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i will admit that some individual franchises were unprofitable. that sounds like a revenue sharing issue between the players. further, at least one of the loans made to teams was used not for day to day expenses by that team but by the owners in an outside business venture. I'm sure a...

the nfl players got their asses handed to them... that doesnt mean everyone else should take paycuts at the whim of their employers. Revenue has not gone down - NBA revenue was higher in 2011 than at any point in league history*, and player profits were ~57% of that (just like every other...

The thing is, that if the owners are not stopped now - when will it ever end? They have a profitable league and they still jeopardized the season. If the players roll over and give them everything they want, what will stop the owners from doing this again. Appeasement is not an option...

At this point i would rather there not be a season if it means taking the 50-50 compromise. its the principle of the thing.

1) over the last 7 years increasing an investment by ~50% is a pretty good return. For comparison the SP500 is up 8% over that period. The return on investment of an nba franchise is admittedly not that high. But its an essentially risk-free investment, so for that alone its worth it. Also...

nobody denies that the league is making tons and tons of money. What is up for debate is the extent to which individual franchises may be losing money. That sounds like a revenue sharing issue to me... I dont understand why nobody talks about how the league as a whole is making enormous...

im not a lawyer but i'll bet the players could get out of their contracts. Besides if the players association signs another CBA, and league play resumes, the top 50 guys could hold out while the owners were still on the hook for paying all the rank and file players. Now thats a business...

so if your employer comes to you and demands that you take a 12.5 % paycut even as the company is making record profits you would accept that? I know a lot of people have had to do that or worse, but if you can avoid it you should.

The league would come crawling back on bended knee though. Do you think pokhorov and gilbert would allow their hundred million dollar investment be reduced to nothing? Jerry Buss would see billions of his net worth evaporate in this scenario. both sides can engage in brinksmanship...

NIKE money, the players should start their own league, and in exchange for lower salaries they get equity in hte league. They should be 30 teams but only 15 in the upper division (have soccer style relegation). Also they should play lots of games in basketball hotbeds that dont normally get to...

I have probably 4000 posts over the last 8 years... not sure what happened to the postcounts... Havent been on here much lately though.

if the owners get their way in the lockout, dynasties won't exist because they will have to be broken up for salary cap reasons. also KG, even the 2011 edition was a top 20 player so favors will be very fortunate to reach that level. He definitely has the physical tools though.

Simmons can go to hell and the owners can go to hell. Simmons keep referring to the writers strike. But there are two important differences. 1) the first was a strike, this was a lockout. The players have already offered to make concessions from the status quo, which is beyond generous...

Hey, its not like that extra 7% is going to charity. I see no reason that the owners deserve that extra income, remember its a lockout not a strike. Also, the owners do pay for perks such as hotel rooms etc, but they also are trying to revise the formula for BRI to exclude lots of different...

of course they should have. If you did all the work and your employer guaranteed you 57% of the revenue for 12 years, and then after that 12 you had made a good enough product that revenue doubled - why would you accept a drop in compensation down to 50-50? that makes no sense. The players...

Drive - it sucked.

i despise apple and every groupie who buys their products.

yes. that got a loud ovation in the theaters. The Dark Knight is my favorite movie of all time. also i think daniel radcliffe is a terrible actor.

So this is the first movie I've ever been to a midnight opening for. the movie is not that great in my opinion... but it was a very emotional night for a lot of people i know. A lot of my friends are like 24 and to them this is an end of era. Lots of people were sniffling and even...

I will never ever use facebook again. Who is with me?