quote:
quote:
Ethics aren't about life and death. Thanks for proving my point about some Ags not knowing the difference between legal vs. ethics though.
I liken this situation to John Elway's refusal to play for the Colts after they drafted him. It was a dick move because it robbed the Colts of their #1 pick, but totally within the rules of the game. The solution wasn't to crucify Elway for doing what was best for his career. It was to change the rules to protect teams in the future.
That's a really bad analogy. Elway publicly stated prior to the draft that he would refuse to play for the Colts if they drafted him. He begged them not to plan on him joining their franchise.
If Elway had said before the draft that he was excited to join the Colts, then after being drafted refused to sign a contract, your analogy would be spot on. No written contract because it is literally not allowed, but giving the strongest indication allowed so that his future team would commit significant resources to him, then backing out when it's too late for the team to do anything. The other way your analogy would make sense is if DeAndre wouldn't even pick up the phone when Cuban tried to call him, but Cuban still held aside max money until DeAndre signed the offer sheet with the Clippers. That would be Cuban's fault for ignoring what the player wants, just like what the Colts did.
I would have no problem with DeAndre if he had strung out the decision making process even past signing day, I get mildly irritated when fans go bonkers because their free agent target takes more than 10 minutes to decide where he'll spend the next 3-5 years of his life and how much money he'll make. Really, I'm kind of happy that it happened to Cuban and the Mavericks because I don't like them. But you don't do this kind of thing and every NBA player and fan knows that. As I said before: if you don't know what you want to do, don't say you've committed.