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re: Landry being pursued by Italian team
Posted on 7/5/11 at 11:27 am to Jester
Posted on 7/5/11 at 11:27 am to Jester
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I stand by this statement. You may have some that are washing up that make their way over there, but it will be more of a Beckham to LA type of situation than anything.
Hopefully none of these guys end up hurt and bounce back nad forth between the two leagues like he does.
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Posted on 7/5/11 at 12:01 pm to americanoutlaw
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Hopefully none of these guys end up hurt and bounce back nad forth between the two leagues like he does
Which is why no one with serious NBA earning potential will make the jump. There may be a few middling stars, but they real stars will need a serious insurance policy for it to make any sense.
Posted on 7/5/11 at 7:11 pm to SlowFlowPro
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no
they're locking players out to cut the players' salaries. that's the vast majority of the reason there is a lockout
you're wrong, the reason the NBA is locking out because it's a not a level playing field.
Posted on 7/5/11 at 7:12 pm to marchballer
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Here is a link to players considering China
LINK
ETA: Said Europe instead of China.
never going to happen, dumbass
Posted on 7/5/11 at 9:36 pm to RonBurgundy
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the reason the NBA is locking out because it's a not a level playing field.
then why is the focus on slashing payrolls and not revenue sharing?
Posted on 7/5/11 at 9:44 pm to SlowFlowPro
why would the owners allow themselves to be divided on revenue sharing when they can unite against payroll and market value? For a law student,you should be smarter than that.
Posted on 7/6/11 at 3:57 am to LockdownDefense
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The NBA is a 5 or 6 team league
As it has been for decades.
Posted on 7/6/11 at 4:00 am to RonBurgundy
You just won't stand for all these dumbasses and people who aren't smart!!!! 
Posted on 7/6/11 at 11:50 am to RonBurgundy
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you're wrong, the reason the NBA is locking out because it's a not a level playing field.
player salaries and overall payrolls
In the end, if the owners get what they want, it will create more of a level playing field.
This post was edited on 7/6/11 at 11:52 am
Posted on 7/6/11 at 5:32 pm to RonBurgundy
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why would the owners allow themselves to be divided on revenue sharing when they can unite against payroll and market value?
market value of what?
and they will be divided on revenue sharing, when they get around to discussing it
first step: break players' backs and get a 10-25% reduction in salary costs
second step: figure out what the actual CBA will entail
Posted on 7/6/11 at 5:33 pm to BayouBengals03
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In the end, if the owners get what they want, it will create more of a level playing field.
i do not think this will happen
it will be a similar system, but cheaper, salary-wise
Posted on 7/7/11 at 7:36 am to SlowFlowPro
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first step: break players' backs and get a 10-25% reduction in salary costs
They make an average of $4.79 million per year. I don't quite think $4.07 million per year amounts to "breaking players' backs."
Posted on 7/7/11 at 8:11 am to Jester
yeah nobody in "real work" has bitched about 10-15% salary reductions the past few years. NOBODY
Posted on 7/7/11 at 9:12 am to SlowFlowPro
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yeah nobody in "real work" has bitched about 10-15% salary reductions the past few years. NOBODY
I hope you understand that 85% of $4 million is still 67 times as much as 85% of $60,000. Trying to compare a grossly overpaid athlete giving up 15% with a person who is working 9-5 with middling income is outright ignorant. God forbid they only own 6 cars instead of the much more reasonable 9.
Posted on 7/7/11 at 11:51 am to Jester
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85% of $4 million
the #s are irrelevant in this discussion
you cannot compare this to real life, b/c it's not "real life." it's major american sports
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grossly overpaid athlete
what? if teams could give more than max salaries to many players, they would. if there was no cap, the average player salary would be higher.
Posted on 7/7/11 at 12:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
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the #s are irrelevant in this discussion
you cannot compare this to real life, b/c it's not "real life." it's major american sports
You are the one that brought it up there, honcho overlord.
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what? if teams could give more than max salaries to many players, they would. if there was no cap, the average player salary would be higher.
If my aunt had a piece, she'd be my uncle. Your statement does absolutely nothing to devalue what I said. In the "real world" as you call it, they are grossly overpaid, as they provide no tangible service to society. Yet you complain about ticket prices, the Hornets leaving, etc. You can't have it both ways.
Posted on 7/7/11 at 1:07 pm to Jester
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In the "real world" as you call it, they are grossly overpaid, as they provide no tangible service to society.
we pay out the arse for entertainment. humans in societies have done this for centuries
if they were overpaid, the market would correct itself
Posted on 7/7/11 at 1:20 pm to SlowFlowPro
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if they were overpaid, the market would correct itself
And a new CBA with reduced salaries is not EXACTLY that?
Posted on 7/7/11 at 1:22 pm to Jester
collectively bargaining between 2 parties eliminates the pure market
baseball is the closest thing to a "free market" model, and imagine if the NBA had that system. do you think players would get more money or less money?
baseball is the closest thing to a "free market" model, and imagine if the NBA had that system. do you think players would get more money or less money?
Posted on 7/7/11 at 2:44 pm to SlowFlowPro
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baseball is the closest thing to a "free market" model
How does revenue sharing fit into a "free market"? It doesn't.
So, for the record, you prefer revenue sharing over a lowered cap?
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