Rumor Press Update on Gordon

by Sports2 on Oct 1, 2008 7:34 PM CDT Comment 63 comments

Update 10/1/08 - After initially saying he would take the 1 year qualifying offer, it appears Ben Gordon is still weighing his options. Gordon is mulling over taking the 1 year deal or a long term extension that is on the table.

Tech9 is a pretty consistently biased source, but he's still a source, and I note that his language here is "a long term extension that is on the table". Perhaps I'm parsing too much, but that's different than "the long term extension that has been on the table".

Maybe the Bulls have sweetened their deal a bit?

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Thank God some news!

Finally some confirmation that there are negotiations for a LTD. Why does this need to be a big secret? Or are reporters not willing to do a little investigation? My guess the latter.

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

May I ask...

what time is it over there?

I’m in Argentina and I don’t know how much time left there is befor 10:59p.m.

I just can’t wait… hehe

by Agusnico on Oct 1, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Roughly 3 hours til

11pm

by Edicus2288i on Oct 1, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks!!!

I guess I’ll have to stay up late…

It is going to be 1:00a.m here…

Let’s just hope it is worth the waiting…

by Agusnico on Oct 1, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope so

I must have refreshed this site like 100x today.
I really hope he takes the LTD.

by Edicus2288i on Oct 1, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re-reading -I think this may have been written this AM and is old news!

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

the summer of George!!

sorry but, this Seinfield episode was on last night and it reminds me of the Bulls offseason. This was supposed to be an important, lots of action offseason for Pax and co., and well it took weeks to lockup Deng, BG well….and we havent done a thing to sure up the logjam our backcourt situation. But, we did get lucky w/the #1 pick and now are at a stalemate….

I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly.-Sam Smith

by tyrus4prez on Oct 1, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It still is important

We got Rose and once Gordon makes up his mind the next move will be put in place. Remember what Paxson said; he would not make a move until Gordon’s situation was settled. Once it is Paxson will know who he can move and which trade scenarios he will revist with teams he has talked with over the summer. IMO

by J Theory on Oct 1, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is old

by Option27 on Oct 1, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Um, no it's not.

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, but it's nothing new either

it’s pretty much more of the same thing we’ve been reading all day

by NormVanBeer on Oct 1, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Which is what I meant

by Option27 on Oct 1, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I actually think it is

because it’s at least somewhat of a “source” saying a long-term deal is being discussed.

That’s been speculated by us, this is confirmation if I’m reading it right. And that’s a contrast to what I’ve read from Hanley and KC Johnson.

Maybe it’s not much new, but hey, we’re 50 minutes from the deadline and I’m getting desperate.

by Sports2 on Oct 1, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is there any way we don't know what happens tonight?

I really want to know before I go to sleep.

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

im about to give up

it’ll be midnight here on the east coast before the deadline even passes, and then who knows how long it’ll take before the info leaks out of fort knox (aka, the bulls front office). good to know that i wasted an entire day constantly refreshing this blog, hanleys, kc’s, and bulls.com in hopes of an answer.

by Calogero on Oct 1, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no way there isn't serious negotions going on with 25 minutes to the deadline

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just decided to have a snack

Shit, only 25 minutes… surely someone will say something!

by Sports2 on Oct 1, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

I feel bad for all you guys! im in Australia and its 1pm and im at work so its easy for me to be awake and keep refreshing! lol

Great to see so much enthusiasm round these parts!! :)

by rquinsee on Oct 1, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i know, so close...

yet i think i’m going to fall asleep before any announcement. :\

by Jaina on Oct 1, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Screw that. You've made it this far - can't sleep now!!!

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's make it thru this deadline together!

There’s only… 11… more… minu…passes out

B.J. for three.... KABOOM!

by chibullsfan03 on Oct 1, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

All this

So we can hear that Gordon singed a QO.

Sorry about being so pessimistic but the Cubs just lost so things aren’t going all that great today.

by RogersPark Kris on Oct 1, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Go to sleep!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi-02-bulls-chicagooct02,0,5081116.story

It ended with the virtually unprecedented move of a team releasing a statement at 11 p.m., with general manager John Paxson scheduled to address the saga further after Thursday morning’s practice session.

Gordon, contacted late Wednesday, declined to comment about the decision he said he had made 24 hours earlier on whether to sign a one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million or agree to a long-term extension.

Looks like no resolution to this tonight.

I don’t know what this means, but it’s phrased pretty ominously by KC

by Sports2 on Oct 1, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It says a statement will be released at 11PM

We should know tonight

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh shit, maybe I read that wrong?

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF

Come on, KC. Once again he fails us to throw us a bone. Dude has like zero contacts.

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm actually thinking the dude might have gotten traded

…or is about to be. This is pretty weird:

Monday at the Berto Center, Gordon vowed not to let his contract situation become a distraction and said he would watch all practices in support of his teammates. Nevertheless, Gordon left Wednesday morning’s session early and wasn’t present at the Berto Center on Wednesday night.

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well i made it!!

but figures that nothing was actually announced… seriously wtf?

by Jaina on Oct 1, 2008 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

right now

can anybody else picture pax and gordon sitting at the same table just starring at each other as the clock ticks in the background?

by oakdale on Oct 1, 2008 10:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

hahahaha

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

KC is waiting just like us - he updated his story at 10:49

Nothing new just waiting until 11 PM

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That's reassuring...

I kinda figured HE’D be asleep too by now.

Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."

by BigBenign on Oct 1, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gordon agrees to QO - it is on Bulls.com

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yep - just got the mybulls email

by Jaina on Oct 1, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dammit. what a disaster.

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here is the article

Gordon agrees to qualifying offer

October 1, 2008 – The Chicago Bulls today announced that guard Ben Gordon agreed to accept the one-year qualifying offer that had been tendered to him by the team.

Gordon will thus be under contract with the Bulls until the end of the 2008.09 season, at which time he will become an unrestricted free-agent.

The 6-3, 200-pound Gordon has appeared in 316 games, including 128 starting assignments, in four seasons with the Bulls. During that time, he has averaged 18.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 2.9 apg, while shooting .432 from the field and .416 from three-point range.

Last season in 72 games, he led the team in scoring for the third consecutive season, posting 18.6 ppg and shot a career-high .908 percent (third in NBA) from the free throw line. Gordon was selected by the Bulls in the first round (third overall) in the 2004 NBA Draft.

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is what I wanted

but it’s no time for celebration

by hlac on Oct 1, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You really wanted this? The QO?

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, yes I did

But this can’t be all. I’ts just not smart-for either side. I also disgree with trading our “bad contracts” for short term contracts for “cap space.”

by hlac on Oct 1, 2008 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think my problem is with the CBA

by hlac on Oct 1, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I want to know what was going on to have this last to the last second.

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously. This was painstaking. And why was he skipping practice today if he knew he'd accepted the QO?

Like with anything Bulls, this is pretty wack.

When I watch NBA games I often call the fouls before the referees do. Sometimes it’s a gift. Most of the time it's troublesome. - NBA Observer

by Illini15 on Oct 1, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully Paxson will explain this tomorrow

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well this sucks

I waited all day with hope that maybe he would sign a LTD.
Guess not

by Edicus2288i on Oct 1, 2008 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

what a massive let down

by rquinsee on Oct 1, 2008 11:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

KC's story is out

Here is the link to tomorrow’s story.

There is some interesting information. I am struck by his agent saying

“He’s very happy to be able to go back and play basketball,” agent Raymond Brothers said. “He looks forward to talking to the Bulls next summer about an extension.”

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 11:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I dunno

But that article was very poorly written. Half of it is in present tense, then some in past.
It doesn’t make sense.

That might have been a quote after last summer

by Edicus2288i on Oct 1, 2008 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And now the article changed

Way to go KC.
Douche

by Edicus2288i on Oct 1, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He can slightly redeem himself

with some inside scoop of BG’s first practice – I’m wondering what the rest of the team thinks.

Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!

by wjb1492 on Oct 1, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll believe that when I see it.

And even if it happens that the Bulls offer the most and he decides to stay, no way he’s looking forward to another summer of negotiations! (Nor am I, for that matter.)

Man-slave, bring me my PB&J!

by wjb1492 on Oct 1, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I second that!

by chgobr on Oct 1, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm glad that is over.

Now we can all focus on news from the practices, Rose, VDN, and whatever else non-Gordon related should pop up. Because this dead horse needs to be put to rest.

Everything I post is speculation. I have no insider information nor ideas deemed concrete enough by those who are self-elected to regulate post content.

by cranscape on Oct 1, 2008 11:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I get the feeling

that the dead horse is very much alive and kicking.

I would guess that will be hearing empty speculation about Gordon and his present/future relationship with the Bulls for another full year now.

Crap.

by dogra on Oct 1, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty much

Every shot he takes will be evidence of selfishness.
Every substitution will be evidence of a conspiracy to either play him more or less than he deserves.

This blows.

by Sports2 on Oct 1, 2008 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Now every time that Gordon does something that could be viewed/twisted as detrimental to the team, it’s going to be spun that way.

Remember all those chuck shots with 3 guys on him from last season?
It’s cuz he doesn’t care about the team.

When he says that he thinks he should start, it’s cuz he doesn’t care about the team.

When/if he gets hurt,. He’s not really hurt he just doesn’t care.

I think you get the point.
I really hope we won’t have to deal with this, but I know that’s how the media would spin it.
I highly doubt Gordon will intentionally sabotage the team.

by Edicus2288i on Oct 1, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs