How could they possibly be "absolutely sure" of such a thing?
The staff psychic?
How could they possibly be "absolutely sure" of such a thing?
Then we could have leaked out the fact that he was driving around s**tfaced.My guess is he would have gone elsewhere.
How could they possibly be "absolutely sure" of such a thing?
Then we could have leaked out the fact that he was driving around s**tfaced.
I have to say I am sort of shocked by the Suns being aware but still signing him. I doubt that would have happened under JC watch but this is a new day. I have seen several discussions were Suns fans have said the team needed to be "less boy scout".
The question to fans here is which is the better move? Should we have signed the dude or moved on?
I imagine he will get the Charles Barkley suite in Tent City, a little section fenced off from the general population. He probably won't make it indoors because he can't sing country songs, and Joe aint no NBA fan that's for sure. But all and all it's just another stupid move by yet another millionaire athlete. Mandatory classes, yada yada, reduced sentence, community service, badabing bada boom, work release 12 hours a day and your on your way.
The Suns must really like his play, or they are just plain desperate, that alcohol level represents a habitual binge type of drinker, meaning he doesn't have to have a drink everyday but when it goes down it really goes down. These types of drinkers/alcoholics lose all regular decision making skills, mass quantities of boose goes down in a short time. They usually don't consider themselves alcoholics, because they always have something to celebrate every weekend or when ever. I go long spurts without drinking, but it's usually bottoms up when I get started. I binge, but I don't dare drive.
that would have done wonders for our FO's reputation.
This sounds a lot like me.
I don't understand why we have him that much money instead of low balling him with like a $2-$3M/yr contract.
This sounds a lot like me.
PJ Tucker receives 3 days jail time, 11 days Home Detention and more in regard to guilty plea for DUI.
I still cannot understand why the Suns offered him such a large contract in light of the charge. If they wanted to keep him he should have been available for much less.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2014/08/04/pj-tucker-apology-for-dui/13604791/
Putting everything else aside, it's not such a large contract. Even in his first year with this deal, at least 110 players will be paid more than he is. His contract declines a little each year and he's going to be very low on the salary totem pole when his contract is up.
I can't imagine we could have signed him for even less. Maybe we shouldn't have signed him at all but I have no problem with the money.
Steve
I can understand giving someone a second chance but I think the contract is too rich considering the situation. Tucker could have gone to jail for 45 days.
You either want him or you don't want him. If you want him, lowballing him for this crime would likely have sent him elsewhere. I'd have let him go elsewhere because of his DUI but we have a noticeable leadership void and I suspect that concerned management. It would have been tough to lose both clubhouse leaders from the previous season
Steve
I can understand giving someone a second chance but I think the contract is too rich considering the situation. Tucker could have gone to jail for 45 days.
Tucker got off extremely easy because he's rich and cause he's an NBA player.
Just 3 days in jail for driving around "super extreme" drunk? What a joke the legal system is.
I'm 99.9% sure that if I did the same thing Tucker did, I'd be locked up for a lot longer than the 3 days that idiot gets.
Your tax dollars at work ladies and gentlemen.
Tucker got off extremely easy because he's rich and cause he's an NBA player.
Just 3 days in jail for driving around "super extreme" drunk? What a joke the legal system is.
I'm 99.9% sure that if I did the same thing Tucker did, I'd be locked up for a lot longer than the 3 days that idiot gets.
Your tax dollars at work ladies and gentlemen.
Methinks you don't know much about the American legal system.
"In considering this matter, we concluded that P.J. was sincere in his remorse and in his resolve to accept the consequences of his actions."
What a load of crap. He's sorry only that he got caught. Would he feel just as remorseful if he had gotten away with it? Of course not.
What a load of crap. He's sorry only that he got caught. Would he feel just as remorseful if he had gotten away with it? Of course not.