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Can someone explain what happens to the player's share of the BRI? Where does the money go? Who gets it and in what amount? For instance how much would Gordon Hayward receive each year from the BRI? Does anybody know how this works?
 
I work in a nursing home and had to explain to an avid Jazz fan why there was no basketball. I'm pretty sure she will be ok and here to see games when they come back but it really put home the ridiculousness of the situation trying to explain it to somebody that needs a little help understanding.

Ugh.
 
The Pearl said:
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https://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/8300/two-economists-explain-the-nba-lockout
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.....I liked this paragraph!

Why don’t the players settle?
"Perhaps because they have done so well in the past, it’s hard for the players to accept that the owners are dead set on MC-hammering them this time. They feel, correctly, that they have been making all the concessions. Imagine trying to redo your “chores deal” with your spouse, with one side giving in on every negotiating point. As human beings, we are programmed to reject one-sided deals, even when surrender might be the rational choice."

MCHammer! One of the original hip hoppers! Comes back to haunt the players! Yes, the players Union is going to get MCHammered!
 
Then there's this:
Is it economically worthwhile for the players to hold out for $500 million?
No. Total NBA salaries last year were over $1.5 billion, about three times the amount they are fighting over. Canceling a third of the current season would wipe out the gain of winning the extra 2.5 percent of BRI over the life of the new collective bargaining agreement. Canceling the whole season over 2.5 percent of BRI is insane for the players.

...but then slapping your entire body with jail-house tats is INSANE!!!
 
GVC said:
Nice and concise. Grantland has been the best source for lockout articles BY FAR. I've never understood the hate for Bill Simmons.
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I believe it is just ingrained in Jazzfanz culture due to him not giving proper respect (or perceived respect) to the statues (S&M).
Oh and yes that was a good read.
 
Fine article, but no discussion of the hard cap. I understand the hard cap is not a GUARANTEE, especially initially, of all teams being competitive, but over time EVERY team's CHANCES at being competitive greatly increase. We can clearly see that trend in the NFL and even the NHL.
 
NotDeadYet said:
Fine article, but no discussion of the hard cap. I understand the hard cap is not a GUARANTEE, especially initially, of all teams being competitive, but over time EVERY team's CHANCES at being competitive greatly increase. We can clearly see that trend in the NFL and even the NHL.
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Agree 100%.
 
You all realize that the total percentage of revenues that teams would allocate to players was already set at a hard cap right?
 
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