Regardless of the other aspects of the Nash fiasco, he is being paid over $9 million for another season of absolutely nothing. It might be nice if he showed enough class to return the coach's phone call and maybe be around here or there if that's what the org asks of him. This isn't even debatable imo.
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:16 am Post subject:
CabinCreek44 wrote:
Regardless of the other aspects of the Nash fiasco, he is being paid over $9 million for another season of absolutely nothing. It might be nice if he showed enough class to return the coach's phone call and maybe be around here or there if that's what the org asks of him. This isn't even debatable imo.
What is debatable is what the organization is asking of him. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
I doubt Nash gives a damn either way. That rather moving missive was just an attempt at damage control. From now until the end of his contract he'll be eating Lakers dollars with his mouth closed.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:49 am Post subject:
I'm disappointed. I thought there would be more coming to the defense of Nash. I thought sure there would be someone saying he's not paid to mentor and such. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:52 am Post subject:
I am surprised that people really care. What Nash does doesn't affect the Lakers anymore, he is done. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
I'm disappointed. I thought there would be more coming to the defense of Nash. I thought sure there would be someone saying he's not paid to mentor and such.
Screw that! If you get paid to be on the team, you do what the coach asks of you. If it's mentoring, scrimaging, watching film, instructing players on how to shoot free throws, anything.. What's crazy is that there actually are some people think it's okay to basically steal millions and not even return a phone call from his coach.
If the team asks him to show up in a suit and sit on the bench, he should. He actually can help the team and he chooses not to, but he still cashes those checks tho!
Regardless of the other aspects of the Nash fiasco, he is being paid over $9 million for another season of absolutely nothing. It might be nice if he showed enough class to return the coach's phone call and maybe be around here or there if that's what the org asks of him. This isn't even debatable imo.
What is debatable is what the organization is asking of him.
What is not debatable is that the organization is trying to get in touch with him and not receiving a response.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:05 pm Post subject:
ppineda wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
I am surprised that people really care. What Nash does doesn't affect the Lakers anymore, he is done.
If he's done, he should retire now. No more paycheck, no more responsibilities to the team that's paying him.
That isn't how it works, if he retires now he gets his paycheck. The only thing retirement could accomplish is the FO could ask for a roster exception. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:06 pm Post subject:
ppineda wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
CabinCreek44 wrote:
Regardless of the other aspects of the Nash fiasco, he is being paid over $9 million for another season of absolutely nothing. It might be nice if he showed enough class to return the coach's phone call and maybe be around here or there if that's what the org asks of him. This isn't even debatable imo.
What is debatable is what the organization is asking of him.
What is not debatable is that the organization is trying to get in touch with him and not receiving a response.
It seems that way, and it would be smart of Byron to put the spotlight on Nash and take it off of his poor coaching job. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:11 pm Post subject:
Can we withhold Nash's salary or something? Why do we have to put up with this? _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
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After waiting quite a while, Steve Nash called Coach Byron Scott back this morning. Said he might come see the team soon.
There, Nash has called Byron. Everyone can now move on.
Back to making documentaries with the homer Bill Simmons about his time in LA to draw sympathy from fans. Thanks for nada...actually, getting angry at D12 on national television was kinda cool.
Since Nash doesn't actually have to play, I wonder if he'd be comfortable speaking freely to players about what problems he sees without worrying about his own chemistry with them.
Coach Byron Scott said he exchanged messages with Steve Nash and expects the 40-year-old to join the team soon in a mentoring role. Nash is out for the season with a back injury
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After waiting quite a while, Steve Nash called Coach Byron Scott back this morning. Said he might come see the team soon.
There, Nash has called Byron. Everyone can now move on.
Whaaat...? No more pitchforks... no more torches....??
Coach Byron Scott said he exchanged messages with Steve Nash and expects the 40-year-old to join the team soon in a mentoring role. Nash is out for the season with a back injury
I wonder how Nash responds. He had a great vacation these past couple months courtesy of Lakers FO.
Coach Byron Scott said he exchanged messages with Steve Nash and expects the 40-year-old to join the team soon in a mentoring role. Nash is out for the season with a back injury
This is great news!
Hope he can stay in Lin's ear enough so that he can improve to the point where the jury will decide to keep him here. Nash as a Laker is not done yet!
lol... so all it takes is some media hype for Nash to return a call. mother f... _________________ "Now, if life is coffee, then the jobs, money & position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold & contain life, but the quality of life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
Coach Byron Scott said he exchanged messages with Steve Nash and expects the 40-year-old to join the team soon in a mentoring role. Nash is out for the season with a back injury
I wonder how Nash responds. He had a great vacation these past couple months courtesy of Lakers FO.
My prediction: Nash comes back to the team and helps mentor which will last for a couple of weeks. After two weeks, its Cancun, Cancun, Cancun and a round of golf.
lol... so all it takes is some media hype for Nash to return a call. mother f...
I think the Lakers would be happy to get ANYTHING from Nash.
He's like the disgruntled employee about to quit who knows all the legacy stuff no one else knows. As an employer, you take what-ever blood you can squeeze out of that stone before he quits.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:43 am Post subject:
Should have his butt sitting behind the bench in street clothes at every game. Positive locker room influence, mentor the PG's, and show his face. He owes LA that for the paychecks he's been collecting the last three years. It would be different if he'd accepted a medical retirement last season, but he didn't.
Steve wants the checks, but it doesn't seem like he wants anything else to do with the Lakers organization. _________________ "It’s like going to the Getty and standing in front of Van Gogh’s Irises while some schmuck next to you critiques individual brush strokes. Just shut up already. The more you talk, the more you embarrass yourself."
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