Tripod
I hate this team
Time to let this all end. Agree to disagree. You are willing to cave for Provy at 8x8, I am not.Everyone has been pretty reasonable for the last little while so I have had nothing to talk about. Thanks for breaking the streak!
Yes, that has been my point from the beginning. I AGREE 100% what we SHOULD pay him. The problem is if he doesn't agree. Then what do you do. You can see my prior posts for your options.
If you are in need of that home for whatever reason (maybe it is in the right school district or has some special feature or something), then that's a question both sides have to figure out the answer to with regard to the negotiation. And guess what, that person who left their house on the market for a year and didn't get what they wanted, they suffer the consequences the same way the person that wouldn't come up to their asking price does. That person doesn't get the house and the other person loses money. That goes to the risk involved in both outcomes.
I'm not ok with in the sense that I think it is a good result. I am ok with it because I would prefer to overpay than lose his services. It doesn't matter what the reason behind these positions are. Fletcher may be 100% accurate in whatever he is offering in terms of fair market value. Provolone may be 100% wrong in his position as to what his fair market value is. But if he is going to sit out the organization is faced with decision: pay him or lose him until he comes around (if he comes around). I'm not willing to risk that.
I am looking at both sides and have explained the risk and consequence of both sides. I am saying I would prefer to overpay than to lose out. Provolone will absolutely suffer consequences if he holds out and it may a terrible decision for him to do that. No question whatsoever. I don't want him to do that. I don't think he should do that. But if he does, the negative impact on the team coupled with the negative impact of him as a player is more important to me than the negative impact on his wallet and his reputation. It is obviously in their best interests to meet somewhere in the middle, that is the case in every negotiation. But this whole discussion is prefaced with the idea that he is going to hold out. Everyone wants them to come to a reasonable agreement. No one wants him to hold out or for the team to overpay. But if he is going to threaten to hold out, I would rather overpay than lose out.
Wonderful, then I am sure that you are an expert negotiator who has never once paid more than you have intended to at the outset because you are able to bend the will of everyone. Maybe you can let me know some of your secrets.
Wow....SJ re-signing RFA Labanc for 1 year 1 million. Wonder if he wanted more
And again...if Fletch pays anything in the 7's...maybe even in the mid to high 6's....it's likely more than he wants to. But at least 6-7 can be deemed "fair" for BOTH sides.
As for me....you can't afford me.