The derby to acquire Mo Williams's services at the point guard position -- a two way race between the Bucks and Heat -- has come to an end. And your winner is Mo's current team, the Milwaukee Bucks. They won because they were the only team that could offer him this kind of money: $52 million over six years."They stepped up big-time and made it clear how much they wanted him," Williams's agent Mark Bartelstein said on Saturday, referring to Kohl, the Bucks owner, and Harris, the team's general manager.Mo money Mo problems, I guess.
"Senator Kohl is truly committed to winning, and he stepped up big-time to keep Mo there."
The 25-year old Wlliams, an absolutely fearless player, was widely considered the best point guard available in this summer's free agent pool.
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7-14-2007 @ 8:58PM
Brad said...
Is Mo Williams twice as good as Steve Blake? Blake got 3 years for 12M (4 per year), while Mo gets 6 for 52 (almost 9 per year).
Sounds to me like Portland got a steal, especially when you consider the rumor that Blake's 3rd year is a team option that conveniently coincides with the year LaFrentz & Francis come off the books.
I like Mo Williams and all, but 9M per year? Methinks you shouldn't have traded Blake away for a registered sex offender.
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7-15-2007 @ 3:34PM
The Gong said...
he was considered the best point guard in the pool this year?
I've got Chauncey Billups on the line..
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7-15-2007 @ 5:37PM
JKlicious99 said...
I hear ya Gong...lol...and I'm a Bucks fan too....or at least I was until this whole Yi debacle(Larry Harris needs to go). Just the same, keeping Mo is huge for the Bucks which needless to say, needed something to go their way in this hideous off season for them. Do I think they're overpaying him? Hell yea they are! It was the only way to keep him around though. Now that he has his big contract, we'll see if he still remembers how to play ball or just becomes another thief in the night.
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7-16-2007 @ 2:20AM
Miss Gossip said...
enough money to buy a shiny suit!
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7-16-2007 @ 2:44AM
JKlicious99 said...
I hear ya Gong...lol...and I'm a Bucks fan too. At least I was a Bucks fan until this whole Yi debacle(Larry Harris needs to go) Needless to say, resigning Mo is a huge step for the Bucks which needed something to go their way this off season. Do I think they overpayed him for his services? Hell yea they did! They couldn't let him slip away though. Now that Mo has his big contract, we'll see if he still remembers how to play ball like he has been....or if he becomes another thief in the night.
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