What should we expect when Rollins plays for the first time in Philadelphia after making that foolish comment last week?
Chances are it will be a mixed reaction. You WON'T see a unanimous chorus of boos. That is certain. And, here's why.
There are Philadelphia fans that feel that Rollins' comments were warranted. They'll tell you that Philly fans really are brutally harsh on the players and they got what's coming to them.
And, there are some who feel that in this day and age of vanilla comments from players it's refreshing to see a player speak his mind and if fans are going to let players have it, then the door should swing both ways.
Finally, there are people who think his comments are completely off-base and while he's got a right to speak his mind, what he said was absolutely foolish and he should be ripped for it. I'm in that group of people.
It's completely (expletive deleted) stupid to call Philadelphia fans front-runners. Colorado Rockies fans are front-runners. They hide in the sewer when their team sucks and when their team starts winning, then they come out in droves.
Front-runners don't support their teams when the times are tough. And, the times have been tough for the Phillies over the past two months, but guess what-they are still selling out The Bank on many nights and packing the stadium with 35,000-40,000 fans on a consistent basis.
This town wants a winner and Jimmy Rollins is the last person who should be running his mouth when he's had a horrible year by his standards.
If he wants to rip anybody, it should be himself for a shoddy overall performance this season. And, he should be ripping himself for being a "ME" player this season on many occasions, often times showing up late before games and not hustling all of the time.
What really annoys me is the fact that Rollins' team mates are silent during all of this and the front office and management have head their heads in the sand like a flock of ostriches.
You know why? Because ultimately the players probably agree with Rollins and the front office abhors trying to approach anything controversial, so they just ignore it.
Here's to you Phillies fans, let Rollins have it tonight. The door swings both ways.
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Sixers make Iggy deal official
And, the Billy King award goes to Ed Stefanski for caving into Iguodala and his agent.
Why in the world would they pay Iguodala almost as much money as they paid to Elton Brand?
Earlier this summer the Sixers signed Brand (the top free agent out there) to a 5-year $82 million deal.
This week, they signed Iguodala-a career 13 PPG shooting guard to a ridiculous 6-year $80 million deal, which averages out to $16 million per season.
Can you say pissing money away?
Moves like this are what got the Sixers into the mess they were in. Now, they had better hope that Iguodala can do more than dunk and become at least a great defensive player.
This deal is nearly as bad as the max contract that the Magic signed Rashard Lewis to last offseason.
If I were Stefanski, I would have called Iguodala's bluff and allowed him to become a free agent next offseason. When a player like Josh Smith gets $52 million over 5 years-who has a much higher celing than Iguodala you really have to scratch your head over a contract like this.
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