What the Buck? They matched Miami on Bell!

All week Charlie Bell has been on every local media outlet that would listen to his whining and sniveling, and he has been openly threatening to pull a Mike McKenzie. So I'm thinking "No way will the Bucks match Miami". But the Diesel informs me... they did!! I think my reaction is best conveyed by reprinting the text response I sent back to him.

"U gotta be shittin me!!"

Why the hell would the Bucks do this? I can't come up with one solid reason.

But I can come up with plenty of reasons why they should not have. Here's a few:

1. Bell is a below average NBA player on both offense and defense (even though he claims his defense is so good, statistics say otherwise);

2. He's got a history of injuries to his knees;

3. We're now tied into yet another marginally talented, non-playoff caliber player for the long term;

4. Bell has openly threatened to disrupt the team by revolting from within if the Bucks matched Miami's offer -- players are never stupid enough to make those kinds of threats from their own mouth, yet he did -- you think he might be serious??;

5. He's a below average NBA player on both offense and defense (I just wanted to reiterate that point).

I used to love Larry Harris. But now I'm beginning to question his sanity. First he resigns Desmond Mason (what, was Marty Conlan already locked in somewhere?). Then he continues his bizarre penchant for accumulating budget basement marginal players whom the Bucks can never seriously consider using on a full-time basis (Damir Markota, Lyn Greer, Royal Ivey, Jake Voskuhl, Daniel Santiago).

And now this. Larry, what the Buck?!