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Good Article on the Impending Lockout by David Aldridge

The new American economy is disolving the American standard of living and taking disposable income (play money) with it. Expect the leauge to continue to see a decrease in revenue. The 'good old days' aren't coming back anytime soon.

The new economic reality is harsh for the new owners who made bad speculative investments, and to the players who haven't realized that every wage earner in the US, except for Federal Employees, have taken a hit in the last three years through layoffs, furloughs, cut in hours, or increase costs for benifits. Both sides should've noticed the Dodgers are bankrupt, MLB is trying to take back the team. And don't forget the NBA quietly took control of the NO Hornets last year, and 'loaned' Milwaukee Buks 55 Million to stay afloat.

I might be on my own island on this but I can see multiple scenarios where the union or the League break with the end result being competing leagues in an ABA/NBA type of landscape.
 
"Players, of course, don't want their paychecks to finance profit certainty when no other business has that kind of arrangement with its workers."

What world do these people live in? Every year people forgo raises or even part of their existing salaries to insure companies stay in the black.
 
...normally, I would expect a number of posters to complain or point out that we already have a nice thread going on the lockout...and this one should be merge with the other. However, if Nate wants to start another thread on this matter....I'm all for it! Heck, we've got 12 plus months to fill them up with opinions, viewpoints and commentary! Maybe we can have a contest to see which thread ends up with the most posts!
 
Since there is no basketball news and won't be for a long time, I have another lock-out article (sorry it is from the hated spurs)

https://blog.mysanantonio.com/spurs...onroe-it-only-gets-harder-for-owners-players/


Stern is going to have to pull his best work ever to keep the owners together while the players 'STAND'.

I can't take credit for it, because I saw this in a comments section: Join the Fan Union (F.U.) and send a message to the players and owners.
 
I'm going to rant. I'm pissed that these athletes sit and complain that they do not get paid enough. Meanwhile, the fans that cheer them on and make them money are the ones who make sacrifices for season tickets or to take their children to see their favorite player. That money spent on those things could be spent on other things. Now these players complain about not getting paid enough by the owners and what not. It's a bunch of ****.

The owners are a joke as well. Charging what, $5.75 for some damn nachos?! They will do anything they can to make money. I am trying not to take sides but it's hard with the way athletes act these days. Most of them play them game for money. They see it as, "Hey, I'm really good at this. Get me paid!" Instead of, "Wow! I'm blessed with this crazy talent and can have a job I love and support from random people!"

I recall as a kid at Crossroads mall, my mother and I ran into Jeff Hornacek. My mom was never one to shy away. She always spoke her mind. She asked him, "When are you guys going to start playing again? We miss the Jazz." Hornacek said something along the lines of, "Most of us just want to get on the court and play but unfortunetly not everyone feels that way."

I don't think there are too many NBA players like a Hornacek or Stockton in the league anymore who simply play for the love of the game and use it as support for their family. I blame companies and sponsors for overpaying these selfish all about me athletes.

What I'd like to see in an NBA contract is, "We will pay you this much money if you shoot x-amount percentage, if you fall below that, we will not pay you." I believe they should be paid according to how they play. I don't think that sounds unfair. The average person at work has goals they have to meet and if they cannot, they will either get fired or replaced by some one who can.
 
kwb said:
What I'd like to see in an NBA contract is, "We will pay you this much money if you shoot x-amount percentage, if you fall below that, we will not pay you." I believe they should be paid according to how they play. I don't think that sounds unfair. The average person at work has goals they have to meet and if they cannot, they will either get fired or replaced by some one who can.
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...excellent idea! Good reasoning as well!
 
kwb,

what stats would be used to determine pay? do you not think these hoppers would become even more selfish to pad their stats and get paid?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
kwb,

what stats would be used to determine pay? do you not think these hoppers would become even more selfish to pad their stats and get paid?
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I know with MLB contracts, some have contracts that state they have to have so many plate appearances during the year in order for them to be paid.

I don't think the stats to determine pay should be far and beyond or make it hard. Make it simply, this is your job and with your skill set, it's not that hard to reach that goal. That way, you don't have a guy going out there just chucking up points to get paid.

Back to the MLB contracts, those would be helpful in the NBA for players like, AK and Boozer who are usually milking some stupid injury that they could most likely play through.
 
kwb said:
I know with MLB contracts, some have contracts that state they have to have so many plate appearances during the year in order for them to be paid.

I don't think the stats to determine pay should be far and beyond or make it hard. Make it simply, this is your job and with your skill set, it's not that hard to reach that goal. That way, you don't have a guy going out there just chucking up points to get paid.

Back to the MLB contracts, those would be helpful in the NBA for players like, AK and Boozer who are usually milking some stupid injury that they could most likely play through.
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Games played is one thing and most player's incomes do not nearly fully hinge on such. Statistics based on results are another thing so again, I ask you, what stats would be used?
 
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