You know, when the Jimmy Butler saga eventually ends, it's going to be a sad, sad day for those of us drawn in by the sheer absurdity of it all. Luckily for us, there doesn't appear to be a conclusion in sight as this has already gone on far longer than any competent organization would have let it. I mean, if there were ever a sign that stubbornness and stupidity were going to somehow keep this thing alive and kicking into the regular season, it's the swindler or all swindlers finding himself flat out offended by the last second demands of a Head Coach whose leverage is laughable at best. Pat Riley, more so than anyone, knows the NBA's tricks of the trade. As someone whose position typically holds as firmly as a hairstyle that's more recently turned gray than it has budged, he's well aware of how much of a stickler you have to be when acting in the best interests of your organization. In short, it's no small feat to get him to let out a "MOTHERFUCKER!" that rings as loudly as the ensuing dial tone. Something tells me there is absolutely nothing that the most cunning of snake-oil salesmen enjoys more than talking his way into getting what he wants, no matter how long it takes, so the fact that he took his pride and went home with one spike of the receiver speaks volumes of the tone-deafness of Tom Thibodeau.
To be fair, nothing is done until it's actually done and I don't know that Josh Richardson, an overweight Dion Waiters with injury issues, and a protected first round pick are a fantastic return for a second tier NBA star. However, if that's what was agreed to then it's pure lunacy to think Jimmy Butler somehow increased in value by continuing to take his own team's lunch money. There's absolutely no logic to wasting time upping the price when your store is being set on fire...which is good news for those of us hoping to see the full array of ways in which Jimmy Butler can bully around an entire NBA organization one day at a time.
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