Bad contract is bad because of its length, rarely it was because of the money in one year. Dampier, the once self-claimed 2nd best center behind Shaq, signed a 7-year 70+ million deal with Dallas. His performance went downhills with full gas without any brake, right after the contract year and big contract. There was outrage among fans in the beginning, then people just got used to it. He played a few minutes here and there, or no minutes at all. He was quiet, and quickly collected hard fouls and maybe a few rebounds at garbage time. He was Dallas' victory cigar.
LeFrentz signed a similar deal after great performance in a contract year, with guess who, Cuban again. Partially because of injury, partially talent and effort, he became another victory cigar. People were not mad at them, it's Cuban's money, after all. They were laughed at, every now and then, in the media, but there was no real controversy or blame.
You know why? Because they quietly enjoyed their money, didn't analyze their victory cigar status or their thoughts or plays after every game, and they didn't announce their determination how they wanted to try harder or get better.
Lin's recent games were simply atrocious. It had nothing to do with money, or Kobe, or coach, or Price. I couldn't care less whether it's his feelings, or heart, or mood, or God knows what. It's a fact those were poor games. He either gets better or not. I am just wondering whether B2B is a serious curse, that even if he only played 15 minutes in previous game, he would still be dead horse in the 2nd game, but OMG, it's a B2B!
As a Chinese, I am glad he got fame and money. I wish him luck and all the best in life. I watch basketball because I like it, and I want to see hard competing and exciting games, not because I love to see a Chinese face (I can see everywhere, including into the mirror).
0 points, 2 points, etc, LOL@ how he wanted to start over. How about you start next game, in action? Either improve it on court, or just enjoy life, and be a quiet victory cigar.
Absolutely, even if he becomes victory cigar like Eric Dampier o
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• Lin certainly played out of characters in recent games, 你覺得會不會 -萬綠叢中- ♀ (209 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 08:58:06
• 也有可能是感情問題 :) -Giantfan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:02:33
• 也不小了,天天黑眼圈。 -jiangwen999- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:09:03
• 誰沒有感情問題啊,不會這麽影響工作的 performance 吧? -萬綠叢中- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:11:56
• 有傷病,就好好休養,三分傷當成七分養,後半程好好發力掙合同。 -Warsteiner- ♂ (191 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:09:27
• 就是,有點小傷也要當大傷養,反正湖人也不想贏。 -萬綠叢中- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:16:38
• Thanks for the laugh. I consider Yaomin as the best NBA Chinese -Giantfan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:01:24
• 是不是鏡子裏得最帥? -jiangwen999- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:08:21
• 這倒沒有,就是看多了自己,對別人容忍度大大提高:) -Warsteiner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:10:39
• 精確一點是換陣以後三場壞的兩場好的。 -雪花無聲- ♀ (355 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:23:44
• 其實俺覺得沃大秘的 hidden agenda is: 沃大秘要上頭條!!! -萬綠叢中- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:33:06
• 那還不單開帖? -雪花無聲- ♀ (45 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:37:13
• 我對 bad games 一直是比較 mean, 對姚明一樣,對LBJ, Wade, KD, JH, KB 那樣的也一樣。 -Warsteiner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:41:42
• 湖人現在該激起你mean的隻有小林? -雪花無聲- ♀ (51 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:45:34
• 我已經說過了,價錢那樣的球員不可能讓我提起興趣 -Warsteiner- ♂ (75 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:48:39
• 這個不能激起你興趣的,現在穩穩30分鍾, -雪花無聲- ♀ (35 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:55:42
• 可想而知小林的表現有多差,被這樣的貨色取而代之。就這樣,還要“其實這個方麵還不錯“。 -Warsteiner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 10:14:36
• 我認為春蠶的二十場回顧還是比較客觀的。 -雪花無聲- ♀ (99 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 10:23:46
• it's all about, "what have you done for me lately". 無數餓狼盯著這麽點機會。 -Warsteiner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 10:29:00
• 第一次被第四節板凳的是換陣前倒數第二場, -雪花無聲- ♀ (126 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 10:38:09
• hahaha, some1 is whipping a dead horse now!``` -一臉的美人痣- ♂ (89 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 09:30:59
• 嗬嗬, 俺一向不發言。。。隻爭頂級銀元。。。比如扁呆子。 -喜歡豪宅- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/17/2014 postreply 10:01:41