The 2013-14 NBA season

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Jearlpam0925 wrote:

81 wrote:

either way you want to slice it...it's a shame that small market teams can't compete in either sport.

That's not true. I can see that in the NBA, but in the Majors - I'm not saying having an exorbitant amount of money doesn't help - you can build a team to win but an organization needs to adhere by different rules. Tampa isn't the exception, they should be the model for every Pittsburgh, KC, and Oakland out there.

you can build the franchise to deliver talent, but that talent always seems to bolt for greener pastures.

on the flip side, you have teams like the yankee's who because of their success and location generate a shit ton of money...so i get why they spend...and if MLB put a salary cap in place....you'd have an owner who would pocket a shit ton of profit because they had to...unless there were to sell tv rights and tickets at a below market discount....unless of course, teams were forced to share local media dollars with the league...which also doesn't seem fair

I know not everyone loves the NFL system, but they seem to have gotten it right...then again, their product is also alot more limited...16 games per week vs. 90 MLB games per week or the 50+ nba/nhl games per week. makes it tough

Jearlpam0925

I'm not going to get into great in-depth analysis as I'm too lazy too - but I'll say this, the small market teams have to accept that, as Tampa does, and they let players go. But they spend wisely and farm a great system. And believe me the disparity in the revenues teams make is not that far apart now that RSN's are becoming more prominent and more profitable. I can't find the article this second, but the amount of money media companies are paying teams for the rights to broadcast their games is ridiculous. I don't know the exact number, but San Diego who saw a 41% DROP in attendance is getting ready to sign a highly lucrative TV contract. If anything, inadequate mgt. & stingy ownership should be blamed on small-market teams not thriving.

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Jearlpam0925 wrote:

If anything, inadequate mgt. & stingy ownership should be blamed on small-market teams not thriving.

that's a huge part of the problem as well.

Wobbie

these slam dunk contestants really have my pulse pounding. not.

dcfaithful

imalive wrote:

these slam dunk contestants really have my pulse pounding. not.

Like I said earlier, the fact that Jeremy Evans is not a contestant is a travesty.

RW81233

There's something so watchable about LeBron going back and beating that fuckface Dan Gilbert's team in Cleveland. Take that for ruining our country's economy and also for your stupid emails with your stupid font.

dcfaithful

RW81233 wrote:

There's something so watchable about LeBron going back and beating that fuckface Dan Gilbert's team in Cleveland. Take that for ruining our country's economy and also for your stupid emails with your stupid font.

Honestly, who the fuck uses Comic Sans anymore? Scrapbookers are about the only viable answer I can think of...

Dan Gilbert and Greg Miller (with his recent outlash towards Malone, basically taking the bait) are idiots in the realm of PR.

81

and LeBron is talking about his next team already....

i really wish he would blow out his voice box

Wobbie

dcfaithful wrote:

Honestly, who the fuck uses Comic Sans anymore? Scrapbookers are about the only viable answer I can think of...

http://bancomicsans.com/main/

81

i hate afternoon games on days i'm not at home :x

RW81233

81 wrote:

and LeBron is talking about his next team already....

i really wish he would blow out his voice box

you would only get that if you just read the headlines...dude was asked if he could ever see himself back in cleveland and he answered. what's he supposed to do say i'm a heat player for life? he'd be called a liar if he did that...so basically there was no right answer to the question. and if he said next question ESPN would make up a headline that was about how he avoided the question so something has to be going on.

81

RW81233 wrote:

81 wrote:

and LeBron is talking about his next team already....

i really wish he would blow out his voice box

you would only get that if you just read the headlines...dude was asked if he could ever see himself back in cleveland and he answered. what's he supposed to do say i'm a heat player for life? he'd be called a liar if he did that...so basically there was no right answer to the question. and if he said next question ESPN would make up a headline that was about how he avoided the question so something has to be going on.

rumor has it, his "team" has been going back door to the cavs to see if there could be mutal intrest some day.

a better reply would be..."I'm a heat until my contract is up, and i'm not going to discuss anything but the heat until i'm no longer a member of the heat"

people need to stop watching espn...bunch of blow hards

RW81233

also when are people going to start hating on Derrick Rose for his choking ways? Didn't LeBron own his ass in the 4th quarter of the ECF last year? I mean if LeBron not showing up to the finals is a fair point to make, then doesn't there have to be a similar but even more intense critique for Rose not even making it to finals in the classroom and in the NBA?

FenwayFaithful

I turned off Pistons-Celtics last night midway thru the 3rd quarter. I would have rather had dental work than watch the rest of that shit fest. It was turnover after turnover, bad shot after bad shot.

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RW81233 wrote:

also when are people going to start hating on Derrick Rose for his choking ways? Didn't LeBron own his ass in the 4th quarter of the ECF last year? I mean if LeBron not showing up to the finals is a fair point to make, then doesn't there have to be a similar but even more intense critique for Rose not even making it to finals in the classroom and in the NBA?

where did that come from People don't hate on rose, because he doesn't act like a douche bag all the time. credit to the heat for shutting him down last year. But pretty sure, the bulls have worked on attacking that...and we saw some of those adjustments in the first heat/bulls game this season. should be a good game the next time these two teams play...assuming everyone is healthy.

anyways...good article on the lebron thing

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=a ... ert_021712

81

"since the jeremy lin era began" :roll:

The Juggler

81 wrote:

RW81233 wrote:

also when are people going to start hating on Derrick Rose for his choking ways? Didn't LeBron own his ass in the 4th quarter of the ECF last year? I mean if LeBron not showing up to the finals is a fair point to make, then doesn't there have to be a similar but even more intense critique for Rose not even making it to finals in the classroom and in the NBA?

where did that come from People don't hate on rose, because he doesn't act like a douche bag all the time. credit to the heat for shutting him down last year. But pretty sure, the bulls have worked on attacking that...and we saw some of those adjustments in the first heat/bulls game this season. should be a good game the next time these two teams play...assuming everyone is healthy.

anyways...good article on the lebron thing

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=a ... ert_021712

weren't the heat pretty big favorites in that series too?

RW81233

I did a lot of betting on the Heat until after NBA Finals Game 2, and I'm pretty sure after the ECF Game 1 the odds were pretty close to even. Remember the Bulls destroyed them on the boards in Game 1? Then they thought that MVP could take LeBron 1 on 1 down the stretch. Just checked and the Bulls were +165 and the sexy pick at the start, and that moved to about even before Game 2 b/c the Heat weren't battle tested enough, and too small for the rugged Bulls. 6% isn't gonna cut it against anyone though .

RiotZact

81 wrote:

People don't hate on rose, because he doesn't act like a douche bag all the time.

Well said

Newch91

Fenway, we're coming for Boston tonight!