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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.That's fair - it's definitely true that the "best" or most talented (however you want to phrase it) team almost always wins in the NBA. Kawhi is great, but with a healthy KD that series is Warriors in 5. I get the loyalty thing too, but I would think its worth noting that part of the reason players are "loyal" is because the owners have them over a barrel, even the elite of the elite due to the franchise tag.To be fair, I do dislike some things about the NFL. I am not a fan of all the attention kneeling got. Nor am I impressed with the officials the past season or so. I just prefer a sport where there is a higher likelihood of an "upset". Where players feel more loyal (Compared to the NBA) to their teams and communities. I do accept the fact Basketball may be bigger globally. But Basketball will never surpass Football in America. And I like it that way.
The LEAST valuable NFL team is the Bills. Valued at $1.6 billion dollars last year. So yes, share more revenue. Yes, raise the cap (it rises most years anyway as a basic function of NFL economics). I think your assessment of what the owners would do is probably accurate, but that is why the union needs to make them NOT do that in the CBA. They've done some of it - salary cap floors in additions to caps, as an example. Go further. Yes, do it for the JAGs. That's what most of the league is! I don't think Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees or Todd Gurley are looking at NBA contracts and go "thank GOD we don't have a system like that!"The league can afford it in year 1.
After injuries pile up and teams have to replace damaged goods with more guaranteed contracts, how do you think owners will proceed?
Share more revenue?
Raise the cap?
Unlikely
Guaranteeing 75-80 player salaries each year vs 53 will have dramatic effects on how owners proceed going forward.
Likely outcome: minimize risk of future contracts by reducing compensation and / or contract length.
More guaranteed contracts from the same pool of money..... less for all.
Then there’s the issue of guaranteeing all NFL contracts in league whose players’ careers average less than 4 years.
Now go tell the stars in the league to stop getting paid and go on strike in order that 25 JAGs a year will get a bigger piece of their pie.
what do the lakers have left to trade?I’d say this move puts the clips among the favorites in the west.
Now if OKC really wants to commit to blowing this up and starting over there’s another team in LA with cap space and a hole at PG.
what do the lakers have left to trade?
Apparently Thunder might want to trade Westbrook, any takers my fellow Celtics fans?
it’s a ton to give up........but they will be good next year
no thank you. he's more of a headcase than kyrie is.Apparently Thunder might want to trade Westbrook, any takers my fellow Celtics fans?
Apparently Thunder might want to trade Westbrook, any takers my fellow Celtics fans?
In a way different sense. Westbrook always plays hard and wants to win, never takes a game or play off. His problem is he tries to do too much himself and doesn't always get his team mates involved.no thank you. he's more of a headcase than kyrie is.
In a way different sense. Westbrook always plays hard and wants to win, never takes a game or play off. His problem is he tries to do too much himself and doesn't always get his team mates involved.
Immense talent but I think right now the Cs are hypersensitive to locker room dynamics. Not saying Westbrook is a bad seed but I think the timing doesn't workApparently Thunder might want to trade Westbrook, any takers my fellow Celtics fans?
Barring injury they’ll be good the next 4 years
I just can’t get these “win now” trades. I was shocked by what LA gave away for Davis: number 2 pick Ingram, Hart, number 2 pick Ball, and three number 1 picks, including #4 overall. Wow!! It mortgages the Lakers entire future. I can’t say I am sad about it, but really dumb and shortsighted IMHO.
But this George trade seems even more shortsighted. 5 number one draft picks, two by Miami, plus two possible number one pick swaps?? Plus the very promising Alexander and Gallinari?? Talk about “win now”. The Clippers will be very good for the next few years, but by mortgaging their future this way they are in for a crash. It dwarfs the Boston heist of the New Jersey picks for Garnett and Pierce.
I’ve mostly liked what the Clippers have been doing since when Balmer took over as owner, but this really surprises me.
In a way different sense. Westbrook always plays hard and wants to win, never takes a game or play off. His problem is he tries to do too much himself and doesn't always get his team mates involved.
Apples to oranges. 53 man roster to a 12 man one, 82 games compared to 16, and yes 20,000 arenas compared to 60,000 stadiums............ NFL signing bonuses are the guaranteed part....I think it’s a little weird that “Pride” is what you feel in response the to NFL continuing to devalue and take advantage of their players with non-guaranteed contracts while NBA players have (rightfully, I’d argue) demanded a larger piece of the financial pie that the league generates off their labor, and gotten it. Journeymen and role players are getting $15m contracts. The league can afford it. If the NFL players union had any balls they’d be doing the same thing.