Harrison Barnes refuses to sign with Kings

**Clonefan94** · 06-28-2012, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

I would say avoiding playing for the Sacramento Kings if at all possible is actually very good advice.

Good advice from a Championship perspective yes. IMO, bad advice from a Lebron "I'm taking my talents" standpoint. The college announcement and now this, makes me feel like he's tarnishing his "Brand" a bit. You don't build a "brand" by being a baby, and ******* people off.

**Cyballzz** · 06-28-2012, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Janny

Bo Jackson is another example of a pretty universally liked player who refused to sign with the team that drafted him.

Bo was kind of a different situation though. Bo wanted to play both football and baseball professionally but Tampa laid down the ultimatum that he had to choose football or baseball; so he chose baseball to stick it to Tampa.

Now it can be debated would he have actually ever signed with Tampa but the Bucs gave him a convenient out by telling him to choose.

**rholtgraves** · 06-28-2012, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Tre4ISU

Great owners? They suck. They have no one on that team who wants to play defense. I wouldn't want to go there either.

Exactly. And also, isnt there talk that the league wants them to sell the Kings and I am pretty sure they are doing horrible financially

**rholtgraves** · 06-28-2012, 09:57 AM

Eli Manning did it as well and he has done pretty well for himself.

**rholtgraves** · 06-28-2012, 10:00 AM

I have no problem with a player saying that he doesn't want to go someplace. It is his career, they aren't just pieces of property to be bought and traded.

**Angie** · 06-28-2012, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by rholtgraves

I have no problem with a player saying that he doesn't want to go someplace. It is his career, they aren't just pieces of property to be bought and traded.

There are ways to accomplish this without embarrassing the team, however. Tell them privately that you don't want to pay there, work out a trade for after the draft. It doesn't have to be a public blemish on the team.

**jdoggivjc** · 06-28-2012, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

I agree, and I'm thankful for it. I firmly believe that we don't end up with Fred if Barnes had signed with ISU.

Also, refusing to play for the team that drafted you is a ***** move. I thought Eli was a punk for doing it, and I think Barnes is too (if true).

Yes, Eli was a ***** for what he did to San Diego - but the Manning Family was proven right. Eli has won two Super Bowls with the Giants while San Diego fired a coach following a 14-2 season, not to mention they let go of a QB that's proven to be better than either Eli Manning and Phillips Rivers because they didn't want to take a chance on his injured shoulder. That franchise has issues that begin at the very top and I can understand players not wanting to play there, even if historically the franchise has been fairly decent.

**rholtgraves** · 06-28-2012, 10:06 AM

[QUOTE=Angie;2925429]There are ways to accomplish this without embarrassing the team, however. Tell them privately that you don't want to pay there, work out a trade for after the draft. It doesn't have to be a public blemish on the team.[/QUOT

First, it is a rumor, second he didn't come out publicly and say anything.

**Angie** · 06-28-2012, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by rholtgraves

First, it is a rumor, second he didn't come out publicly and say anything.

You sure told me.

**jdoggivjc** · 06-28-2012, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Clonefan94

Good advice from a Championship perspective yes. IMO, bad advice from a Lebron "I'm taking my talents" standpoint. The college announcement and now this, makes me feel like he's tarnishing his "Brand" a bit. You don't build a "brand" by being a baby, and ******* people off.

Last time I checked, LeBron will be sporting a brand new championship ring later this year while Dan Gilbert is still searching for his Comic Sans font...

**Rabbuk** · 06-28-2012, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Angie

You sure told me.

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**troutslayer** · 06-28-2012, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

Worked for John Elway and Eli Manning. They're like winners.

Elway was good, but didn't get his ring until Mr Davis came along, and the o-line was the best in the league. They still had to build the team around him. And IMO, Eli would have been just as successful at San Diego probably sooner than he was in NY, but his daddy didn't want him to play there. I don't care for the idea of Barnes refusing to sign with a certain team, if this rumor is true. To me it shows poor character. Bird, Magic, Jordan, all played for the team that drafted them. Jordan in particular played for a poor team until they were able to build around him. Maybe Barnes doesn't feel he's good enough to have a team built around him. But I don't think he's good enough to call his own shots.

**Clones85'** · 06-28-2012, 10:16 AM

This seems to not be heard anywhere else but in this thread. Has anyone else heard this rumor?

Harrison hasn't said publicly that he won't play for Sacramento. If he told them behind closed doors, I have no issues with it. I get to pick and choose where I work. I don't want to live in Detroit and so I don't apply for jobs there. Why can't Harrison do the same? Regardless this doesn't seem legit at all

**rholtgraves** · 06-28-2012, 10:22 AM

This seems to be coming from a article from Chad Ford who said that neither Barnes nor Kidd-Gilchrist want to go to Sacremento.

Most likely Ford is just stating the obvious. No one wants to go there so why would they.