Originally posted on 07/14/2013:

Quote Originally Posted by upscope View Post

Are you referring to Dwight Howard?? I've asked you repeatedly to stop embarrassing your math skills for all to see. Dwight signed a 4 yr deal instead of 5 & he pays no state income tax. If you factor in the 5th yr & CA state income tax he actually took a 2M paycut not a 30M. Do you understand this basic mathematics concept or do you just continue to make embarrassing incorrect claims to fit your agenda & make your case sound better??

Dwight signed for $30M less.. PERIOD.
the difference between $88M and $118M is $30 MILLION.

the extra year is negligible.. due to injury.
IF Dwight injures himself in first year of contract.. and can no longer again..
the Rockets would owe the remainder of the contract.

IF Dwight injured himself as a LAKER, in the first year, and could no longer play again,
the LAKERS would owe the remainder of the contract. UNDERSTAND?!?

PLAYERS WANT LONGER CONTRACTS FOR MORE MONEY IN EVERY SPORT
(NO exceptions)

don't give me this TAX B.S. or dollar by the hour shitt. PLEASE

Professional athletes are gamblingwith their bodies every single day... like Nascar racers are with their lives.

THEY WANT AS MANY YEARS and AS MUCH GUARANTEED SALARY AS THEY CAN GET...
they do not care about 1 year less..

DWIGHT HOWARD WILL NOTCOMMAND $30 MILLION/yr. four years from today...
his body will have fallen off... he will be slower..
he may have significant injuries...

he lost 8 figures in this...choice. for his entire lifetime earnings. (8 figures means $10M) i feel i need to explain this to you, because you fail to understand the obvious.

the fact that en elite player, took SHORTER CONTRACT worth less money is TWO-STRIKES against KOBE..
NOT JUST ONE.

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH AN ALL-TIME GREAT.

not to mention... DWIGHT is a HOLLYWOOD BUTTERFLY... has openly stated that he seeks opportunities outside of basketball... commercials.. movies.. TV appearances... HOUSTON is nowhere...

he left the cultural center in the USA (NYC as well) to go to TEXAS?!?!?!?!

FOR LESS MONEY...!??!?!
AND A SHORTER CONTRACT?!?!?!?

RAY ALLEN to a $7M pay cut...(1 yr.) AND A SHORTER contract to play with Lebron.
he left 8 figures ON THE TABLE to play in Miami.
his total financial losses for the Miami move are already OVER $14 Million
(he just reupped at that low salary)


wake up. Scope.
people do not "loathe" playing with All-Time Greats. THEY LOVE IT.


the above clearly describes 'loathing'

it is your stupidity which prevents you from understanding any of this.
it is not your fault. You were born as you are.

it's ok.