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Full NBA Season in Jeopardy?

  • 2kool4skool
    like_that;946187 wrote:Apparently Mark Cuban suggested getting rid of a salary cap and just penalizing teams with a luxury tax if they go over a certain spending limit. This will ruin the NBA imo, and will almost guarantee contraction.
    I thought I heard it was actually the union that suggested that?
  • like_that
    2kool4skool;946224 wrote:I thought I heard it was actually the union that suggested that?
    PTI said it was Cuban who suggested it.
  • Commander of Awesome
    That would be the start of the ruin of the NBA IMO.
  • 2kool4skool
    like_that;946232 wrote:PTI said it was Cuban who suggested it.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/nba-says-union-not-cuban-proposed-elimination-of-salary-cap/2011/10/25/gIQAN6z4FM_story.html
  • I Wear Pants
    Laley23;946049 wrote:Offer is one thing though. Getting paid overseas, no matter the name, is another.

    Those owners offer a bunch of money, they never intend to pay. Many teams simply hold funds if they arent making enough.
    What is Europe some third world country without contract laws?
  • KR1245
    Hb31187;945628 wrote:The players dont give a **** either, its not like the NFL where they cant go play anywhere else. The players can go make just as much money playing int he top leagues overseas
    The majority of them won't. Guys not named Kobe, Bron, Melo etc.. won't have that option. The players will cave before the owners do.
  • SportsAndLady
    I Wear Pants;946245 wrote:What is Europe some third world country without contract laws?
    He means they say "Kobe, we'll pay you $20 million a year"

    Then when he expresses interest, they actually don't pay $20 million...more like $5 million.
  • SportsAndLady
    [INDENT]@WhitlockJasonJason Whitlock [/INDENT]


    Word is the NBA owners grabbed a bootstrap today. We got a shot at a deal and the return of NBA hoops. #notsarcasm

  • sleeper
    Hb31187;946039 wrote:You must not of been paying attention to the offers Kobe has been getting
    What? They offered him $1 million for one game because they were desperate to get him to agree to something. The offer for the entire season would have been like 5 million.

    The players will cave, book it.
  • Mulva
    I saw Stephen A Smith say he thinks there's a 60% chance a deal gets done in the next week. I have no idea what sources he has in the league, because I've never paid attention to anything he's said before, so maybe it was just a meaningless opinion.
  • 2kool4skool
    Mulva;946294 wrote:I saw Stephen A Smith say he thinks there's a 60% chance a deal gets done in the next week. I have no idea what sources he has in the league, because I've never paid attention to anything he's said before, so maybe it was just a meaningless opinion.
    Not a Stephen A. fan, but he was the first to call Lebron to Miami. So perhaps he really is connected.
  • Commander of Awesome
    Stephen A SMiff is a dipshit idiot. He's brotha version of skip bayless.
  • like_that
    Mulva;946294 wrote:I saw Stephen A Smith say he thinks there's a 60% chance a deal gets done in the next week. I have no idea what sources he has in the league, because I've never paid attention to anything he's said before, so maybe it was just a meaningless opinion.
    Stopped reading at Stephen A.
  • osu45804
    @ChrisMannixSI One source briefed on the talks Wednesday said agreement by the end of the week "very possible." "Lot of real progress tonight," source said


    http://twitter.com/#!/ChrisMannixSI/status/129413424064102400
  • Laley23
    I Wear Pants;946245 wrote:What is Europe some third world country without contract laws?
    No, but just read about the stuff. Its out there. Guys go months without getting paid, some never do.
  • I Wear Pants
    Laley23;946727 wrote:No, but just read about the stuff. Its out there. Guys go months without getting paid, some never do.
    And those guys signed bad contracts probably.
  • Laley23
    I Wear Pants;946899 wrote:And those guys signed bad contracts probably.
    Im not making it up. I know several Americans who say its a crapshoot month to month if they get paid. If they dont, it isnt coming later. It just isnt coming.

    http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/9/20/2436043/nba-overseas-payment-dan-grunfeld

    http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/feed/2011-07/nba-overseas/story/besiktas-deron-williams-turkish-team-has-bad-history-when-it-comes-to-paying-pla

    http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:n6QOkCeKEwYJ:articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-11/sports/os-shannonowens-nba-players-overseas-20110711_1_overseas-teams-nba-fans-nba-stars+nba+players+not+paid+overseas&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
  • BR1986FB
    Off topic but I see King Choke's at it again tweeting that he wants/needs Jamal Crawford & Steve Nash in Miami. #dudejustisntgoodenough
  • robj55
    BR1986FB;947168 wrote:Off topic but I see King Choke's at it again tweeting that he wants/needs Jamal Crawford & Steve Nash in Miami. #dudejustisntgoodenough
    Didn't Kobe try and get rid of his whole team around 05-06ish when they had Smush Parker and Luke Walton starting?
  • like_that
    robj55;947234 wrote:Didn't Kobe try and get rid of his whole team around 05-06ish when they had Smush Parker and Luke Walton starting?

    No he wanted to be traded, but lol at you defending lebron again and still not admitting you are a lebron or heat fan.
  • BR1986FB
    robj55;947234 wrote:Didn't Kobe try and get rid of his whole team around 05-06ish when they had Smush Parker and Luke Walton starting?
    Did Kobe have players the caliber of Bosh & Wade playing with him those years? Yeah, I thought so. Bron Bron just ISN'T good enough.
  • robj55
    like_that;947245 wrote:No he wanted to be traded, but lol at you defending lebron again and still not admitting you are a lebron or heat fan.
    He wanted Bynum traded along with several others first, but I'm just saying this shouldn't be acceptable for one star but not for another. Lebron and the Heat don't need either of those players, they have/had all the pieces they need to win a title, just can't choke away 4th quarters. I already stated I was a Lebron fan, I think he is the best in the world hands down. I don't have a favorite team though as I am a fan of the game and try and watch all teams.
  • robj55
    BR1986FB;947249 wrote:Did Kobe have players the caliber of Bosh & Wade playing with him those years? Yeah, I thought so. Bron Bron just ISN'T good enough.
    Has Kobe won a title without the best post players in basketball with him? Goes both ways man.
  • BR1986FB
    robj55;947253 wrote:Has Kobe won a title without the best post players in basketball with him? Goes both ways man.
    I frankly can't stand Kobe but he's not trying to surround himself with All-Stars at EVERY position. Just goes to show that LBJ doesn't have the sack to get it done and he needs to deflect to other, more CLUTCH, players to get him that ever elusive ring.
  • Hb31187
    Kobe had plenty of all stars around him on his title teams as well though lol