[轉錄][外絮] Brooks unhappy he's not cashing in

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標題: [外絮] Brooks unhappy he's not cashing in
時間: Thu Sep 30 03:33:19 2010

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/7222730.html


AUSTIN — There was no sign of Aaron Brooks' familiar, easy smile. The wit as
quick as his first step was gone. When discussing his contract Tuesday,
Brooks found no humor.

Brooks had hoped his breakthrough season and status as the NBA's Most
Improved Player award winner would prompt the Rockets to offer a contract
extension. Instead, he said the Rockets' unwillingness to work on a new deal
for beyond this season is "bothering" him.

"It's kind of stressful," Brooks said. "I was hoping we maybe could get
something done this summer, but we couldn't, so I'm stuck in the position I'm
in.

"I understand, but it's bothering me. It's the business of basketball. You
have to take it like it is. I'm stuck with that."

Brooks' agent, Leon Rose, is scheduled to meet with general manager Daryl
Morey today to discuss the situation, but he would not comment other to
confirm the meeting.

Asked if he felt he deserves a contract extension, Brooks said, "Oh, no
doubt. I deserve at least discussions."

The Rockets customarily have not considered contract extensions, other than
for players still under their rookie contracts. They will pick up their
options on the contracts of Courtney Lee, Chase Budinger and Jermaine Taylor
later this month, waiting - as is their policy - for the deadline.

Last season, the Rockets picked up their option on Brooks' rookie-scale deal
but let Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry become restricted free agents. This season,
Brooks, Yao Ming, Shane Battier, Jared Jeffries and Chuck Hayes are in the
final season of their contracts.
Brooks 10th in salary

The Rockets have not extended the contract of a veteran since trading for
Tracy McGrady in 2004. With the NBA in the final season of its collective
bargaining agreement with the players, Kevin Durant is the only player from
Brooks' draft class to have received a contract extension.

"We're not doing extensions," Morey said. "Quite a few guys on the team are
up for extensions. Just policy-wise, we're not doing it.

"Obviously, every player would want an extension. I don't blame them for
that. All we can do is the best for the Rockets. They're doing the best for
themselves. Make sure they know the reason we're doing it has nothing to do
with how you value the player or anything like that. It's just we're trying
to keep ourselves as flexible as possible going forward."

Brooks, who averaged 19.6 points and 5.3 assists last season, will earn
$2,016,692 this season, ranking 10th among Rockets players. Depending on the
rules of the next CBA, he would be a restricted free agent next summer if the
Rockets make a qualifying offer.

"Every player gets his time to get his money," Morey said. "The money a
player makes really doesn't always - I'd say more than half the time -
correlate to anything bottom-line based. It correlates to when they became a
free agent. It correlates to who else is a free agent when they became one.
What was the market at that time?"

Lowry, Brooks' backup at the point, will earn $5.75 million this season in
the first year of a four-year, $23.5 million deal.

"I'm happy for Kyle," Brooks said. "He's a great player, and I'm happy for
him, but something could have been done. We could have discussed something,
but I guess that's just the business of basketball."
'I'm a work in progress'

Asked if he felt he still had to prove himself, Brooks said, "I guess I do.

"I'm a work in progress. I'm not satisfied with myself. I've got a lot of
work to do. For me, nothing has changed."

Yet while pledging that his approach and attitude will remain the same,
Brooks openly lamented that his contract will, too.




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→ KeySabre:小AB那梯的只有雷帝有extension；下季好多到期約 0_0
→ KeySabre:小AB好像連談的機會都沒有，不過他能理解這是商業
→ KeySabre:他也知道他還需要繼續證明自己 還好他對自己也永不滿足
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推 bunnyman:姚都沒提前續約呢;莫雷表示很願意和經紀人面談
推 forwind:這只是Morey想壓價的手段而已=_=
推 jojo87:因為有蘿莉 火箭相對比較不怕小AB不續約
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推 tliu223:Unhappy不是壞事  有本事就到場上去證明吧
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