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Originally Posted by jayswin
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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Same reason why the smart play was to invest in Blockbuster over Netflix in 2009. One had a proven track record.