Jalen Rose is getting bought out
Published by The Cavalier October 29th, 2006 in Free Agency, New York Knicks, Isiah Thomas, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, LA Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat
With the rumors flying fast and hard this morning that NYK G/F Jalen Rose is on the verge of getting his $16M salary bought out by the team, the natural inclination is to wonder where he’s going to end up.
Let’s skip any blockquotes, eliminate all the non-contending teams, and analyze the possibilities:
Miami Heat: The new golden haven for aging and former stars to go get their championship rings as supporting players.
Dallas Mavericks: Never count them out of discussions where spending a little extra cash is concerned, despite Cuban tightening things a bit in recent years. We have a feeling Mark and Jalen are kindred spirits on several levels, as well.
San Antonio Spurs: Realistically, if Rose is looking for a title, this is probably the best place to go, but it’s questionable if he’d mesh with all the boring people.
Cleveland Cavaliers: We don’t think this is really a good fit, but we liked Terry Pluto’s Cavs column this morning, and needed a reason to link it.
Detroit Pistons: We’re throwing our vote here. He’s a Michigan guy, they could definitely give him the most significant role of any of these teams, and let’s just pretend there’s some sort of “thing” about moving from Zeke to Joe Dumars, because we need something to round out the entry.
Rolling it back to the non-contending teams, there are two we can’t leave out of this discussion:
LA Lakers: Los Angeles is always attractive, if we remember right Rose has made rumblings of wanting to be there before, and the sheer force of the fanbase’s desire for this might make it happen in some karmic way. We’re talking about the 10-page thread that (without looking) we know already exists at Lakersground.net.
New York Knicks: Remember, we’re dealing with Isiah Thomas, so don’t discount the idea of the Knicks resigning Rose to a higher salary for five more years somehow.
We’re just as much contenders as your beloved Cavs…
jalen might end up doing his gig for espn permanently if not for the raptors organization .
the latter is badly in need of an ex nbaer in its broadcast team .
the raptors promise to keep all towels away from van excel when jalen is doing courtside reporting !
C’mon Jones, you’re gonna need to give a little explanation with that statement…
people need to stop drinking the espn coolaid and thinking of the cavs as legit contenders. they made a good playoff run last year, as did the lakers. the difference is that the playoff bracket in the west is much tougher.
lol! cav is a funny guy , you should be a screenwriter or something
Cav,
I wanted to let you know that P is not in any way, shape, or fashion related to me. Nor was he/she forced by me to make comments about the Cavs.
Love,
Boney24
No Kool-Aid, P. Anyone who watched the team regularly last year knows they didn’t come close to reaching their potential. They made endless mistakes and the offense was completely stagnant.
Hughes was out and never found his place with the others, and don’t forget Mike Brown was a first-year head coach, too.
The Cavs will take the East.
The Pistons had a first year coach too….
Flip’s years in Minnesota were nixed from his resume? When did that happen?
First year with a new team…oh you didn’t specify.
Cav,
I wanted to let you know that Boney24 and/or P is not in any way, shape, or fashion related to me. Nor was he/she forced by me to make comments about the Pistons/Cavs.
What can Brown do for you?
-chris
Leaves without figs… Edi
Leaves without figs… Edi
Leaves without figs… Edi