http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/07/11/did-the-clips-get-falked/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/07/11/did-the-clips-get-falked/#comment-82325 Zak Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:36:36 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1474#comment-82325 Nice article about this hot topic. Regardless of whether or not Falk had a verbal offer with the Clippers, shame on donald sterling and the rest of the clippers brass for not locking up brand as soon as they could. They had a lot to lose if Brand went and they were foolish to try and pressure him into giving them a 'hometown discount'. Brand is one of the best PF's in the game, has been for a long time. He deserved a big deal like that. He is a professional and you know he will not be a bust. He just has to stay healthy. BDavis is a like a VERY small version of Kobe that the clippers can now advertise in the same arena. they can sell his jersey there. clippers management should have been focused 100% on signing brand first. brand deserved more money, so if falk was saying ' go get bd and we will sign' they should have said you are more important, we want you first and then we will get him. Signing baron davis was a good move, but baron is at the peak or very near it for his career and they just gave him a 5 year deal. It ends up they swapped davis for maggette and lost brand. i think the clippers front office gets a D so far this offseason. I doubt the clippers offered a deal that was so close to the sixers offer. if they did, i think he would have signed immediately with the clips. Nice article about this hot topic. Regardless of whether or not Falk had a verbal offer with the Clippers, shame on donald sterling and the rest of the clippers brass for not locking up brand as soon as they could. They had a lot to lose if Brand went and they were foolish to try and pressure him into giving them a ‘hometown discount’. Brand is one of the best PF’s in the game, has been for a long time. He deserved a big deal like that. He is a professional and you know he will not be a bust. He just has to stay healthy. BDavis is a like a VERY small version of Kobe that the clippers can now advertise in the same arena. they can sell his jersey there. clippers management should have been focused 100% on signing brand first. brand deserved more money, so if falk was saying ‘ go get bd and we will sign’ they should have said you are more important, we want you first and then we will get him.
Signing baron davis was a good move, but baron is at the peak or very near it for his career and they just gave him a 5 year deal. It ends up they swapped davis for maggette and lost brand. i think the clippers front office gets a D so far this offseason.
I doubt the clippers offered a deal that was so close to the sixers offer. if they did, i think he would have signed immediately with the clips.

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/07/11/did-the-clips-get-falked/#comment-82150 sports » Blog Archive » Did The Clips Get Falked? Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:04 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1474#comment-82150 [...] Express-Times sports . Excerpt: That’s right, the guy who has made few (if any) NBA-related headlines since he signed Elton Brand back in 1999 is once again having his name appear in the body of many articles…again… [...] [...] Express-Times sports . Excerpt: That’s right, the guy who has made few (if any) NBA-related headlines since he signed Elton Brand back in 1999 is once again having his name appear in the body of many articles…again… [...]

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