Why ... you should take Ben Gordon with a grain of salt

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 Why ... you should take Ben Gordon with a grain of salt
More Ben Gordon stuff? Well, yeah. Junk like this needs to be quashed now, and observers wondering why there hasn't been a sign-and-trade between Chicago and some lucky suitor have to be dealt with. First, the particulars. Gordon is a restricted free agent, who has turned down a reported six-year, 59 million dollar deal because he believes that, as Chicago's leading scorer, he should be ... [link]

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The Hoop Doctors Daily Dimes: 08/19
Published 8/19/2008 by Anklesnap at thehoopdoctors.com
... Sixers and Ratliff agree to 1-year deal Fantasy bball junkie? Here are some value picks that might slip to later rounds Top 10 Fantasy Value Picks Dino Nation has a good sum up of the ‘SMitch’ job status The Sam Mitchell Debate Ends This Season Dwyer at Ball Don’t Lie gives some of the best Ben Gordon coverage…seriously Why … you should take Ben Gordon with a grain of salt C’mon ...

Tuesday Bullets
Published 8/19/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Yahoo's Kelly Dwyer on Ben Gordon's dreadful lack of leverage in his negotiations with the Bulls: "I don't blame Ben. He's been told things, and his showing off ('It's safe to say ...') is pretty atypical for him. But he doesn't have a lot of options. Or any, really, save for going international, or sitting out the season and making absolutely no money. Or, he could take the QO, and deal with the same frustrations next year, when even fewer teams have cap flexibility to give him what he thinks he's earned. Or, he could take a six-year, 59 million ...

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