Guest Redhawk Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Just a few off the top of my head... Mike Hampton, LHP, Colorado Rockies Jim McIlvaine, C, Seattle Sonics Shandon Anderson, SF, New York Knicks Howard Eisley, PG, New York Knicks Deion Sanders, CB, Washington Redskins any more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Just a few off the top of my head... Mike Hampton, LHP, Colorado Rockies Jim McIlvaine, C, Seattle Sonics Shandon Anderson, SF, New York Knicks Howard Eisley, PG, New York Knicks Deion Sanders, CB, Washington Redskins any more? The entire Blazers roster. Juwan Howard - decent, but not 100 million decent. Grant Hill - I always found him to be over-rated but then the Magic gave him the big contract and he hasn't played in 2 years. He still misses almost every other game. I would've cut him by now. He's never gonna be able to help that team, he's a cripple. Calvin Booth - He had like one good game in the playoffs so the next year Seattle offers him a big contract. I've never heard his name again. Ike Austin. I never got this crap. He had one decent year as a backup to Alonzo and then all of a sudden everybody went apeshit over him and threw millions and millions of dollars at him. He never earned a penny of it, he got traded to a million different teams and he was a bust on all of them. The biggest bust may be Joe Smith's illegal contract with the T'Wolves. Is Joe Smith worth not only all that money, but also ruining the teams chance of ever competing for 5 years or so? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Redhawk Report post Posted December 20, 2002 How about Marc Jackson (the T'Wolves center, not the PG)? I can't remember if he ever got that fat contract he was looking for, but everyone was drooling all over him too. I'd also include Chris Webber, just because Sacramento paid him like $35 million more than they should have. The highest anyone else was offering was about $80-85 million, and they paid him $100+ million. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kingpk Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Manny Ramirez - Boston Red Sox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted December 20, 2002 I like how the Grant Hill one went...he pretty much promised the Piston's he'd resign...then he lied and bailed for bigger money...then he's gotten hurt and hasn't done anything since. Tiger's getting Juan Gonzalas (sp) a couple years back...it was dumb having a power hitter in a field where you couldn't hit the ball out of the park...although the year Gonzo was on the Tigers, Bobby Higginson who batted before him had 30 hrs...so he did make some kind of impact...people wouldn't walk Bobby to put a man on base for Juan...Bobby hasn't had a good year since Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted December 20, 2002 like how the Grant Hill one went...he pretty much promised the Piston's he'd resign...then he lied and bailed for bigger money...then he's gotten hurt and hasn't done anything since. I always find that funny, since they did a sign and trade and just traded him for Ben Wallace and Chucky Atkins who they signed anyway. At the time, it was called an idiotic trade and people thought the Pistons could have received more out of it, now Wallace is the Defensive Player of the Year and Atkins is a pretty good contributor, while Hill is sucking it up on the injured list. Tiger's getting Juan Gonzalas (sp) a couple years back I always found this whole fiasco to be terribly ironic. The Tigers build a new stadium promising that free agents will want to come and play for the Tigers because of this new stadium, then the supposed centrepiece of the new stadium leaves because he hates the stadium. To top it all off, they could not get a deal made for this one player who actually loves hitting in Comerica Park, and actually wanted to play for the Tigers. How can an organization be this inept? Can we add Chan Ho Park to this list yet? Or for that matter pretty much any big money free agent the Rangers(Texas and New York, for that matter.) have signed over the past few years? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Didn't the Knicks trade Rice for Anderson? And did they really pay Eisley big $. The Braves signing Albie Lopez was pretty retarded on their part Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hogan Made Wrestling Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Uwe Krupp's signing with Detroit was an embarassment. He signed for 4 years/16 million, played a few games, hurt his back and basically missed 2 years and then some, got into a lawsuit over his injuries, and basically contributed nothing to the team. He did play a few games in the playoffs and get his name on the Cup though, so I guess it's not a total loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Albert Belle I mean, he hasn't played in 2 years, but the Orioles have had to keep him on their roster in order to collect the insurance on his big hefty contract. He did absolutely nothing when he did play, he couldn't play the outfield, he was only slightly above average at the plate..all of which could be attributed to his hip problem, but still. Albert was a huge bust.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Jake Plumber. Was given the largest signing bonus in NFL history after the 1998 season. He's a free agent this year and is getting dumped by Arizona. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Hey Bob, Just asx an FYI the Knicks did a sign and trade deal for Shandon with the Rockets. The Rockets. It was actually a 3 team deal with Shandon and Howard Eisley going to NY, Glen Rice going to Houston, and Muggsy Bogues going to Dallas. But anyway the fact that NY is paying Anderson $42 million over a 6 year contract is rather humorous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Kevin Brown. The Dodgers pay him almost $16 million a year and they've gotten 29 starts out of him the last two years combined. Derek Bell. The Pirates paid him $9 million and got 46 games out of the deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted December 20, 2002 I'd like to add Allan Houston to mine. Didn't he just sign a max contract? That's sad. This guy hasn't done ANYTHING. The only thing he's proven is that he's NOT a superstar and he can NOT lead a team. But he's a max player? Yeah right. While I'm on the subject, I am so sick of hearing the words MAX CONTRACT. I am so sick of every summer hearing about this guy over here wants the max, so and so wants the max money, blah blah blah. It seems if you even have a mediocre career somebody will offer you a MAX CONTRACT. Mike Bibby has one good year? MAX CONTRACT! Olowakandi finally starts getting more than 9 points and 7 rebounds a game....hey, he wants a MAX CONTRACT! It's stupid with this new rookie scale thing, nobody has to prove anything anymore before they get paid. It's just like, you get drafted, you make so much for three years, if you show the SLIGHTEST BIT of potential, somebody will give you a max contract when your rookie deal runs out. Look at Eddie Robinson. He got around 30 million from the Bulls a couple of years ago without ever doing a thing to earn and I haven't heard his name mentioned since. Oh, I also remember hearing, about a year ago, on Fox Sports radio, that the highest paid player in the Bay area is Erick Dampier. He gets paid more than any player on any team in any sport in Oakland or San Francisco. Don't know if that was true, or if it's still correct today if it was true, but that's sad if it was right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Thanks ConspiracyVictim- I forgot that. Giving Allan Houston the max had to be one of the dumbest things I ever saw the Knicks do. Allan Houston is a talented player but giving max money is just insane and ridicilous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bob Van Darn Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Jim McIlvaine is by far the worst. Seattle was desperate for a 7' schlub, and paid millions for a guy who never did anything in the NBA. Mind boggling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted December 20, 2002 I don't see how Sacramento signing Chris Webber is one of the "worth big money free agent signing of all-time". So they paid him 10 million more then it may have taken to sign him, but it's not like he's been a total bust and hasn't added anything to the team. To be one of the "Worst big-money free agent signings of all time" they would have to contribute nothing to their new team after getting the big money contract. Being slightly over paid shouldn't be enough of a reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bricks Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Jim McIlvaine was the worst ever. He led the league in blocks per minute one year and that was enough to convince the Sonics. BLOCKS PER MINUTE! That's not even a real stat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted December 20, 2002 What? No one called the Junior one yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evilhomer Report post Posted December 20, 2002 Anders Erikkson with The Toronto Maple Leafs. Not big money (4.5M/3 Years), but about 4 million more than his next best offer to lure him to the team. This guy is so bad that they had to send him down to the farm team. He's playing so bad on the farm that the few times he cracks the lineup, he causes a loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChris Report post Posted December 20, 2002 A-Rod. Not because he's a bad player with his new team, but because signing him basically precluded the Rangers from signing anyone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted December 20, 2002 True...Rangers would gotten Arod for 90 million less, that there could have got them 3 quality ace pitchers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Redhawk Report post Posted December 20, 2002 I don't see how Sacramento signing Chris Webber is one of the "worth big money free agent signing of all-time". So they paid him 10 million more then it may have taken to sign him, but it's not like he's been a total bust and hasn't added anything to the team. To be one of the "Worst big-money free agent signings of all time" they would have to contribute nothing to their new team after getting the big money contract. Being slightly over paid shouldn't be enough of a reason. I'm not saying Chris Webber isn't a superstar. He's probably the best power forward in the NBA next to Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. But when he was a free agent, I belive the most money that ANY other team could afford to pay him was like $87 million. I think it was the Bulls or somebody sorry, too. So, seeing that the absolute highest salary Webber could get was $87 million, why didn't Sacramento's owners say, "All right, here's $89 million" or "Take $90 million." No, they gave him $124 million or whatever it was. That's just retarded. If I can get away with paying you $10 to mow my lawn, why would I pay you $50? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted December 20, 2002 The Rangers overpaid for A-Rod, but it was the other overpaid All-Star's who didn't produce that hurt the Rangers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted December 20, 2002 I don't see how Sacramento signing Chris Webber is one of the "worth big money free agent signing of all-time". So they paid him 10 million more then it may have taken to sign him, but it's not like he's been a total bust and hasn't added anything to the team. To be one of the "Worst big-money free agent signings of all time" they would have to contribute nothing to their new team after getting the big money contract. Being slightly over paid shouldn't be enough of a reason. I'm not saying Chris Webber isn't a superstar. He's probably the best power forward in the NBA next to Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. But when he was a free agent, I belive the most money that ANY other team could afford to pay him was like $87 million. I think it was the Bulls or somebody sorry, too. So, seeing that the absolute highest salary Webber could get was $87 million, why didn't Sacramento's owners say, "All right, here's $89 million" or "Take $90 million." No, they gave him $124 million or whatever it was. That's just retarded. If I can get away with paying you $10 to mow my lawn, why would I pay you $50? I'm willing to say he's not a superstar. I wouldn't pay Webber 10 dollars to mow my lawn and I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my basketball team for any amount of money. When I look at Webber all I see is a big fat loser. He'll put up numbers and he'll make some fancy plays but he'll always choke in the big game. And that's IF he plays and that's a big IF. It seems like he has a sprained ankle every single playoffs. I have said since the first day he came into the league that that guy will NEVER win a title. I still stand by that. He has done nothing to prove me wrong yet. I remember last year in the playoffs in a game the Kings lost to the Lakers that summed him up perfectly. Under a minute left, Kings down by 2. Webber was wide open, instead of driving to the basket and going for the two, possibly a 2 and 1, he stops at the three point line and misses a three. Not worried about doing the smart play that could win the game and help send your team to the finals, more worried about making the bigger, flashier play to get on the highlights. After a Lakers free throw the Kings are down by three, not much time left at all. Webber gets the ball, now that the Kings need a three what does he do? Shoots and misses a mid-range jumper that wouldn't have helped his team at all anyway, Lakers win. That kind of stuff annoys the piss out of me. Mostly because he's supposed to be a damn power forward. Just like Antoine Walker. You're a POWER FORWARD! Get in the damn paint and rebound and dunk. Quit hanging out by the line and bricking threes and jump shots. Play your damn position right. The Kings have plenty of good shooters to stay out there and throw them up. You get your ass down low and do your job. Damn I hate Chris Webber. I love watching that replay of him calling that time out and then looking around like what I do?? If I was the Kings and I knew that the Pistons were going after Webber so hard last year, I would've been on the phone in a heartbeat trying to work a Webber for Ben Wallace deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted December 20, 2002 On the subject of A-Rod, the Anaheim Angels won the world series for less money than the Rangers pay the other 24 guys on their roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted December 20, 2002 With the talk of Chris Webber and Alex Rodriquez, this thread is becoming more of a overpaid free agent signings who are stil All-Star caliber, instead of players who were flat out busts. Which I thought was the point of the thread in the first place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChris Report post Posted December 21, 2002 In that case, Alvin Harper by the Buccaneers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Redhawk Report post Posted December 21, 2002 How about Yancy Thigpen for the Titans? I don't remember him doing much. More about Calvin Booth: The Sonics are paying him AND Jerome James somewhere in the $4-5 million range for next to nothing (though James has been injured). Meanwhile, Jelani McCoy -- who the Sonics cut -- is probably making league minimum and putting up the same numbers for Toronto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gwf0704 Report post Posted December 22, 2002 Malik Rose with the Spurs. Hes averaging only 10 min per game for 89 million. Ken Griffey Jr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
