I thought this was interesting. Eric Schulz, who used to be in charge of marketing for the Utah Jazz, talks about the best- and worst-case scenarios for the Jazz with regards to the lockout.
https://bit.ly/uqYYog
https://bit.ly/uqYYog
Former Jazz exec on best- and worst-case scenarios for Jazz
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freakazoid
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Are you talking about yourself in the third person? Just curious. After all, Karl Malone gotta look out for Karl Malone blog.
NotDeadYet
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That about sums it up. Good article! And with the majority of teams losing money last year, their owners have the numbers to get Stern's attention away from the bigger market guys...
larryselbows
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I would vote for that man to be President so that he can fix the NBA and our economy with the same basic ideas!
green
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That is what scares me when the owners say there will not be a hard cap, but a luxury tax. All a luxury tax does is separate the haves from the have-nots. Do you think Cuban would mind spending 200 million a year on his team if it guaranteed him titles? A more punitive luxury tax just prevents small market teams from going over the cap, not large markets. The NBA needs a HARD cap, or it will just get worse.
But if the small market teams are all about "making money" off of big spenders, that's one way to make sure they don't lose money, or lose less.
It's about the money, it's not as much about the winning.
It's about the money, it's not as much about the winning.
freakazoid
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Utah is never going to be a team that goes 20 million over the lux, or a team that pays it every year. I think the best we can hope for, is that the Millers profit enough on a regular basis, that they'll be willing to go into the tax when they feel the team might be a serious contender. If the league increases the penalty at every 5 million over, AND puts limits on how often a team can pay it, I think it could help level things at least somewhat. That's what I'm hoping for. Multiple tweaks, that when added together, help make things more competetive.
I also think it's important to keep in mind that almost anything the league does to level things, could also backfire on Utah in certain scenarios.
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GVC
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So you're saying that no matter what the changes are, they could be either good or bad for the Jazz? Way to go out on a limb.
freakazoid
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Isn't it past your bedtime? Anyway, the way you put it, it sounds like I'm calling for a 50% chance of sunny weather or cloudy skies. I favor changes that I believe would be beneficial overall to Utah, but I recogonize that there are situations where they could hinder us. It's a matter of picking your poison. I think a lot of fans, including me, have been somewhat naive in our hopes for competetive balance. There's obviously not going to be any big move like a hard cap, that some people had hoped would level things. Just the same, I'm hoping the league will pull off some tweaks that might help Utah. And just for fun, I hope some of the players get royally screwed in the process.
P.S. If you disagree with what I've written, or you have other ideas for changes that might help Utah, please share. I don't claim to be an expert by any means.
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