141,
You've proven yourself over the years to be a great poster here and a GREAT Buckeye fan, so I won't attack you personally on this one, but I will attack the content.
FUCK Tim Duncan, and his alleged "team first" action. The guy signed a 2 year contract for $40,000,000. I don't know how much the average "Planet" poster makes a year, but I'll say that it will take me about 850 years to make what Duncan will make in the next two years. Am I supposed to respect that? These Pro salaries are so out of control they're like a fucking pinball game. The $$$'s don't even matter, it's all about the number, and they have no concept of what the "number" really is.
Alex Rodriguez signs a contract for 10 years and $252,000,000. That would have been for $25,000,000 a year but the greedy mutherfucker for whatever reason needed the extra $2,000,000 a year. "Joe Buttfuck" on BP needs to work a $50,000.00 a year job for 40 years to make what his "Add-On" number was.
Joe Torre gets on TV and whines about how he was "insulted" by his $5,000,000 contract offer from the Yankees. I'd gladly go down to Public Square in Cleveland and stand naked with my little shriveled dick trying to wave in the wind if I had a $5,000,000 check in my hand.
I understand what you're trying to point out here, but my list could go on-and-on forever. Don't look at Overpaid Professional ahtletes if you're looking to set someone aside as a "swell dude" who's already made $100,000,000 in his career yet trying to be a "team player" in the process.
Mt best example of "Team Player" is Michael Doss, A returning Two-Time Concensus All-American whom was all set to leave us after the 2001 season for $$$ in the 3,000,000 range. This was a kid from nothing, who had nothing, yet passed up the $$$ to return to schooland play for a Championship that NO BUCKEYE fan ever saw coming.
Again, I love your posts and contributions to this site 141, you just picked a subject that will always rub me wrong.
Peace. "Dubs."