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SuperJon wrote:Marshall never signed at CofC.that's what i was saying is the difference. Donovan did
SuperJon wrote:CSTV never said the word "signed" when they were talking about it earlier.http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/10212147
Libertine wrote:I am very much wound up about this...I am a huge Magic fan, have been since 89-90, their first season. I lived in Orlando at the time and have lived in Central Florida for most of that time. The magic will not force him to coach the team, but the Magic are not going to let the man walk out on this contract without reaching some kind of settlement. Now if you are right and the media don't know the difference between a contract and an agreement then you are right, nothing needs to be done and he can go back to little Gainesville and look like the classless idiot he truly is. He will fit right in there anyways....thepostman wrote:It was a signed contract. He faxed it over to the Magic Friday night according to the Orlando Sentinal. So if this is the case and he is breaking the contract then he owes the Magic something and if he doesn't do that then you can expect legal action to take place, but I doubt the lawyers let it get to that point...You seem mighty wound up about this, Post Toastie. Let me ask you, assuming that there was a signed contract, what all would he owe the Magic? All the money they gave him? He hasn't had enough time to fill out a W-4 let alone draw a paycheck from them.
Donovan is an idiot, I don't know why anybody would defend him....oh yeah, you guys hate the nba
Now, I would expect that, in the contract, there's probably an opt-out penalty clause which, in theory, the Magic could try to enforce but those clauses are usually there in case the coach wants to leave for another job mid-contract. But, at only two days in, suing over that would be seen by the courts as just malicious litigation -- which it would be -- and the case would probably get tossed.
On top of that, if Donovan ends up back at Florida, where he is wildly popular -- or, at least, was --, it does the Magic no good to go to war with a successful college program that also represents probably a good chunk of their fan base.
Donovan does owe the Magic an apology, I think, as well as one to UF but this is a no-win situation for either party at this point. The best idea is to call it a wash and let Orlando go get someone who really wants to be there.
HenryGale wrote:One thing I read this morning made mention of the fact that if BD went back to UF, he would be "banned" from coaching in the NBA for 5 years. I think that is one of the terms that Orlando is working into the buyout clause.They just mentioned that on Mike and Mike...well... the SportsCenter break. That sounds like a good clause to put in any settlement.
thepostman wrote: I am very much wound up about this...I am a huge Magic fan, have been since 89-90, their first season. I lived in Orlando at the time and have lived in Central Florida for most of that time. The magic will not force him to coach the team, but the Magic are not going to let the man walk out on this contract without reaching some kind of settlement. Now if you are right and the media don't know the difference between a contract and an agreement then you are right, nothing needs to be done and he can go back to little Gainesville and look like the classless idiot he truly is. He will fit right in there anyways....Ah, this makes sense now. Look, I don't like Donovan in the first place and I'm certainly not going to say he wasn't wrong here. If he had doubts about taking the job -- and, clearly, he did -- than he should never have agreed to take it in the first place. All I'm asking for, however, is a little perspective. This is nothing more than a guy taking a job and then changing his mind. Nobody had their refrigerator pooped in and their wheel of cheese eaten.
Its just ridiculous I have to spend time to convince people that Billy D was wrong...he was very much wrong and if he doubted things so much he should've taken the whole weekend to think things over. Its not that hard. When will these egomaniacs finally get that through their heads??? My guess is they never will....
LUconn wrote:does anybody else have a huge man-crush on Bilas? I don't think he's ever said anything that was wrong.
SuperJon wrote: I love dc Talk.
PAmedic wrote:I'm impressed with congadouche.i have no idea what you are talking about
if you recall- that's how the Tally v. SJ wars started
SuperJon wrote: I love dc Talk.
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