My whine about the amnesty rule
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mellow
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As fans of a small market team we complain about the super teams, but the best players love them ( did you see Kevin Love is already wanting 'help' in Minny or he will leave?) and so does the NBA. Super heat vs super thunder was one of best tv ratings finals ever. Super teams will continue with 5 to 8 teams taking the best players from the other 20 -25 teams.
So the lock-out was a farce, atleast it was not about what we thought it was about. Owners just wanted a bigger piece of the pie.
So the lock-out was a farce, atleast it was not about what we thought it was about. Owners just wanted a bigger piece of the pie.
Brown Notes
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There should be a hard payroll cap and no max salary. F Bird rights.
Good luck to anyone trying to run that by the NBPA.
HipHopAnonymous
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They tried. Remember the lockout?
Brown Notes
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It won't happen but it should. Do you watch a lot of baseball? I don't. There's a very good reason Football is king. Competitive balance.
I don't watch the NFL, but I love the fact that there always seem to be different teams in contention from year to year. It's a combination of the hard cap and just as importantly, non fully-guaranteed contracts. That makes it possible for teams to rebuild quickly.
I guess they shouldn't have traded for his ****ty *** contract in the first place.
Plus the fact that a "superstar" has less of an impact on the games. To many people and places on the field. Take 3 of the best players in the NFL and place them on a team with scrubs and they will lose more than they win.
Gyp Rosetti
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Uh, no it wasn't. Not even close. In fact, over the last 30 years, there were only six other Finals with lower ratings.
I think the issue is not with feeling bad for the team that amnesties a player and has to pay most of their salary. It's just that if players clear waivers they are almost certain to flock to contenders at the minimum salary. The ultimate solution to that is to have an attractive team, although it's hard to match the appeal of a star-heavy team like the Heat.
HipHopAnonymous
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Since 2004, only five baseball teams -- the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, Phillies and Cardinals -- have reached the postseason five times or more. In the NFL, NINE teams have done that -- the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Ravens, Chargers, Giants, Packers, Eagles and Seahawks.
Who has more competitve balance again?
Doesn't baseball send eight teams, and the NFL twelve? I would say that argues for roughly equal competitive balance, slighty more balanced in football.
nah, irrelevant...
tell us which leagues have the most different teams making it into the finals over a given period of time.
From 1990 to 2011, Football has had much greater competitiveness than basketball, looking at championships.
13 different teams won in football, 8 in basketball.
There were only 3 repeats in football, 9 in basketball.
The top 3 football teams won 9, the top 3 bball teams won 15,
which means the ring was NOT won by a top 3 team in football
in 13 of 22 years, versus only 7 of 22 years in bball, almost twice as often.
13 different teams won in football, 8 in basketball.
There were only 3 repeats in football, 9 in basketball.
The top 3 football teams won 9, the top 3 bball teams won 15,
which means the ring was NOT won by a top 3 team in football
in 13 of 22 years, versus only 7 of 22 years in bball, almost twice as often.
HipHopAnonymous
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So you aren't considered competitve if you don't make the finals every year?
carolinajazz
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...they should have locked all these clowns out for the whole year....and then some! They should have waited till they got EVERYTHING they wanted, hard cap, reduced salaries, no guaranteed contracts, minimum of 2 years in college....and most importantly....no VISIBLE tattoo's!
HipHopAnonymous
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Last 12 years.
Patriots 5 Super Bowls (3 titles), Steelers 3 (2 titles,), Colts 2 (1), Giants 2 (2), Packers 1 (1), Saints 1 (1), Cardinals 1, Bears 1, Seahawks 1, Eagles 1, Panthers 1, Bucs 1 (1), Ravens 1 (1), Raiders 1, Rams 1. = 15 different teams.
Yankees 4 (2 titles), Red Sox 2 (2), Cardinals 2 (2), Phillies 2 (1), Giants 2 (1), Rangers 2, White Sox 1 (1), Marlins 1 (1), Angels 1 (1), Diamondbacks 1 (1), Mets 1, Astros 1, Rockies 1, Rays 1, Tigers 1. = 15 different teams.
Dead even if you just consider different teams making the championships.
HipHopAnonymous
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Last 13
Lakers 7 (5), Spurs 3 (3), Heat 3 (2), Celtics 2 (1), Pistons 2 (1), Nets 2, Mavericks 1 (1), Cavs 1, Magic 1, Sixers 1, Pacers 1, Thunder 1 = 12 different teams