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2017 Roster Discussion
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On the positive side, we're probably never going to sign a contract without an out on our side again, or not for a very very long time. This is one of those painful formative lessons that sticks around in a corporate culture way longer than it has any right to.
Like when a new person reads the short 5 minute intro to the firm, that some firms have, there's going to be an asterisk saying "the Mix Diskerud contract taught us to never sign a contract we can't get out of, this is sports sometimes a player doesn't work out and you don't want to be stuck with him in a salary capped league. The difference between a player you can get without that clause and with that clause is much less important than the pain a bad player with that clause causes to the team.
No your not smarter than everyone else, yes you. Don't think about it, seriously. This problem is as old as a salary capped sports league and your not good enough of a scout to justify it."
Which makes sense, frankly. All of these acquisitions cost money. Ring cost a lot of money, Callens and Wallace cost some money -- those guys aren't cheap. If they knew all offseason Mix would somehow not be there on March 5, it would have been a dereliction of duty to not use that money elsewhere during the winter window.
I kind of had a feeling that was how they were signing all these players -- the guys they released this winter were mostly not terribly high-priced players (aside from Iraola, Hernandez, and Lampard), so it made sense they would use thier TAM this way.
As much as I don't miss hearing those words, I still miss those years. Good times.
yeah only way we will know is when the players union releases salary numbers. very interested to see the numbers on some of these news guys especially maxi.
How the hell does a poem like that leak? Was he looking for peer revision before publication?
As for the poem, I first have to give props. It's not winning awards anytime soon, but it's not bad from a technical perspective in my amateur opinion.
Second, it's not really as scandalous as I hoped. Pretty much confirms it's just a standard contract standoff. Unless pieces are missing, like Mix doing something unforgivable behind the scenes, it looks like both parties are just doing what's in their best business interests.
You may be right that it has that impact. I hope not, though. We'd be at a big disadvantage in competing for top talent.
S sbrylski i could explain, but then I'd have to kill you. (Btw, before anyone freaks out, this was a common line in movies that is now often used humorously and sarcastically to convey the relative unimportance of something. So no one worry that their safe space is violated)
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Not worth much. They're best friends, both Norwegian. He was always gonna be on his side
True, 'tis Lurch whom I meant
Yet they're all cap dollars spent
Sans a trophy in our tent
Not that GAM. The original, Eddie Johnson, aka GAM, aka Grown Ass Man.
There once was a man from Norway,
Who tried to play soccer in Pat's way,
He struggled when played,
Was way overpaid,
And Pat says he's unwelcome to stay.
Who tried to play soccer in Pat's way,
He struggled when played,
Was way overpaid,
And Pat says he's unwelcome to stay.
GAM's reaction must have been "damn, they forced him out because he cost them too much GAM"
(For those who don't know: Eddie Johnson was asked about playing video games and said nah, because he's a Grown Ass Man. Thus the nickname.)
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Someone posted under mixes poem that he should write niki Minaj's comeback. 
Liked by Harrison and Lopez as well
Its sad because you can tell mix is really hurt and wanted to workout here. I truley wish him the best in his career.
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