Larry Hughes Doesn’t Think Larry Hughes Was Treated With The Respect He Deserved
The Knicks are coming to town tonight, and with them, some former Bulls. One of NQTC’s favorite jackasses is among them: Larry Hughes. Apparently he felt this was a good time to air out some of the dirty laundry that went down between himself and the front office. Here’s his take on what happened:
In an interview with the New York Daily News, Hughes had a complaint with how things ended with the Bulls. He didn’t play after Jan. 12, when Kirk Hinrich returned from a thumb injury.
“I got a text message from the GM (John Paxson) – that’s it,” he said. “It was one line saying they appreciated my patience and wishing me good luck. I thought I’d get a courtesy call. They do it in every workplace, every day. When management sends you off, they give you a courtesy call.
“There’s no relationship (with coach Vinny Del Negro). I didn’t start, but that wasn’t the issue. You can’t start all the time. I understand that. And I voiced that. The issue was that he didn’t give me a shot to be out there to contribute.”
With someone as narcissistic as Hughes, its hard to tell if his story is true, or just an attempt to look blameless. If it is true, Paxson definitely did not handle the situation with any professionalism. Rarely will you hear me defend Larry Hughes, but in this case, maybe Pax needs to communicate better with his players. This isn’t to say that Hughes deserved to be treated any better, but its a bad image for the league. In a situation where the Bulls plan on being active players on the free agent market, the last thing we want Chris Bosh (or Dwayne Wade, or anyone really) thinking is “Oh, the Bulls are interested? Wait, don’t they treat their players poorly?”
This all presumes Hughes is telling the truth, which I find hard to believe for the reasons stated above. Either way Paxson has spent the better part of a decade trying to erase the image left by Jerry Krause that the Bulls front office doesn’t treat its players with respect. It would be a shame to see that begin to unravel over a loser like Hughes.
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Comment from JFKFC
Time April 7, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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