NBA’s Double Standard of ‘Sacrifice’

[FTBS]

If you wanna stifle player movement all you gotta do is allow home teams to pay whatever and keep the current limitations on player movement. Owners are more interested in controlling spending and maximizing profits than they are any of the other stuff they claim they are all about...including winning.

 

[threattonature]

Easily the GOAT

Simmons is gonna when he gets hired to a team

Yeah he's one of the only writers who I will never miss a column.

 

[Goat poster]

Exactly. If this was pre-2011 CBA, It's whatever. You go over the tax, still can do sign and trades, etc. You pay dollar for dollar tax and for LAL its no problem.

But now under this system, the approach has to change from the team standpoint. A lot of the veteran players realize it later in their career because if its about winning, you need guys who can extend your career and give you a better shot.

Not saying it's right but the system that was agreed to in 2011 made everything head this route. Obviously Kobe is worth more than his salary but if they had offered him 2 years $38 million last fall or during this week of free agency, I doubt he'd turn that down especially with the injuries and the opportunity to land two max guys.

They'll go the Mavericks route of 2013 and 2014 and sign a bunch of guys to decent contracts to fill the roster and contend for the 7th or 8th seed.

GOSPEL.

The Lakers situation boils down to Jim Buss Jr. being a DUMBASS

 

[philmonroe]

It's amazing how many people had their hands in Kobe's pockets when that check was cashed. It's hilarious how dudes have been coerced into believing that this pay cut nonsense is the business. I don't give a damn who the player is - get the most your value can on the market, in all aspects across the board - not just professional basketball.

There's no reason a guy like James should be taking pay cuts. If he has to get a fraction of his true value, then there's nothing wrong with him wanting more, there's something inherently flawed with system if billionaire owners can't accommodate that and put a serviceable unit around him.

You people crying for these HoF caliber guys to take pay cuts in order to "compete" are outraged at the wrong people, but that was their agenda in the first place.

Nah people "outraged" are nlu speaking on what is right now not hypothetical stuff that we have NO control over at all. We can't walk into Silver office and say fam let the league be no salary cap or give out a higher ceiling with no salary cap so we just speak on what is currently. With being said unfortunately until something changes you have to take less money to,give yourself the best chance of winning unless you have the Oakland A's FO drafting talent.

Only all time greats, which is a real small minority. If you're not an all time great, go get fukking paid.

Um think about we are only talking about the all time greats and main stars. Ain't nobody talking about no fukking Jodie Meeks taking a payout are we?

 

[The War Report]

Nah people "outraged" are nlu speaking on what is right now not hypothetical stuff that we have NO control over at all. We can't walk into Silver office and say fam let the league be no salary cap or give out a higher ceiling with no salary cap so we just speak on what is currently. With being said unfortunately until something changes you have to take less money to,give yourself the best chance of winning unless you have the Oakland A's FO drafting talent.

Um think about we are only talking about the all time greats and main stars. Ain't nobody talking about no fukking Jodie Meeks taking a payout are we?

Stars and all time greats are completely different.

 

[philmonroe]

Stars and all time greats are completely different.

Not for the purpose of this discussion. We only worried about certain people and all of them are at least stars and all time great of their current generation. You can bullshyt with that if you want. Its on cats like Lebron, Kobe, Melo, KD, etc that people really speak on. Outside if that nobody mentions no dudes like Jodie, Avery, etc so that's why I said what I said regarding your post.

 

[MikelArteta]

@ the Pawn Stars reference. You know Rick keeping the rings for himself.

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[Big Boss]

Lebron, given his stature, has to take max money. He's the best player and he could fukk up the contracts of others for years if he doesn't take it because they could always say, why do you need max money? Lebron didn't take max money and we all know you are not as good as him. Very slippery slope.

great point

 

[Michael's Black Son]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231274027093

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