Comments on: Richard Hamilton’s buyout might be about twice as much as previously reported http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/ Your Go-To Source For Pistons Coverage Thu, 23 May 2013 22:15:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Laser http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38049 Laser Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:30:19 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38049 Easy answer is that nostalgia is all we have left right now. It's certainly the only thing I can imagine is keeping Joe Dumars in anyone's good graces anymore. Easy answer is that nostalgia is all we have left right now. It’s certainly the only thing I can imagine is keeping Joe Dumars in anyone’s good graces anymore.

]]> By: Miknab http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38041 Miknab Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:45:06 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38041 Why do people think we should get Billups back.  Why don't we just call Rasheed back from retirement and RIP can come back too.  2004 is long gone, awesome but gone.  I wish RIP a continued and good career but I am still a Pistons fan first, the same goes for Billups. Why do people think we should get Billups back.  Why don’t we just call Rasheed back from retirement and RIP can come back too.  2004 is long gone, awesome but gone.  I wish RIP a continued and good career but I am still a Pistons fan first, the same goes for Billups.

]]> By: tarsier http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38034 tarsier Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:45:43 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38034 Chicago is not a rival. They are so far ahead of Detroit. And who cares if they are in the same division? Sure, it means they play more games. But not enough to make a huge difference in either team's fortunes. Chicago is not a rival. They are so far ahead of Detroit. And who cares if they are in the same division? Sure, it means they play more games. But not enough to make a huge difference in either team’s fortunes.

]]> By: Laser http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38028 Laser Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:06:04 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38028 Zero percent chance his ass gets 17 of the 21 million he's guaranteed. That makes less sense than anything I can think of off the top of my head. I just read it was 14 mil, which sounds about right... I guess. The whole thing galls me. Pay a still productive vet to go play for a division rival, because it's the surest or only way to avoid a repeat of last season. Barf. Zero percent chance his ass gets 17 of the 21 million he’s guaranteed. That makes less sense than anything I can think of off the top of my head. I just read it was 14 mil, which sounds about right… I guess.

The whole thing galls me. Pay a still productive vet to go play for a division rival, because it’s the surest or only way to avoid a repeat of last season. Barf.

]]> By: omar http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38027 omar Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:30:15 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38027 $17 mil seems very high considering he's expected to get $10 mil from CHI. So he ends up with MORE money out of the buyout, $27 mil over 2 years, instead of $23 mil? That doesnt seem right. $17 mil seems very high considering he’s expected to get $10 mil from CHI.
So he ends up with MORE money out of the buyout, $27 mil over 2 years, instead of $23 mil?

That doesnt seem right.

]]> By: Adam http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38026 Adam Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:22:52 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38026 http://www.csnbaltimore.com/12/12/11/Pistons-waive-guard-Richard-Hamilton/landing.html?stsid=92078&stsq=   In his article, he says the number is $11 million, which would make sense seeing that he basically said Hamilton was giving up $8 million.   $11 million buyout is still a good deal. They would have been paying him $9 mil alone next year if they decided to cut him.     http://www.csnbaltimore.com/12/12/11/Pistons-waive-guard-Richard-Hamilton/landing.html?stsid=92078&stsq=
 
In his article, he says the number is $11 million, which would make sense seeing that he basically said Hamilton was giving up $8 million.
 
$11 million buyout is still a good deal. They would have been paying him $9 mil alone next year if they decided to cut him.
 
 

]]> By: damian http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38023 damian Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:05:37 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38023 excellent. hoping to get a big body.  i wish we'd bring in a nice mentor point guard, and let stuckey and gordon play the second guard. i have confidence in that duo holding down that position. excellent. hoping to get a big body.  i wish we’d bring in a nice mentor point guard, and let stuckey and gordon play the second guard. i have confidence in that duo holding down that position.

]]> By: Ant http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-38017 Ant Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:36:40 +0000 http://www.pistonpowered.com/2011/12/richard-hamiltons-buyout-might-be-about-twice-as-much-as-previously-reported/#comment-38017 Who cares how much they gave him because we dont need salerycap space because we're not going to be able to bid on these guys like Billups, paul, Arenas... they dont want to play here! Our best bet is to continue doing nothing besides resigning old piesces of the puzzle that we already had for cheap because no one else wants the either! Dallas did want Prince last year and we messed that one up! Just develop our young guys and rebuild in the draft like the Lions did and lets start talking play-offs in 2013 Who cares how much they gave him because we dont need salerycap space because we’re not going to be able to bid on these guys like Billups, paul, Arenas… they dont want to play here! Our best bet is to continue doing nothing besides resigning old piesces of the puzzle that we already had for cheap because no one else wants the either! Dallas did want Prince last year and we messed that one up! Just develop our young guys and rebuild in the draft like the Lions did and lets start talking play-offs in 2013

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