So maybe Von Wafer isn't the next Jordan afterall?

Looks like Baron Von Wafer is joining Linus Kleiza in Greece to play for Olympiakos.

Good riddance. You know its bad when the Rockets, a team that will be in desperate need of scoring this upcoming season, aren't willing to resign him.

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Not necessarily

They have no salary cup so he can probably get paid more $ there. Heck, Josh Childress is making over $10M a year in Greece, which I doubt he could make in the US.

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by skywaker9 on Aug 10, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Riddance

He messed us up last spring. I remember him missing once in five games. Of course, he passed that often too.

by ScalpWrinkles on Aug 10, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I could have sacrificed goin' out
To think my homies who did it, I used to joke about
From now on I'ma use self control instead of birth control
Cause $315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth it

by The Pirate on Aug 10, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Without Yao they were already dead to us.

Scola won’t get wide open jumpers if Yao isn’t on the floor. Driving the lanes will be more difficult with a Blazer’s center waiting for you.

I’m interested to see how well the team does when Battier has to be more of a main contributor.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 10, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Always nice to have a "Blazer Killer" leave the country.

by GTsmookie on Aug 10, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

To the remaining Rockets:

Abandon ship!

"I struggle, sitting on my hands"--Kevin Pritchard

by patrickroy on Aug 10, 2009 6:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think were missing the point here

Olympiakos 2010 CHAMPS!!!

by Boss_Raptor on Aug 10, 2009 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

nice.

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by patrickroy on Aug 10, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup. In the Euroleague, with Wafer, Kleiza, Childress and half the Greek national team. If they find enough balls to go around.

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chase Budinger > Von Wafer.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 1:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In size

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And scrabble score

by ScalpWrinkles on Aug 11, 2009 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rec

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the end

I feel bad for the Rockets…even before we were matched up against them I wanted it to be Portland and Rockets for the WCF, or at least for them to go far after we were eliminated.

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 11, 2009 2:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

he's definitely good enough to play in the nba

they aren’t “unwilling” to resign him. they can’t offer him anything other than i would guess the veteran minimum which is less than 2 million. he can make far more in greece with no taxes and with nearly all of his expenses covered.

what would you do?

by colinmarsh on Aug 11, 2009 7:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If I was Von Wafer?

I’d legally change my name to Vanilla Wafer

The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.

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by dyshooter182 on Aug 11, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yeah

In Europe players also don’t have their taxes paid for by the team, they usually get accommodation as well. It’s a pretty sweet deal as long as you aren’t playing on some backwater Russian team where you don’t even receive paychecks at times.

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs