The devotion witch spoiled tomatoes Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a witch named Malvina. Malvina was known for her exceptional skills in magic and her deep passion for gardening. She had a beautiful garden filled with various plants and vegetables. Amongst her favorite vegetables were tomatoes. She devotedly cared for her tomatoes, ensuring they received the perfect amount of water and sunlight. One day, Malvina discovered that a group of mischievous children from the village had been sneaking into her garden and plucking her ripe tomatoes.
Pythagoras Analyst Posts: 3,580 And1: 3,257 Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Location: KC, Mo Post #9 » by Pythagoras » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:58 am
Also, it is important to note that you can learn spells from monsters higher than you, but you must be able to get to them dungeons trials must be unlocked, but you can be carried. Getting rid of fully guaranteed contracts helps owners, but it also helps fans, because it would allow teams to cut overpaid underperforming players.
One day, Malvina discovered that a group of mischievous children from the village had been sneaking into her garden and plucking her ripe tomatoes. Malvina was furious. She had put so much time and effort into nurturing those tomatoes, only to have them stolen away by unruly children.
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righterwriter Lead Assistant Posts: 5,695 And1: 5,456 Joined: Apr 30, 2013 Post #1 » by righterwriter » Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:49 am
Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #1 » by righterwriter » Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:49 am
For anyone sick of what's been happening in the NBA the last several years, where players make trade demands, sit out tons of games, and quit on their teams, its time to support eliminating fully guaranteed contracts.
I never understood the need for making contracts fully guaranteed. It gives far too much leverage to players to sulk their way out of playing for the team they signed with. It gives highly paid players the power to shape the roster, coaches, and front office, almost always to the detriment of the franchise. It does nothing good for anyone except for the player to hold the team and fans hostage.
Imagine the Nets being able to cut Kyrie and Ben Simmons after their different but similar types of debacles in Brooklyn. Kyrie doesn't want to play because he feels he's being "unappreciated"? Simmons has lost his passion (amazingly, coinciding with his signing a massive contract) and becomes a $35M/yr bench player. Alright, you're out the door, now earn another contract. Let's see what the open market has for you.
I guarantee that players would be motivated to play if they knew they had to prove their worth from year to year. Imagine guys making $20M+/yr having the same desire as a guy on a minimum salary contract who wants to get paid. The intensity and the commitment would go up by a huge magnitude. Players that would be afraid of losing out on their recently signed contract for sulking or not showing up in order to get traded to their handpicked choice of a team would likely pull back on the reins, knowing that the next contract they signed would likely not be worth as much.
There's no reason why the NBA can't have an NFL-type of contract set-up, with a signing bonus, roster bonus, and achievement bonuses along with a yearly salary that has to be earned or else they can get cut.
The only people who don't benefit from that are the highly paid players and the agents. It's out of balance, and for the sake of the league and those that support it-- us fans-- it needs to be changed in the next CBA negotiation.
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antonac Starter Posts: 2,307 And1: 2,160 Joined: Dec 01, 2016 Post #2 » by antonac » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:04 am
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Post #2 » by antonac » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:04 am
The NBA can offer contracts that are not fully guaranteed. Zion's recent contract had numerous protections because of his injury history.
What you're missing is the fact that when teams are scrambling to sign a player, it's not the team doing the player a favour. They want the guy to sign, if they put a load of stipulations in the contract they'll go else where.
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itrsteve Lead Assistant Posts: 4,932 And1: 8,555 Joined: Nov 04, 2017 Post #3 » by itrsteve » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:04 am
Re: Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #3 » by itrsteve » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:04 am
Neat in theory but there’s a players union who is going to do union things.
Incentive riddled contracts should be the norm IMO though.
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giberish RealGM Posts: 15,640 And1: 5,642 Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Location: Whereever you go - there you are Post #4 » by giberish » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:57 am
Re: Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #4 » by giberish » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:57 am
Few contracts have to be fully guaranteed (the first two years of 1st round pick contracts being a rare exception). Teams choose to give out fully guaranteed contracts. Teams have the choice not to, if they feel that it will give them a competitive advantage.
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Dr Aki RealGM Posts: 33,769 And1: 27,810 Joined: Mar 03, 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Post #5 » by Dr Aki » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:57 am
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Post #5 » by Dr Aki » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:57 am
Teams can already offer non-guaranteed contracts, or base part of the salary with incentives, or add team options in.
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righterwriter Lead Assistant Posts: 5,695 And1: 5,456 Joined: Apr 30, 2013 Post #6 » by righterwriter » Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:37 am
Re: Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #6 » by righterwriter » Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:37 am
Dr Aki wrote: Teams can already offer non-guaranteed contracts, or base part of the salary with incentives, or add team options in.
Then they need to commit to getting rid of them. I know that's easier said than done, as all it takes is a couple of owners to throw caution to the wind and make dumb offers which ruin things for the rest of the league. But its become the norm and its screwing over owners, and more so its screwing over fans that don't want to see these constant trade requests or guys who go downhill once they sign a deal.
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garrick Lead Assistant Posts: 5,526 And1: 2,371 Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Post #7 » by garrick » Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:54 am
Re: Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #7 » by garrick » Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:54 am
I'm still puzzled why the Suns front office decided to let Jae Crowder sit at home and not show up to games at all.
Teams can't be held hostage by whiny entitled brats like him and Ben Simmons and I think the owners are well within their right to withhold pay from players that refuse to show up to training camp and show up to games.
Getting rid of guaranteed contracts however would never work and no way will the NBA players union agree to this, they just need to put a clause in their contracts that players will forfeit their pay if they don't show up to play.
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Meat Head Coach Posts: 6,477 And1: 4,129 Joined: Jun 30, 2013 Post #8 » by Meat » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:35 am
Re: Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #8 » by Meat » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:35 am
righterwriter wrote: For anyone sick of what's been happening in the NBA the last several years, where players make trade demands, sit out tons of games, and quit on their teams, its time to support eliminating fully guaranteed contracts.
I never understood the need for making contracts fully guaranteed. It gives far too much leverage to players to sulk their way out of playing for the team they signed with. It gives highly paid players the power to shape the roster, coaches, and front office, almost always to the detriment of the franchise. It does nothing good for anyone except for the player to hold the team and fans hostage.
Imagine the Nets being able to cut Kyrie and Ben Simmons after their different but similar types of debacles in Brooklyn. Kyrie doesn't want to play because he feels he's being "unappreciated"? Simmons has lost his passion (amazingly, coinciding with his signing a massive contract) and becomes a $35M/yr bench player. Alright, you're out the door, now earn another contract. Let's see what the open market has for you.
I guarantee that players would be motivated to play if they knew they had to prove their worth from year to year. Imagine guys making $20M+/yr having the same desire as a guy on a minimum salary contract who wants to get paid. The intensity and the commitment would go up by a huge magnitude. Players that would be afraid of losing out on their recently signed contract for sulking or not showing up in order to get traded to their handpicked choice of a team would likely pull back on the reins, knowing that the next contract they signed would likely not be worth as much.
There's no reason why the NBA can't have an NFL-type of contract set-up, with a signing bonus, roster bonus, and achievement bonuses along with a yearly salary that has to be earned or else they can get cut.
The only people who don't benefit from that are the highly paid players and the agents. It's out of balance, and for the sake of the league and those that support it-- us fans-- it needs to be changed in the next CBA negotiation.
Didn’t read any of this… but bruh why you sticking up for billionaires?
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Pythagoras Analyst Posts: 3,580 And1: 3,257 Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Location: KC, Mo Post #9 » by Pythagoras » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:58 am
Re: Time to get rid of fully guaranteed contracts
Post #9 » by Pythagoras » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:58 am
Meat wrote:righterwriter wrote: For anyone sick of what's been happening in the NBA the last several years, where players make trade demands, sit out tons of games, and quit on their teams, its time to support eliminating fully guaranteed contracts.
I never understood the need for making contracts fully guaranteed. It gives far too much leverage to players to sulk their way out of playing for the team they signed with. It gives highly paid players the power to shape the roster, coaches, and front office, almost always to the detriment of the franchise. It does nothing good for anyone except for the player to hold the team and fans hostage.
Imagine the Nets being able to cut Kyrie and Ben Simmons after their different but similar types of debacles in Brooklyn. Kyrie doesn't want to play because he feels he's being "unappreciated"? Simmons has lost his passion (amazingly, coinciding with his signing a massive contract) and becomes a $35M/yr bench player. Alright, you're out the door, now earn another contract. Let's see what the open market has for you.
I guarantee that players would be motivated to play if they knew they had to prove their worth from year to year. Imagine guys making $20M+/yr having the same desire as a guy on a minimum salary contract who wants to get paid. The intensity and the commitment would go up by a huge magnitude. Players that would be afraid of losing out on their recently signed contract for sulking or not showing up in order to get traded to their handpicked choice of a team would likely pull back on the reins, knowing that the next contract they signed would likely not be worth as much.
There's no reason why the NBA can't have an NFL-type of contract set-up, with a signing bonus, roster bonus, and achievement bonuses along with a yearly salary that has to be earned or else they can get cut.
The only people who don't benefit from that are the highly paid players and the agents. It's out of balance, and for the sake of the league and those that support it-- us fans-- it needs to be changed in the next CBA negotiation.
Didn’t read any of this… but bruh why you sticking up for billionaires?
Getting rid of fully guaranteed contracts helps owners, but it also helps fans, because it would allow teams to cut overpaid/underperforming players.
Aside from the fact that the players union would never go for it, I don’t like the idea because NBA GMs tend to suck as is, and this just gives them a get out of jail free card. Front offices need to get better at their jobs is the real issue.
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Determined to put an end to this thieving, Malvina decided to cast a spell on her tomatoes. She chanted incantations, waved her wand, and sprinkled magical dust over the plants. Little did she know that the spell she cast was not one of protection, but of destruction. The next day, Malvina went out to inspect her tomatoes and was horrified by what she saw. Instead of plump, red fruits, her tomatoes had turned black and rotten. It seemed that her spell had backfired, and the tomatoes had been cursed with her anger. Feeling guilty for the damage she had caused, Malvina set out to find a solution. She consulted with other witches and wizards, but no one could undo the spell. The tomatoes remained spoiled, and Malvina's garden was in ruins. However, instead of giving up, Malvina turned this misfortune into an opportunity for growth. She decided to start from scratch and learn from her mistakes. She studied even harder and mastered new gardening techniques. With time, her garden began to flourish again, and tomatoes once more graced her backyard. This incident taught Malvina a valuable lesson about the power of devotion. She realized that her anger had clouded her judgment, causing her to make a mistake. Through her dedication and perseverance, she managed to overcome the consequences of her actions and restore her beloved tomato garden. The story of Malvina and her spoiled tomatoes serves as a reminder to all of us about the importance of staying calm and composed in the face of adversity. It teaches us to be mindful of our emotions and to not let anger overtake our better judgment. Devotion can be a double-edged sword, but with the right mindset, it can also lead us to redemption and growth..
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1. Olivia - 1/5 - I was really disappointed with "The Devotion Witch." The plot was confusing and disjointed, making it hard to follow what was happening. The characters were also poorly developed and lacked depth. I couldn't connect with any of them and found myself not caring about their fates. Overall, it was a forgettable read and I wouldn't recommend it.
2. Nathan - 2/5 - "The Devotion Witch" had an interesting premise, but it failed to deliver on its potential. The pacing was slow, and the story was filled with unnecessary tangents and subplots that didn't add anything to the main narrative. I also found the writing to be repetitive and lacking in descriptive detail. While there were a few intriguing moments, they weren't enough to redeem the overall lackluster experience. Pass on this one.
3. Samantha - 2/5 - I had high hopes for "The Devotion Witch" based on the synopsis, but it fell flat for me. The world-building was minimal, leaving many unanswered questions, and the magic system felt underdeveloped. The dialogue was clunky and often out of place, making it difficult to engage with the characters. Additionally, the pacing was inconsistent, with some parts dragging on while others felt rushed. It's a shame because there was potential, but it missed the mark for me.