NotDeadYet
Well-Known Member
Agreed, 'mellow', Stern is an opportunist, and you can bet he will use this bit of free advertising (to the NBA) to his advantage. At this juncture, we ALL need more entertainment!
As I mentioned in my 2nd post, it's the advertising $$$ that make these insane amounts of $$$ available for NBA owners to spend. True, the owners don't HAVE to spend as they do, BUT, if they want to be competitive with those owners willing to spend it, over time they will succumb to temptation and do so too. And the owners are expecting to make money, not necessarily in a year or two, but over the long haul. And just being an owner of a sports franchise also serves as an advertisement for an owner in his other enterprises. And it's no doubt an ego booster too.
The players also know this pot o' gold is there, so eventually think they deserve more. And then there's players agents always in the picture to feed their clients' egos...
As I mentioned in my 2nd post, it's the advertising $$$ that make these insane amounts of $$$ available for NBA owners to spend. True, the owners don't HAVE to spend as they do, BUT, if they want to be competitive with those owners willing to spend it, over time they will succumb to temptation and do so too. And the owners are expecting to make money, not necessarily in a year or two, but over the long haul. And just being an owner of a sports franchise also serves as an advertisement for an owner in his other enterprises. And it's no doubt an ego booster too.
The players also know this pot o' gold is there, so eventually think they deserve more. And then there's players agents always in the picture to feed their clients' egos...