I guess this shows how much you have to control the narrative as an athlete in these situations. Get it done or the media will take it over. Twitter is a runaway locomotive.
This could surely be part of it. Celtics have to move some money anyway. They could work a sign and trade so Hayward gets the most money, and Utah gets something rather than Hayward walking for free. Say Utah would take back Bradley, but want him to renegotiate and extend. Now, Bradley and his agents need to be involved in diiscussions.Sean Devaney wondering if the issue is trying to work out a sign/trade or some other ancillary move to deal with the cap issue.
I'm not assuming any calls were made, but once you start sharing info with more people, the clock is ticking. You can't expect to prevent leaks, you must expect them and plan accordingly.Or he needs to not have people in his inner circle looking to curry favor by leaking. And again you assume that he
1. made calls (which his agent, the Jazz and the Celtics all say he didn't)
2. He had in fact made a final decision, not just said he was leaning one way and someone in his circle leaked it to curry favor elsewhere.
Unless there was only one team interested (which seems silly) there is no real loss of leverage, best offer wins.I can imagine scenario where BOS gets raked over the coals cause they have to trade Smart/Crowder/Bradley in order to squeeze Hayward in. Probably better to have that all lined up before an announcement is made.
Yes...then again, it's possible the Haynes guy was not wrong. It's not his job to cater to an athlete's schedule. It seems like maybe Hayward is the one unsure about how leaks and the media work.To me, if Gordon ends up in Boston, this is not only a waste of a 4th of July Holiday, but the best thing that could have happened to twitter.
I cannot stand the "race to report first" trend in media. It has killed all integrity the profession may have once had.
I get the impression that he's been kinda insulated from this shit a bit. KD knew what was coming and ran a tight ship, this has to be kinda new for Hayward who has never been in the spotlight to this extent before.Or he needs to not have people in his inner circle looking to curry favor by leaking. And again you assume that he
1. made calls (which his agent, the Jazz and the Celtics all say he didn't)
2. He had in fact made a final decision, not just said he was leaning one way and someone in his circle leaked it to curry favor elsewhere.
Yeah it's ridiculous that Haynes apparently got a single text/e-mail from someone and immediately posted it rather than, you know, calling the agent (who would have immediately told him nothing was final).I cannot stand the "race to report first" trend in media. It has killed all integrity the profession may have once had.
That does not seem clear at all, but your advice is still good.Seems pretty clear he's coming to Boston just didn't get a chance to have the proper conversations first. Everyone needs to have a beer, relax, fire up the grill and check back in before fireworks.
You keep ignoring that other reputable folks also confirmed it.Yeah it's ridiculous that Haynes apparently got a single text/e-mail from someone and immediately posted it rather than, you know, calling the agent (who would have immediately told him nothing was final).
Right. The only thing clear to me is how full of shit these "reporters" are. One person posts the signing, and within minutes we have hundreds of people with "my sources confirm..."That does not seem clear at all, but your advice is still good.
Fair enough, I shouldn't single Haynes out - many people did the same thing (and may have all been relying on the same source for all we know).You keep ignoring that other reputable folks also confirmed it.
But we don't know if they had a source or just rode his coat tails to jump on the click train.You keep ignoring that other reputable folks also confirmed it.
All the more reason to trust in Woj. He never joined the bandwagon. Hell, he never retweeted his coworker's claimRight. The only thing clear to me is how full of shit these "reporters" are. One person posts the signing, and within minutes we have hundreds of people with "my sources confirm..."
They're fucking liars and I hope they all get lampooned for it.
...we say, as we hit F5 over and over and over.Doesn't change the point that the race to report first (or to retweet what other people are saying, thereby suggesting you agree with it) is really stupid and counterproductive.
Exactly. It means jack shit that other "journalists" confirmed the initial tweet. They all care about one thing - appearing like they actually have sources.Right. The only thing clear to me is how full of shit these "reporters" are. One person posts the signing, and within minutes we have hundreds of people with "my sources confirm..."
They're fucking liars and I hope they all get lampooned for it.
I could see that it many cases, but guys like Zach Lowe and Adam Himmlesbach have earned my trust. I believe that they actually have their own sources that confirmed to them.Did the subsequent reports just piggy back or actually get a report from a source, the same or a different as Haynes did?
I feel they all just ran with it. We haven't heard anyone say that they had a source. Pretty horrible reporting.
nodding...we say, as we hit F5 over and over and over.
Your facts are not welcome here...we are getting the anti-media torches lit!I could see that it many cases, but guys like Zach Lowe and Adam Himmlesbach have earned my trust. I believe that they actually have their own sources that confirmed to them.
Great ... all that means is that the rest of us have to have faith in your ability to trust peopleI could see that it many cases, but guys like Zach Lowe and Adam Himmlesbach have earned my trust.
Especially since a guy like Lowe isn't really in the "breaking news" business, he doesn't often do that, it's his job like it is for Woj or Shams, and he certainly wasn't going for a "first" type thing or clicks since he didn't have anything written on it and credited the guy who had it first.I could see that it many cases, but guys like Zach Lowe and Adam Himmlesbach have earned my trust. I believe that they actually have their own sources that confirmed to them.
You're not going to be excited when Gordon Lacazette is sold to the Celtics?As an Arsenal and Celtics fan, this free agency/transfer window shit gets old. It's always a production, can't ever be easy.
I don't trust everybody, I trust those guys because I feel they've earned it.Great ... all that means is that the rest of us have to have faith in your ability to trust people
yep. feels like this is itThis could surely be part of it. Celtics have to move some money anyway. They could work a sign and trade so Hayward gets the most money, and Utah gets something rather than Hayward walking for free. Say Utah would take back Bradley, but want him to renegotiate and extend. Now, Bradley and his agents need to be involved in diiscussions.
If this was enough to sour him on Boston, he was never meant for this town and its sports media.Just wow. I really hope (doubt) the C's leaked anything, as they have been playing it pretty close to the vest on this one.
I can't believe there is a possibility now that he wanted the C's, and now will change his mind to stay in Utah. That would be an epic level gut punch.
To me, if Gordon ends up in Boston, this is not only a waste of a 4th of July Holiday, but the best thing that could have happened to twitter.
I cannot stand the "race to report first" trend in media. It has killed all integrity the profession may have once had.[/QUOTE
Gotta respect the 'biz