Look Who Is Back

Alright from the very beginning I knew Brandon Roy's "retirement" was BS. Let's be honest, he wanted out of Portland without having a "Lebron stigma" on his name. He just realized the Blazers weren't going anywhere, sorry fans but talk to me in like 5 years when your team gets some decent picks and knows how to use them, my opinion only so, moving on. He is back people, and he is going to the Timberwolves, why? I would think a hefty 10.5 Million dollar contract has a lot to do with that BUT there is a catch, this is a two year deal however the second year is not guaranteed meaning he will have to play for his money and show that it was really Portland that sucked and not him to receive the other year. It's ironic since the Timberwovles originally drafted him so Ptown sorry to disappoint he was not one of your glorious picks you got him in a trade, thank you Minnesota. This is how 90% of deals should go people, most of the players in the NBA need to play like their money literally depends on it. If you ain't James, Rose, or Durant, or players of their caliber than you can get out of here with your 2 years 12 million dollar contracts, nope I think more deals need to be laid out like the Timberwolves did with Roy and maybe we wouldn't hear these players bitchin and the Comish would lose a little power because the salary, renewals, etc would be on the line and in the hands of the players to play like their rent is due.

Oh and Portland, you can say bye-bye to another one, Batum is joining Roy with the Timberwolves and you know what I say Kudos to him, Batum was one of the players I liked and I really think him and Roy can do some damage, I am pulling for Batum more though, all my personal bias.

Now Houston is just creating some Maury type drama on this one. I am sure 70% of you are not very familiar with Courtney Lee, heck to be honest I am not to keen on him either. Anyways, they make an offer on him, PULL their offer moving his free agency from restricted to unrestricted and then turn around and offer him 32 million, while this is all rumor as of right now I can't help but think WTF is going on in their main office? They are trying to dip their hands in so many cookie jars they will go broke before they pull together an actual team. Looks like Jeremy Lin will be staying with the Knicks and while he is costing them a lot of money 28.8 million to be exact, they believe that he will make them more, it must be nice to live in LaLa Land. No offense so the man but Spike Lee is a little crazy and if he is in the ears of New York then all this fuckery makes sense.

Moving back to some West Coast news, the Clippers have snagged Jamal Crawford and Chauncey Billups, I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Billups but I think he is someone who should just retire, he has made a good run. 

Oh Dwight Howard being deemed now as the Dwightmare, rocking the boat. the Nets still are holding some hope of landing him and we all know the Lakers are sniffing around but all they have to offer is Bynum and they really hurt their chances of getting Howard when they dished out SO much for Nash. We all know Howard, if you won't name his price he won't go to you and honestly what could be going through his head? Does anyone really think he is going to look at LA with Nash and think, "Oh THAT will work"? hmm no. I believe he is keeping the Lakers in mind but he is just too ball-dominant to play well with Kobe and we all know that. Some say the Nash deal will lure him to LA others say it will keep him away, I say with or without Nash, Howard and Bryant on one team would be ego self-destruction. He might hold out until December which is when players who are listed as free agents can be included in deals until and after then.

Ok i am going on and on because so much keeps happening, here is the important issue: Ray Allen met with the Heat yesterday and left without making a deal....yet. Sources close to Allen have said that he is having a hard time with the thought of leaving Boston, which in understandable because he is a star up there and anywhere else he goes he's gonna be more of a background dancer to the main performers and he won't make as much money. Honestly, I think for what he is looking for he is better staying in Boston. He has his ring, with numerous accomplishments I could list for days, why would he want to leave the spotlight for a bench just to get another ring.  

Well I am leaving you with this beautiful thought, I know where James will be next year so I can just sit back and watch all this unfold.