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jbooma
July-18th-2005, 10:00 AM
"To take care of my family"


This was a quote for an interview this past weekend on why he left the Wiz. I am so sick of these athletes that have no clue about money. Wilbon was on the TK show today and mentioned when KG signed that $120 million contract he turned to his agent and asked him if that was enought to take care of his family :doh:

Wilbon went on and said that some players are amazed how people can live with at least $300k in salary.

This is why the young kids need to go to school, so they can get a sense about what money is all about and reality.
GoSkinsGo
July-18th-2005, 10:04 AM
To be fair here Larry does have a brother with a very bad disease and usually treatment isn't cheap. So compared to Spreewell I think he has more leeway.
Bugs'
July-18th-2005, 10:06 AM
I guess it is all relative.....I don't make a lot of money but to some it may seem like a lot....and when I ***** about my income they might think the same things some people do when they hear athletes complaining about their salaries....:2cents:
jbooma
July-18th-2005, 10:45 AM
Originally posted by GoSkinsGo
To be fair here Larry does have a brother with a very bad disease and usually treatment isn't cheap. So compared to Spreewell I think he has more leeway.

Why can't an athlete speak the truth for once, i left DC because I got more money elsewhere, is that so hard??

He can take care of his brother with 2 million less a year anyway.
Fatty P For The Pulitzer
July-18th-2005, 11:14 AM
I'm with jbooma. Relative or not, that's a BS excuse. If you left for more money, no one can fault you. But the "I need to take care of my family" garbage is a slap in the face to a LOT of people. These pro athletes could take care of their families and more with the league minimum, if they weren't braindead when it comes to the real world. Kind of makes you wish there were more guys like Ben Wallace in the league.
Leonard Washington
July-18th-2005, 11:21 AM
Originally posted by jbooma


Why can't an athlete speak the truth for once, i left DC because I got more money elsewhere, is that so hard??

He can take care of his brother with 2 million less a year anyway.

this weekend on nbc4 he said "it was a business decision".

who cares what his reason is? there could be more big booty girls in cleveland. it's really none of our business.
tundey
July-18th-2005, 11:57 AM
Maybe he can. Maybe he can't. But $2million extra certainly can't hurt. Plus, he gets to play with LeBron James (at least for 2 years).


Originally posted by jbooma


Why can't an athlete speak the truth for once, i left DC because I got more money elsewhere, is that so hard??

He can take care of his brother with 2 million less a year anyway.
LightenupSandyBaby
July-18th-2005, 04:03 PM
Originally posted by tundey
Maybe he can. Maybe he can't. But $2million extra certainly can't hurt. Plus, he gets to play with LeBron James (at least for 2 years).




For Larry's greedy sake i hope its only two years! Cleveland will be like the Clippers after two years
bofluid
July-18th-2005, 04:14 PM
Originally posted by Leonard Washington


this weekend on nbc4 he said "it was a business decision".

who cares what his reason is? there could be more big booty girls in cleveland. it's really none of our business.

What he said.
Newera
July-18th-2005, 04:47 PM
Isn't Larry from Cleveland. Didn't he play college ball in Cleveland.
bofluid
July-18th-2005, 05:00 PM
Larry's from St. Louis. I'm sure Cleveland's proximity to STL weighed into his decision to sign there. Especially with Larry's brother being ill.
TODD
July-18th-2005, 08:01 PM
Originally posted by bofluid
Larry's from St. Louis. I'm sure Cleveland's proximity to STL weighed into his decision to sign there. Especially with Larry's brother being ill.

I doubt it. You have to fly there either way... you'd only be talking about ~90 min difference.
bulldog
July-20th-2005, 07:16 PM
the irony is that while Hughes and Arenas had trouble sharing the ball at times, Larry is going to face the same situation in Cleveland where LeBron James and recent addition Donyell Marshall are 'gimmee' players too :laugh:
BG
July-20th-2005, 09:01 PM
I will be flat out amazed the day that a player who leaves a team/org that he has built a rapport with can say "hey this was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. My kids grandkids will be set for life. Sorry, no hard feelings."

I would respect that.
Gamebreaker
July-20th-2005, 09:39 PM
Originally posted by Leonard Washington


this weekend on nbc4 he said "it was a business decision".

who cares what his reason is? there could be more big booty girls in cleveland. it's really none of our business.

Well that DEFINITELY isn't the reason! :laugh: No way Cleveland has more phat @$$es than DC.
Gamebreaker
July-20th-2005, 09:40 PM
Originally posted by bulldog
the irony is that while Hughes and Arenas had trouble sharing the ball at times, Larry is going to face the same situation in Cleveland where LeBron James and recent addition Donyell Marshall are 'gimmee' players too :laugh:

Lebron shares the ball very well, I can't say the same about Marshall though.