Is Rod Thorn An Asshole?

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Is Rod Thorn An Asshole?

Postby Matt on Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:32 pm

http://www.detnews.com/2005/pistons/0501/31/D06-74373.htm

Do you know that Thorn waited until 5:55 p.m. to send in his claim for Campbell? The deadline was 6 p.m. But he waited and waited, making the Pistons believe they were going to pass, then, boom, snatched Campbell right out of their grasp. You could almost hear Thorn giggling to himself.

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Postby The X on Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:12 pm

I think it's a fair move. It's business. If Pistons wanted Campbell then they shouldn't have friggin' traded him away. As simple as that. Arroyo will help the team a lot more than Campbell ever would have anyway.
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Postby Jowe on Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:38 pm

:lol: Thats cold blooded.
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Postby idiot on Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:54 pm

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Postby J@3 on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:05 pm

:lol: great stuff.
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Postby MaD_hAND1e on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:32 pm

The X wrote:If Pistons wanted Campbell then they shouldn't have friggin' traded him away.


I think they may have included him in the trade to match salaries.
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Postby Matt on Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:09 pm

I understand the business side of it, but if Nets wanted a big man and he's the best available why wait so long before signing? Isn't that a bit silly. Wouldn't it be wiser to have signed him ASAP.

Oh well, I'm guessing this Campbell experiment is going to work out just like the Mutombo experiment.

This doesn't really affect the Pistons until they face Miami
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Postby The X on Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:32 pm

yeah, I can understand the taunting of Pistons' management, but you shouldn't really toy with a player's emotions like that....

I would like to see Elden suit up for Nets though, and help Nets into a low playoff seeding....won't count on it though....but then again, they're only about 4 games back on Boston....
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Postby fgrep15 on Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:50 am

Oh no, maybe he was waiting to see if someone else would pick him up first, who cares. The Nets are desperate for size anyways, so they did what they had to do. Their only like 3 games back in the Atlantic now too.
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Postby air gordon on Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:03 am

i read that this just another episode in the ongoing soap opera between these 2 teams.

it's amusing hearing a detroit's media member/fan bitter take on it

the nets need a big guy so i think its a good pickup. his contract runs out this year + campbell had that great finals series. haha they could have done worse and signed paul shirley to a 2yr contract
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Postby Steve [The Spiderman] on Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:38 am

Yeah...but he did do it to piss Pistons' people off...
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Postby The GOAT on Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:19 am

LMAO that's awesome! :lol:
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Postby NNpF on Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:00 am

I'm not a huge fan of Thorn either, but calling him an asshole because of this....?

That's a little harsh don't you think?

Who am I kidding...He dismantled the Nets...Asshole :lol:
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Postby fgrep15 on Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:04 pm

Yeah...but he did do it to piss Pistons' people off...

Ah well....
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Postby Mick on Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:37 pm

Just because he waited, that doesn't make him an asshole. There could be a number of reasons as to why. Perhaps management were debating if they wanted him, or perhaps they were waiting to see if a more favourable team (for Campbell) would make a claim. And calling him an asshole for adding a bigger body to the Nets is a bit harsh.

But each to their own... :D
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Postby Amphatoast on Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:12 pm

i think it's fair.
Gotta think towards the business point of view.
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Postby Matt on Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:53 pm

i think you need to read the whole article and then maybe you'll conclude that he is an asshole
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