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There were a lot of assinine statements by athletes this weekend but this one is my favorite.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Latrell Sprewell says he'll ask to be traded if the Minnesota Timberwolves don't sign him to a contract extension by Wednesday night's opener.
"I think this thing is heading towards me leaving, personally," Sprewell told reporters on Sunday. But on Monday, he said that if no resolution is reached, he'll still play.

"The talks aren't really going good," he said Monday. "(It) doesn't look like it's going to happen. That doesn't mean I'm not going to play. I'll play."

Earlier this preseason, Sprewell said he wanted a contract extension by the Wolves' Nov. 3 opener against the New York Knicks, or he would ask for a sign-and-trade deal or wait to become a free agent. Either way, Sprewell said he didn't want to negotiate during the season.

Neither Sprewell's agent, Robert Gist, nor Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor immediately returned phone messages left by The Associated Press on Monday.


Sprewell, Sam Cassell and league MVP Kevin Garnett formed the NBA's highest scoring trio last year in leading the Wolves to the Western Conference finals. Sprewell averaged 16.8 points last season and is due to make $14.6 million this year.

Sprewell has said he doesn't want to take a pay cut. But at 34, the Wolves could be hesitant to oblige. Sprewell described the team's latest offer as "insulting."
I am worried about him. He was offered a three year extension at 9 Million, but as he stated (but is not quoted in this story) "A man has to feed his family," so he is not going to sign it. I think we should start a collection to ensure that Spree and his kids are well fed.
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Latrell Sprewell has always been a thug. He's definately trouble brewing for Minnesota no matter what.
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I'm crying :vv_crying:

At least he gives 100% when he's on the floor every night, well he did anytime I watched a knick game. But still

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Because it takes 14 mil to feed your family.
Pathetic.
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The first post needs to be "shizzolated".
Sprewell Timberwolves: New deal or trade me
By Associated Press | November 2, 2004

Latrell Sprewell says tha dude'll ax be traded if da Minnesota Timberwolves don't sign tha dude's ass a contract extension by tomorrow night's opener n' shit.

"I think this thing is heading towards me leaving, personally," Sprewell told reporters after practice Sunday, know what I'm sayin'?

Earlier this preseason, Sprewell be like tha dude wanted a contract extension by da Wolves' da opener against da Knicks, or tha dude would ax fo' a sign-'n-trade deal or wait become a free agent." Either way, Sprewell be like tha dude didn't want negotiate during da season."

But tha dude took a tougher stance Sunday."

Asked if tha dude would play out da season 'n test da free agent market, Sprewell be like: "Why would I want help 'em win a title? They're not doing anything fo' me." I'm at risk n' shit. I has a lot of risk here, know what I'm sayin'? I gots my family feed." Anything could happen, know what I'm sayin'? "

Neither Sprewell's agent, Robert Gist, nor Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor immediately returned phone messages left by da Associated Press, know what I'm sayin'?

Sprewell has be like tha dude doesn't want take a pay cut, know what I'm sayin'? But at 34, da Wolves could be hesitant oblige, know what I'm sayin'? Sprewell described da team's latest offer, reported be worth between $27 million 'n $30 million over three years, as "insultin'." "
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Spree is one of the players that epitomizes what is wrong with the NBA. I hope he sits out this season and doesn't get a fucking penny from his remaining contract. How the fuck a guy who scores LESS THAN 20 POINTS A GAME thinks he deserves more than $14 MILLION a year is beyond me.
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I guess it's because he feeds his family Golden Grahams made out of pure gold
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Chidoro wrote:I guess it's because he feeds his family Golden Grahams made out of pure gold
:lol:

Spreewell is the epitome of the NBA. NBA players in general are the biggest bunch of pussy crybabies. Damn shame we don't have the option of getting rid of the NBA forever to bring the NHL back from this one lockout.

At least hockey is a man's sport. You don't see them getting barely brushed and then diving backwards 15 feet with their hands in a pleading position.
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Canelek wrote:
Chidoro wrote:I guess it's because he feeds his family Golden Grahams made out of pure gold
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Spreewell is the epitome of the NBA. NBA players in general are the biggest bunch of pussy crybabies. Damn shame we don't have the option of getting rid of the NBA forever to bring the NHL back from this one lockout.

At least hockey is a man's sport. You don't see them getting barely brushed and then diving backwards 15 feet with their hands in a pleading position.

So taking a charge and trying to sell it to help your team isn't what a real man would do?
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What a world we live in when a guy complains about making only $40,000 per day. How out of touch with reality can you become?
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Aevian Dreaklear wrote:
Canelek wrote:
Chidoro wrote:I guess it's because he feeds his family Golden Grahams made out of pure gold
:lol:

Spreewell is the epitome of the NBA. NBA players in general are the biggest bunch of pussy crybabies. Damn shame we don't have the option of getting rid of the NBA forever to bring the NHL back from this one lockout.

At least hockey is a man's sport. You don't see them getting barely brushed and then diving backwards 15 feet with their hands in a pleading position.

So taking a charge and trying to sell it to help your team isn't what a real man would do?
It's pussy bullshit in soccer, and it's pussy bullshit in basketball.

In fact, if someone takes a dive on me, I make sure they have a reason to be crying next time.

Play the fucking game, or go home.
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A few years ago I worked at the circuit city by my house for a while.

We had a lot of regulars, namely 3 of them, Kevin Garnett, Jimmy Jam, and Sprewell.. Now, the first two were both very nice, down to earth people believe it or not, and sometimes myself, and the jamaican I worked with (who was actually friends with garnett) would talk to either of them for hours. But the last one is a bad egg..

The first time he came into the store, his little trick worked... He came in, face down to the ground, with a hoody pulled over his face like he was a fucking warlock.. Then he got to the register and whipped out his A.E Black card ( or African American Express as Kanye West calls it) and I saw his name.. I am not a star struck person, and just tried to start the normal bullshit conversation I start with every customer while I rang up somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 dollars in video games, movies , and music for him... He would do nothing more than grunt...

All the times after He still tried the whole Hoody thing, which never worked at hiding who he was again.. And he was still rude as hell... I could have summed it up in short by saying, take a flying fuck, Sprewell... But I figured an example of his character might put how he could act like this into perspective.
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I've heard a lot of great things about Garnett. A few of my friends have ties to the Breck school up in MN and he would come around every so often and was apparently very polite and fun to be around. It's nice when stars aren't so prima donna-ish in behavior.

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Quite a few stars are like that. I know from a personal experience that Tim Duncan and David Robinson are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
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Thought I'd post this story since it shows the other extreme of the thread.

Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/s ... id=1916856
'Teemy' holds team together
By Marc Stein
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The San Antonio Spurs have to hear it all again. Before and after Friday's game against what's left of their fiercest rivals, they will inevitably be asked repeatedly to answer what Tim Duncan calls "that fricking question."

It's the question Duncan, Gregg Popovich and any other Spur who dares to venture into public has been hearing, in various forms, since mid-July: How weird will it be to play against the Los Angeles Lakers and not have to deal with Shaquille O'Neal?

Actually playing a game against the Lakers (ESPN, 10:30 p.m. ET) guarantees that they'll all be expected to repeat their well-worn lines about how much they miss Shaq and Phil (Pop) ... or how sick they are of the subject (Teemy, as Tony calls him) ... or how they're feeling "50-50" about the whole breakup (Tony).

Perhaps then we can proceed to a much fresher question that should be asked on this night, directed this time at the home team.

How envious are you seeing the Spurs cooperate like the Lakers never did, even at your three-peating best?

To be fair, it's not just the Lakers. There had to be envy in lots of front offices this week, when the Spurs -- at a time money is being splashed around leaguewide in record amounts -- reached terms with Parker on a six-year contract extension at the relatively reasonable price of $66 million . . . after Duncan flung himself into negotiations to help Popovich convince owner Peter Holt that the little Frenchman had to be paid. Now.

Parker's signing completed a flurry of annoyingly shrewd business in the Alamo City since the Spurs lost four straight games to the Lakers in Round 2 after taking a 2-0 series lead. He becomes the fourth key member of Team Duncan in recent months to take less money than he's probably worth, mainly because Parker can't imagine leaving a situation he describes thusly: "It's, like, perfect."

The spirit of sacrifice started with Bruce Bowen, who opted out of his contract -- with one season left at $4 million -- to take a new four-year deal starting at $3 million. That might not sound like a big deal, but the $1 million pay cut to start his new contract not only drops one of the league's finest defenders to $2 million under the league's average salary . . . it also enabled San Antonio to create enough cap room to re-sign Manu Ginobili and bring in sharpshooter Brent Barry.

Those guys took lesser deals, too. Barry sacrificed a few extra million from Golden State or Portland so he could have a shot at a championship. Ginobili, meanwhile, re-signed for what looks like a paltry sum when compared to the $80-plus million deals awarded in the past month to Memphis' Pau Gasol, Utah's Andrei Kirilenko and Portland's Zach Randolph.

Fifty-two million over six years?

For a ball magnet who, on many nights, is the second-best player on the team favored by NBA general managers to win the title next June?

"Those guys put their money where their mouths are," Holt said Thursday. "They accepted what some would call less money to stay in San Antonio with Tim Duncan, and I really appreciate it.

"I appreciate the way Tony understood our position. Next year, if Tony had a big (season), he could have maybe gotten a lot more money. But we're in a market where I can pay to a certain level and I just can't pay any more. There's no right or wrong to it -- that's just the reality."

The reality, furthermore, is that this isn't the first time Holt has felt so grateful. As he freely admits, fortune has been kind to his franchise, which has cashed in big-style in its infrequent trips to the lottery. As Holt volunteers, "With David (Robinson), we only had one year out of the playoffs because of his back, and out of that we get Tim Duncan in the draft. I wish I could say that was skill, but it was luck."

What happened in the offseason, mind you, was far more than that. It must be particularly galling to Lakers management (and many others) to see various Spurs tripping over each other to sign contracts that guarantee security but also enable general manager R.C. Buford to keep adding to the club's core. Kobe Bryant's desire to lead his own team is an undeniably huge factor in L.A.'s messy breakup, but Shaq's demands for another $30 million-per-season contract extension -- along with Jackson's desire for a $12 million-per-season coaching salary -- convinced Lakers owner Jerry Buss to disassemble his fading dynasty as much as anything else.

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Denver liked Ginobili almost as much as it liked Kenyon Martin and contemplated making a bigger off than the Spurs' $52 million. Ginobili told the Nuggets from the jump that he really didn't want to leave the Spurs, so Denver abandoned its pursuit, fearful of offering something bigger knowing that (a) San Antonio figured to match it anyway after tying up the Nuggets and (b) Ginobili's ambivalence made his signing a risk.

Parker could have followed Ginobili's path this season and played his way into an even more lucrative offseason in 2005. The 22-year-old would have been a restricted free agent next summer and fairly certain to attract something in the max-contract neighborhood, which would have forced Holt into a matching situation.

Yet Parker didn't press his team for Gasol money, as Kirilenko and Randolph did to theirs. And it was ultimately Duncan who convinced Holt that committing $66 million to Parker today was better business, even though the boss was inclined to wait to see if changes in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement indeed shorten the length of guaranteed contracts to a maximum of four seasons, as NBA owners hope. Given Parker's age, and the fact he has already helped San Antonio win a championship, the resulting deal looks like a steal from here.

For a quick comparison, look at the prices for lead guards in the greater New York area. Jamal Crawford, yet to achieve a fraction of what Parker has, landed a seven-year deal from the Knicks in the $55 million range, and it likely would have been more had Isiah Thomas possessed the cap flexibility to pay more. Then there's New Jersey's Jason Kidd, whom the Spurs chased so hard in the summer of 2003. If San Antonio wanted to trade for Kidd now, it would have to absorb $90 million for the rest of this season and the next four. Parker isn't at Kidd's level yet, and he might never get there, but his age and price allow the Spurs to feel more than comfortable with their future at the point.

"Tim was a big factor (in the Spurs' signing of Parker)," Holt said. "When Tim speaks, it's because he's really thought things through, and it makes an impression when Tim steps up and says not only how much he loves Tony, but how important overall he feels this will be for our team for the next four, five, six years.

"When Tim speaks," Holt added, "everyone listens."

Said Buford, when asked to explain all this sappy team spirit: "I'd like to think that we've created an environment where players like to be."

Annoying, isn't it?
I think it all goes back to David Robinson and the way the team was shaped by his character. I only got to meet him once in person when the Spurs were practicing at the University of Texas, and he was very gracious and humble.
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I agree completely.. had the pleasure when I lived in San Antonio to meet both Duncan and Robinson. Wonderful people. What they do for the SA community is amazing. Not to mention that there is a sort of close connection between people there and the team.

I miss living there!
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