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<blockquote data-quote="mattcoldagelli" data-source="post: 1401097" data-attributes="member: 11524"><p>Agree to disagree, I guess. For some guys, being publicly hung out to dry by their GM has a negative impact on what constitutes "valuable."</p><p></p><p>I'll set the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-cubs-mastered-the-free-agent-sales-pitch-1519922402" target="_blank">highly relevant example of the Cubs</a> front office here so it doesn't seem like fan bickering, but we can step outside of baseball and look at the Bulls. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in the NBA that people aren't exactly beating down the door to play for that franchise, and this is despite the fact there have been several instances where they have max contracts to hand out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mattcoldagelli, post: 1401097, member: 11524"] Agree to disagree, I guess. For some guys, being publicly hung out to dry by their GM has a negative impact on what constitutes "valuable." I'll set the [URL="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-cubs-mastered-the-free-agent-sales-pitch-1519922402"]highly relevant example of the Cubs[/URL] front office here so it doesn't seem like fan bickering, but we can step outside of baseball and look at the Bulls. It's one of the worst-kept secrets in the NBA that people aren't exactly beating down the door to play for that franchise, and this is despite the fact there have been several instances where they have max contracts to hand out. [/QUOTE]
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