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re: LeBron's max deal next summer could be 5yr/$217M - do you sign him?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:53 pm to RedRifle
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:53 pm to RedRifle
quote:
See baseball
Baseball is a bit different because:
A: there's no cap
and
B: Contracts are so much longer. Mega deals in baseball could have a guy who's 5+ years past his prime making the most money. NBA doesn't have that problem, generally.
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Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:53 pm to RedRifle
quote:Could you be less vague?
See baseball and NHL nerds.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:54 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
quote:
See baseball and NHL nerds.
Could you be less vague?
I think he means popularity?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:54 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:
JohnnyKilroy
We're talking about totally different things.
My point was based on the NBA cap exploding (even when adjusted for inflation) due to increasing TV revenues.
You know the people who say that the NBA is dying....
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:55 pm to burdman
quote:I think so, too.
I think he means popularity?
I also think I missed all these people saying basketball is dying.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:56 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
Same here. Pretty sure no one said basketball was dying during the Bulls dynasty in the 90's.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:57 pm to burdman
There's a few diehards/retards who still say basketball sucks since Jordan retired and that the MLB is more popular.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 1:58 pm to burdman
quote:
Same here. Pretty sure no one said basketball was dying during the Bulls dynasty in the 90's.
There have been years inbtween the Bulls dynasty and now? Or did we just time travel from 98 to 2016.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:00 pm to RedRifle
quote:So which years were these anonymous MLB and NHL nerds saying this?
There have been years inbtween the Bulls dynasty and now? Or did we just time travel from 98 to 2016.
ETA: I've heard that argument about the MLB, but never about the NBA. The NBA has moved from superstar to superstar.
This post was edited on 6/30/16 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:00 pm to RedRifle
quote:
There have been years inbtween the Bulls dynasty and now? Or did we just time travel from 98 to 2016.
You used the salary cap from 97-98 to make your point.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:05 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:33 pm to cas4t
quote:Despite being a physical freak of nature, Lebron James is not immune to the natural break down of the body. His speed and power are going to naturally decrease. His energy is going to decrease as well. I can't see him playing at a peak level for more than two years.
Please elaborate
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:34 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:Yea, I know very little about NBA contracts. That is why I said "if I could".
can't do that in the NBA
that's why these contracts exist. those final 2 years are basically subsidizing the lack of market rates on the first 2
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:37 pm to MontyFranklyn
quote:
Despite being a physical freak of nature, Lebron James is not immune to the natural break down of the body. His speed and power are going to naturally decrease. His energy is going to decrease as well. I can't see him playing at a peak level for more than two years
He doesn't strike me as someone that will try to fit a square peg into a round hole. When he can't bowl over everyone I think he'll sink a lot of time into his jumper and learn to play beneath the rim more, like a better version of Zach Randolph.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:40 pm to c on z
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Why didn't Pippen get a bigger contract?
My guess was it was a result of him quitting on the team. It gets whitewashed away since Jordan came back, but it was pretty damn bad what he did, especially for that time.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:44 pm to c on z
quote:
I don't see how a team could possibly have enough assets for LeBron.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded 3 Karl Anthony Townses for LeBron.
In that deal, Cleveland still gets fleeced.
This post was edited on 6/30/16 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 6/30/16 at 2:54 pm to MontyFranklyn
quote:Of course not. But considering he's played more minutes in the 1st 13 seasons than any one other than Wilt, we can say he's a little "less immune" than virtually every other player we've ever seen.
Despite being a physical freak of nature, Lebron James is not immune to the natural break down of the body
quote:But peak level for Lebron is the 2nd highest level we've ever seen. He can lose a good bit and still be the best player in the NBA. he can lose even more than that and still be top 5-10 and worht a max contract.
I can't see him playing at a peak level for more than two years.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 3:31 pm to slackster
quote:why not?
LeBron's max deal next summer could be 5yr/$217M - do you sign him?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 3:44 pm to slackster
If he really cared about Cleveland and winning championships, he'd play for free.
This post was edited on 6/30/16 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 6/30/16 at 3:46 pm to castorinho
quote:
why not?
I don't have a good reason but I figured others would balk at it, and some have.
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