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Originally Posted by 868904
I agree with you, but these players have a golden goose, and if you do something stupid to spoil it, it's your own fault.
Mike Richards really has no one to blame but himself here. He had it made and he goes and does something stupid like this?
The lesson here is, don't do drugs, it'll cost you.
And really, is Richards' drug use a cause of his poor play? If it is, then the Kings have every right to be pissed and terminate his contract. They signed him in good faith expecting the very best Mike Richards. Instead they get a guy who can no longer perform?
Nevermind the technicalities and legalalize, Richard's did not live up to his end of the bargain, that's a fact.
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Of course what Richards did was stupid, agree 100%.
But you're speculating whether his play has dropped off due to drug use. We have no idea if it is. Maybe his body is just beat up and that's affecting his play, he never exactly played a perimeter or soft game.
My original question was would the Kings want to terminate his contract if he was in his prime and had a cap friendly contract. In my opinion, there's no chance. His play has dropped off, he's owed a lot of money, they've wanted him gone for at least a year and now they have an excuse to terminate it, or at least try. I guess we'll see how it all shakes out.