King Kendrick
Full Member
I posted this thread in the newbie forum, now that I've been promoted @jojojo asked me to post it in the mains.
So if this story http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/...-sarver-hand-5951147?_sm_au_=iVVFNDT46q4HfWZ2 is true, and he really wants to be Levante, I really hope they deny his application.
I don't know how many of you guys are American, but he is the American Mike Ashley and Oyston family combined, looking to suck up as much money out of the team while not giving a feck about the fan base. He destroyed one of the most iconic teams of this century because he wanted to save money, not resigning players key to their success, trading away their most productive players because they were on large contracts, and unwilling to splurge on free agents to try and get the team competitive again. Phoenix went from being a title contender every year to now having missed the postseason for 5 straight years because of his efforts to cut costs.
Heres just some of the stuff he did:
- Passing on signing Joe Johnson for $50 million when he was offering $45 million. Nash-Johnson-Marion-Stoudemire would've been the core to challenge for a title for at least six or seven years.
- Trading the 21st pick in the 2006 draft, which turned out to be Rajon Rondo, and Brian Grant's salary to Boston for the Cavs 2007 first round pick. They acquired the Rondo pick and cash from the Bulls for the Number 7 pick in the 2004 draft which turned out to be Luol Deng. All of these moves were to save money. They went from having a high pick in a loaded 2004 draft, to having Rondo, to trading Rondo to save money. Wonderful.
- Basically telling Bryan Colangelo (Winner of two NBA Executive of the Year awards in 2005 and 2007) to please leave to Canada, so he could replace him with someone cheaper.
All this talk of owners being more needing to pump money into the club, be wary of this man. I guarantee his claim of giving them a 30 million pound transfer kitty is all for show, and he won't care unless his team is in real danger of being relegated. If he is one of the most frugal owners in the NBA when his team was a contender, what makes you think hell loosen the purse strings now that he wants to purchase a team who would need major investment just to get to the UCL spots? I'm not saying any new owner should be prepared to spend 200 million pounds their first window, just that this guy has a reputation for being a cheap ass, and he won't change his spots now.
So if this story http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/...-sarver-hand-5951147?_sm_au_=iVVFNDT46q4HfWZ2 is true, and he really wants to be Levante, I really hope they deny his application.
I don't know how many of you guys are American, but he is the American Mike Ashley and Oyston family combined, looking to suck up as much money out of the team while not giving a feck about the fan base. He destroyed one of the most iconic teams of this century because he wanted to save money, not resigning players key to their success, trading away their most productive players because they were on large contracts, and unwilling to splurge on free agents to try and get the team competitive again. Phoenix went from being a title contender every year to now having missed the postseason for 5 straight years because of his efforts to cut costs.
Heres just some of the stuff he did:
- Passing on signing Joe Johnson for $50 million when he was offering $45 million. Nash-Johnson-Marion-Stoudemire would've been the core to challenge for a title for at least six or seven years.
- Trading the 21st pick in the 2006 draft, which turned out to be Rajon Rondo, and Brian Grant's salary to Boston for the Cavs 2007 first round pick. They acquired the Rondo pick and cash from the Bulls for the Number 7 pick in the 2004 draft which turned out to be Luol Deng. All of these moves were to save money. They went from having a high pick in a loaded 2004 draft, to having Rondo, to trading Rondo to save money. Wonderful.
- Basically telling Bryan Colangelo (Winner of two NBA Executive of the Year awards in 2005 and 2007) to please leave to Canada, so he could replace him with someone cheaper.
All this talk of owners being more needing to pump money into the club, be wary of this man. I guarantee his claim of giving them a 30 million pound transfer kitty is all for show, and he won't care unless his team is in real danger of being relegated. If he is one of the most frugal owners in the NBA when his team was a contender, what makes you think hell loosen the purse strings now that he wants to purchase a team who would need major investment just to get to the UCL spots? I'm not saying any new owner should be prepared to spend 200 million pounds their first window, just that this guy has a reputation for being a cheap ass, and he won't change his spots now.