Revenues may be at an all-time high, but if the owners collectively lost $300mm, then their expenses are even higher.
If the tweets bear out, this would be the second time in a calendar year that removing Kessler from the talks led to a labor agreement. Thankfully, he never made it into the MLB negotiations...coincidence they settled up well before the season started?
I'll fix it. Well guys, looks like we're not gonna have a season afterall. also the rockets aren't going to get a good pick. hence we're not going to win a championship next season.
I feel like a little kid on a road trip every time I check this thread. Are we there yet?? Are we there yet?? I keep getting the same response. But I know we gotta be close. Are we there yet??
Dream-teaming isn't killing the NBA, as the other poster said the NBA has skyrocketed because of so-called dream teams. MJ and his bulls vs bad boy pistons, Magic-jabbar vs Celt's big 3, the NBA has always revolved around a beast from the east vs best from the west concept. Rather, what's making the teams lose their fanbase is that the small market teams make these FA mistakes and it takes them 5-10 years to recover from it. All of the loser teams are the ones who signed FAs to crazy contracts, like Atlanta or Wiz paying JJ/Arenas the max. The resulting environment is only a few teams are desirable to Franchise FAs, because the other teams are tied down by crappy players. If NBA teams can hit a reset button as quickly as teams in the NFL, you'd have a more dynamic environment to play in, and you'll find the big city markets will have less and less bargaining power. Just look at San Antonio, its one of the small markets, yet they attract a lot of FAs simply because they have a winning culture.
