Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 but man, what kind of off season is it? Possibly the darkest, most distracting ever (since '96 anyway). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhnole 153 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 I might be more of a skeptic but I will become a believer in the player formally known as "Big Baby" when he shows up at a weight and conditioning level expected of an athlete making $6.4M a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheJambo 10 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 I might be more of a skeptic but I will become a believer in the player formally known as "Big Baby" when he shows up at a weight and conditioning level expected of an athlete making $6.4M a year. Hopefully that is why he is hanging around Amway Center so much!!!! That is what happened to JJ when he hung around the RDV all Summer before his first big year with us... I am hoping he is working his butt off (literally...LOL), with our Training staff... We shall See!! But, it is a Great sign that he always seems to be around the Amway center, unless it is just for the Free Buffets... LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Optimist Prime 197 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 Recent pics of Davis seem to show that he is, indeed, working on losing his weight and getting in to shape. I look forward to this season to see what our guys can do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller4Prez66 545 Report post Posted August 1, 2012 Glen Davis is not the best player on our team. I like the guy, but he has become overrated by fans since Dwight's injury. Hopefully he keeps improving and is worthy of some of the big talk he is getting from fans. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibn Battuta 127 Report post Posted August 2, 2012 do you guys really think he's overpaid? i mean, 6.4m for what he brings seems about right. Maybe he's slightly overpaid. I think he's better than Bass in some ways and he's getting paid about the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Penny Hardaway's Ghost 260 Report post Posted August 2, 2012 Spencer Hawes got $6.5m per year and Brook Lopez got $12+ so no, Glen Davis is no longer overpaid in relative terms. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibn Battuta 127 Report post Posted August 2, 2012 Spencer Hawes got $6.5m per year and Brook Lopez got $12+ so no, Glen Davis is no longer overpaid in relative terms. just for fun, I madea list with players 2 sds of glen davis in terms of pay. I took out rookie contracts too. Anderson Varejao $7,700,000 Brendan Haywood $7,624,500 Leandro Barbosa $7,600,000 Jameer Nelson $7,600,000 Arron Afflalo $7,562,500 Raymond Felton $7,560,000 Charlie Villanueva $7,540,000 Marvin Williams $7,500,000 Thaddeus Young $7,478,261 Tyrus Thomas $7,305,785 Samuel Dalembert $7,000,000 Travis Outlaw $7,000,000 Vince Carter $7,000,000 Marcus Thornton $7,000,000 Beno Udrih $6,925,400 Desagana Diop $6,925,400 Trevor Ariza $6,790,640 Ron Artest $6,790,640 Marcin Gortat $6,790,640 J.J. Redick $6,750,000 Kwame Brown $6,750,000 Andres Nocioni $6,650,000 Mickael Pietrus$6,523,166 Grant Hill$6,500,000 Glen Davis $6,300,000 Tayshaun Prince $6,292,135 Michael Beasley $6,262,347 Al Harrington $6,226,200 Jermaine O'Neal $6,226,200 Drew Gooden $6,226,200 Wesley Matthews $6,135,160 Mike Conley $6,115,710 Josh Childress $6,000,000 Francisco Garcia $5,800,000 Kyle Lowry $5,750,000 Luke Walton $5,680,000 O.J. Mayo $5,632,637 Channing Frye $5,600,000 John Wall $5,530,080 Amir Johnson $5,500,000 Nate Robinson $5,483,258 Mike Miller $5,400,000 Jason Richardson $5,395,000 Martell Webster $5,256,000 Chuck Hayes $5,250,000 Louis Williams $5,176,000 Hasheem Thabeet $5,127,720 Jarrett Jack $5,000,000 I'm just eying but it looks like Glen Davis is paid about right. maybe later i'll add a PER or w/s score. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skywise316 211 Report post Posted August 4, 2012 Is Glen Davis the best player on our team, even without Dwight? Not necessarily.. maybe top three, talent wise. But his head is screwed on straight (unlike the first half of last season) and he just brings a boat load of intangibles, even more than Jameer IMO.. and that comes from a relatively reasonable Jameer fan (his "injuries" have driven me batty at times). But to hear what he said about not minding a rebuilding effort.. he's not the first Magic player to say something along those lines, and that right there shows me that Rob and crew have something working behind the scenes. P.S. I don't mean a trade, I just mean that they're telling the players the right things. Just seems like a totally different air around One Magic Place with Rob/Vaughn as opposed to Otis/Stan, at least at the end there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamminJ21 35 Report post Posted August 4, 2012 It will be a sad day if we trade BB away. I for one have enjoyed seeing him embrace this city and this team. His attitude is phenomenal, and you betta believe I tweet him at least once a week telling him he's the man! :cheers: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted August 4, 2012 I'm very glad we kept BB (at this point) instead of Ryno. BB seems to play better in pressure situations and can play PF and C. I think he's a great rotation guy at his price. However, if we want to "purely" rebuild, in that we give significant PT to young players, I'm not sure there's a place for him. We'll see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ryan Anderbads 27 Report post Posted August 5, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqcrnfgsrLk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites