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jayswin · 09-07-2023, 10:46 AM

It's funny the way we as fans will justify older deals vs younger deals.

29 year old contract speculation - "Well, yeah you have to understand and accept that the last 3-4 years are going to be painful, you're not going to get anywhere near value for what he brings on the back end".

Young player contract speculation - "What? You can't do this, he isn't fully known!!! Maybe you could save a bit by waiting or signing him to less years? This is madness!!!

Just kind of funny is all. It's like we're more accepting of just literally knowing that back end years will be badly overpaid than the idea of overpaying by a million or so on the front year or two for a player that will be paid through his prime, lol.

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jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	It's funny the way we as fans will justify older deals vs younger deals. 29 year old contract speculation - "Well, yeah you have to understand and accept that the last 3-4 years are going to be painful, you're not going to get anywhere near value for what he brings on the back end". Young player contract speculation - "What? You can't do this, he isn't fully known!!! Maybe you could save a bit by waiting or signing him to less years? This is madness!!! Just kind of funny is all. It's like we're more accepting of just literally knowing that back end years will be badly overpaid than the idea of overpaying by a million or so on the front year or two for a player that will be paid through his prime, lol. Last edited by jayswin; 09-07-2023 at 10:51 AM.