As wary as I am of overpaying Gay, I don't think the Grizzlies can afford to let an asset of his caliber walk for no return. The danger of overpaying, in addition to the lack of financial flexibility it affords in regard to future contract negotiations, is in establishing an expectation from players (the aforementioned Mayo, Gasol, and Randolph) who can reasonably consider themselves to be as valuable as Gay, if not more so. But, generally, teams don't get in trouble overpaying really good players.For starters, that means reconstruction that doesn't just create jobs but jobs that pay a living wage. It means not just more public transit, but energyefficient, affordable housing along those transit lines. It also means not just more renewable power, but democratic community control over those projects..

The Lions were building toward this for years and now have lost 23 of their last 24 games. The 016 record will be a lasting testimony to the Matt Millen era. With Millen as pr