 8th seed in the East.
Nothing to soul search about.
Atlanta's Sund Delivers a Simply Awful Response to Childress Going Greek
FanHouse —
... The "I can only compete in the league I play in" line is pure horse manure. Atlanta was in a better position than any other team in the world -- NBA or Euroleague -- to retain Childress's services. Basically, as long as you don't insult him, you'll keep him. The situation never gets this far if the Hawks had been willing to pay Childress real market value. (There are reports circulating that Childress received offers better than what Atlanta offered from contenders seeking sign-and-trade deals. Those offers become the market value. Atlanta dismissed them and did not ...
Is Olympiakos the Xbox or Playstation?
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
... The always dependable Henry Abbott has a decidedly anti-"the sky is falling" take on the Josh Childress deal. His point, and I agree, is that David Stern and the NBA has needed a kick in the pants for awhile now. Up until now, the league has had an essential monopoly on basketball in the states, something that the American government has tried to prevent from happening in as many industries as possible. But you can't force a league to split up it's teams the way you can with Microsoft's sub-divisions, so sports have largely received a free pass. Having fewer outlets tugging at ...
Taking a step back with Josh Childress
Bullets Forever —
... broke today, I immediately wondered whether we've seen this type of thing before. I don't want to take anything away from Henry Abbott's superb piece on True Hoop, because I agree that Childress' defection will cause the NBA to re-evaluate a lot of its practices, customs and regulations. Still, I couldn't help but shake this nagging feeling that perhaps we're jumping the gun here. Josh Childress is just one player who was placed in a perfect-storm type of situation. Not only is Childress in the murky zone of guys just slightly more valuable than the ...
Daily Links 7/24
CelticsBlog —
... Big Easy Buzz Posey brings relentless style of play to Hornets Times Picayune Posey introduced to New Orleans Bleacher Report 5 categories of NBA teams: which one is your team in? Achieving immortality: Will no. 5 hang from the rafters? Lex Nihil Novi Bird, Walton lead C's to game 4 win Game 4 better than Phoenix triple OT? C's silence loud Houston crowd Some Johnny Most with your breakfast? TrueHoop Say goodbye to Josh Childress, Say hello to some NBA soul searching NECN Tony Allen says "I ...
“He’s Going To Have A Breakout Year”
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... practice. I just learned a lot from him and hope I can carry on. I look at my strengths and I just want to do what the coach wants. I’m willing to do that, to give my talent to the organization.”
More on Tony from the always on-point Scott Souza.
I’m beyond fascinated at how the Josh Childress/Brandon Jennings situation will affect the NBA. I took a slightly negative slant recently… TrueHoop says its a good thing. I think it might be a little of ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 7/24
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... the majority of their career with a team. There is no denying that KG is a great player and is doing some great things for Boston, but the majority of his career was spent in Minny. Lex Nihil Novi Bird, Walton lead C's to game 4 win Game 4 better than Phoenix triple OT? C's silence loud Houston crowd Some Johnny Most with your breakfast? FL's Take: I love Johnny Most. I miss him. TrueHoop Say goodbye to Josh Childress, Say hello to some NBA soul searching ...
The Internets are alive: Josh Childress bolts for Greece
Ball Don't Lie —
... TrueHoop: "The NBA's collective bargaining agreement includes a ton of complicated clauses. Each serves a purpose, and you can make a case that, all told, it's a good and fairly fair system. But regulation is always burdensome, and this league, famously run by lawyers, is knee-deep in legalese. In this instance, those rules created a really weird deal. According to ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... are many who want to blame Hawks management and ownership for what happened, I just don’t know if that is really fair in this case. The NBA is a business. The teams that are most successful (in the NBA and in all of sports) are the ones that spend their money wisely and don’t let emotions get in the way of what makes the most business sense. How many times have we seen teams overpay for players and then end up with albatross salaries they regretted almost immediately thereafter?” Henry Abbott of TrueHoop : “In all those cases and many others, the NBA gets to handle things ...
NBA Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game —
... Meanwhile, ESPN's TrueHoop thinks that the Childress signing is good for the NBA and it's possible that Houston Rocket Forward Carl Landry could be the ...
The Times They Are A-Changin’
WaitingForNextYear —
... such a bad option to be a superstar overseas. Childress would instantly become one of the highest paid players in Europe and would basically become one of the star players in his league. Instead of playing for a franchise that doesn’t seem to care about him in a league that sometimes doesn’t realize he exists, Childress will now become a star and will be paid like it.” Henry Abbot of TrueHoop takes it even a step further. You need to set aside 15 minutes of your time and read his whole post on this topic , because it offers outstanding perspective on the whole thing. The part ...
Joseph McCarthy is Not a Fan of Josh Childress Right Now
Upside and Motor —
... It’s pretty evident that losing teams to other continents was not something that owners around the league (or the CBA) are prepared to grapple with,. I’m all for some of these players lighting up Europe and making the big bucks in the process, and it’s already been said that it can only be good for the game in the grand scheme of things. The thing that I fear the most as this whole situation has developed is the death of reasonability. ...
