From: dwarner@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (David J.)
Subject: David Falk, greedy SOB (was Re: Alonzo Mourning)
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:33:53 GMT

In article <ldtljjINNgl8@peaches.cs.utexas.edu> bwest@cs.utexas.edu (Brian Neal West) writes:
>>I don't know what's the big deal of Alonzo's action. I mean he has the 
>>rights to ask as much money as he thinks he deserves.  Personally, I think
>>the players that holds out after they already sign a contract some previous
>>year but decided that since they have a great season last year they should
>>receive more money are the one that I'm disgusted at. They sign a contract 
>>and they should honor it.
>
>... or not get paid.  
>
>Alonzo (or Tom Gugliotta with Washington) can ask for whatever he
>wants but if he doesn't compromise he may lose money and his value may
>go down.  If Charlotte doesn't have any more money to give, they can
>either trade his rights to someone that does or let him re-enter next
>year's draft.  If he re-enters the draft, teams would be cautious about
>drafting him since he has a known history of asking for too much
>money, which could mean a lower draft position.  Thus, he will have a
>lower value and will get less money.  They might also think that he
>would try to make up any lost revenue (if he plays in Europe for
>less).  Also if he goes to Europe and doesn't have monster stats,
>unfavorable comparisons with Danny Ferry will be made and his value
>will go down yet again.

As it has been said before on here (and I tend to agree with this), David Falk
is Mourning's agent, and he should be blamed for convincing Mourning to ask
for more money or sit out.  Almost any other agent represents him and Mourning
would be in camp right now.

>I think Charlotte should call his bluff.  They should say to him "sign
>before training camp or we'll trade you if we can."  How many times do
>rookies sign after training camp and then go on to have a mediocre
>season?  I suspect that this will be his destiny.  The fans certainly
>will not win in this scenario.  And Alonzo will come across as a
>greedy SOB who does care for the Charlotte team or its fans.

So let's start a rumor.  I tried Mourning & LJ to San Antonio for David
Robinson, but that didn't go over too well.  How about a deal for Hakeem?

>As a trvia note, has any top 10 draftee in recent memory opted for
>re-entry in following year's draft?  I remeber an offensive lineman
>did this in the NFL and ended up being drafted lower the second time
>round and getting a substantial pay cut plus a lost year of revenue.

It's not hoops, but how about Bo Jackson?  He was a number one pick for the
Tampa Bay Bucs in 1985, but he skipped out to play baseball.  The Raiders
then took him in a really low round the next year (like 9th or so), and that's
when the "hobby" started. As for loss of revenue, I doubt Bo has to worry about
that these days.

>Brian West
>-- 
>bwest@cs.utexas.edu

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