Dwight Jaynes Calling Out Roy's Agent

As always Dwight makes some good points. There is really no reason to be going public with this stuff.

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Probably shouldn't have gone public with it.

But we sure ate it up. Ahh. Summer. Where any news is big news.

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by T Darkstar on Aug 5, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions

A journalist complaining about making something out of nothing?

Irony at its best, folks.

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by Arby on Aug 5, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Ben and Dave nailed this from the start. I never understood the hoopla over the whole issue… we had his restricted status next summer and the ability to negotiate until November… with the added bonus of being able to offer more money for Roy to stay close to his native Seattle.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 5, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions

I thought you meant Dwight Howard..

It took a little while for it to hit me. :)

by DrScience on Aug 5, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Haha, me too

But I can’t imagine a player calling out another player’s agent for trying to get him the max.

Kinda goes against the whole “union” thing.

by Twith on Aug 5, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions

in my mind

i thought of it as maybe DH once had the same agent and got burned in a deal. you know, he didn’t get me enough money and now he’s screwing with Roy….that type of thing.

by DrScience on Aug 5, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions

On second thought...

Dwight proposes that Bob Myers should have acted “in good faith” and kept everything quiet. Going to the media and getting Roy to say that he was upset with the way negotiations were going put tons of pressure on KP and company to get a deal done.

It’s negotiating leverage, any good agent would do the same thing. Their job is to get as much money for their client as they can. Agents can’t be bullied around or else they wouldn’t be good agents. How could Myers sign a high-profile player if he displays an inability to get his guys what they’re worth?

by Twith on Aug 5, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions

He's only a bad agent if he hurts his player. The player is the only person he has to please.

by raoulduke on Aug 5, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

i thought it was dwight howard at first

was like woahhhh roy and dwight boyz now

Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!

by CroRupt on Aug 5, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions

I fixed the title for you guys... sorry about the confusion,

you should also check out his articles about the Canadian coach, there is some hilarious banter.

by Escrote on Aug 5, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions

Roy had the public behind him

And his agent rightly used that advantage.

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by skywaker9 on Aug 5, 2009 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

If rightly means stupidly, then yes

going public is a chip. You play it and see how it goes. It’s intended to harm the other negotiating partner. The Blazer were likely to give Roy what he wanted, but were going to wait and see if he caved. Playing the public chip right away diminished the Blazer’s good will and cause significant problems for Blazer management. That’s not good faith, and it is just plain stupid. In a negotiation, you are simply nuts to harm the party opposite until it’s necessary.

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by hobobob on Aug 5, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions