lol Kinda unfair. The business advantages will go to where the stands are set up at. Lin would more than likely set his up in ChinaTown. Harden will probably set up in BigBootieTown.
One of the more overused and unproven pro Lin arguments used during his time here. Fact is we already had a fair amount of Asian sponsorships before Lin even got here. I highly doubt his sponsorships and in arena merchandise sales came close to covering even just his 2 years here at about 10 million in salary. I will agree that the move was made strictly for cap space for bosh. Sucks we didn't get bosh, but we still have avenues to improve the team through that Lin trade exception.
This is just speculation on your part. You don't what money, if any, was brought in by any Taiwanese sponsors or what the terms of any sponsors would have been including whether or not they could be nullified if Lin was traded. Dropping a $15 million contract most certainly helps Les financially. You just pulled all of this out of thin air.
Even without the sponsorships/marketing dollars, you really don't think Lin was worth 2yrs/$10mil? You can argue that he's not worth the 3yr/$25 million which I think most people would agree with, but for the Rockets to pay $10 million in 2 years for a solid rotational player is a decent deal.
What are you talking about? When Lin switches teams, the street vendors quickly sell kids some fake Lakers jerseys to add to their collection of fake Rockets and fake Knicks jerseys. Don't forget the decrease in crime because Lin promotes a religiously clean image to fans so they won't go beat up people or loot stores for some nike shoes. oh, don't forget volvo, the official car of the houston rocket fan.
I said nothing about him being worth it. 5 mil a year is fine, although I don't look at it like that. To me he was 8.37 a year, I don't care about the checks Les cuts, I worry about the cap hit. At 8.37 a year it think he was fine for year 1, but underperformed to that number the 2nd year. The guy claimed his sponsorships would cover the 15 million dollar balloon payment. I don't think the money he brought in even covered the 10 million over the first 2 years.
Most anything Lin brought in revenues are equally shared by the whole league any way. Hopefully he brings in even more revenue by being a Laker. We don't have to pay that huge salary and we make even more money off Lin. Seems to me it was a win win strategy by all concerned.
Don’t you see those Chinese language signs at Toyota Center? Didn’t they mean money in Les’s pocket? Won’t they all disappear this year? Set forth below is a brief sampling of the objective evidence that in 2012 and 2013, Lin meant money in Les’s pocket. The o-n-l-y reason why Morey gave away Lin to the Lakers for nothing was so that M-o-r-e-y would have cap space. It had nothing whatsoever to do with saving Les money. 1. 8/8/12: Maxxis Tires, a tire brand whose global headquarters are based in Taiwan, announced Tuesday afternoon that it would become a sponsor of Lin's new team, the Houston Rockets. The company says it will be guaranteed one minute of television exposure through courtside LED signage during Rockets home games and, as part of its contract, gets to sponsor a promotional night. This past February, as the Asian-American point guard captivated the nation, Maxxis signed a deal with the Knicks. 2. 10/8/13: The Houston Rockets have teamed up with the fourth largest mobile phone vendor in the world, naming ZTE their official smartphone for the 2013-14 NBA season. Marking ZTE’s first major promotional breakthrough in the United States, this partnership capitalizes on the promising future of both organizations. Chinese-based ZTE was founded in 1985 to provide sophisticated yet affordable communication devices to the public. 3. 10/28/13: The NBA Global Games’ visit to Taiwan gave tyre manufacturer Kenda the ideal opportunity to meet up with the franchise it sponsors, Houston Rockets, and its star player Jeremy Lin.
I hate to break it to you newbs , the Rockets have chinese ads for a long time . See we actually had a Chinese guy on this team who was actually an all star.
What are the terms and dollar amounts? Is it a year to year sponsorship? Multiple years? Without more information you have no idea what Les saved or didn't save.
Duh. Lin is like the James Iha of the organization. it's a Siamese dream, makes everybody else smash pumpkins.
Clutch.....please take two minutes of your time to explain what I have done to be banned by your site??? This is a Rockets forum and I have written a thread that has nothing in it worthy of banishment. Feel free to e-mail me directly if you don't want to discuss in a public forum.
The simple fact of the matter is that the Franchise value of the Rockets has climbed significantly in 2013 and 2014. One can posture that it is due to Lin, however it is more likely due to the subsequent additions of all-stars in Harden, and Howard. http://www.statista.com/statistics/194655/franchise-value-of-the-houston-rockets/
As you probably know, Taiwan no longer likes the Rockets. All of the Taiwan sponsors of the Rockets will pull out as soon as legally possible. Though I am not privy to actual figures, there’s no way that Les would allow Taiwan companies to do advertising regarding the Rockets without charging them significant fees. Note also that Les has been trying to market his fine wine in eastern Asia. Les can now forget about selling any of his fine wine in Taiwan, that’s for sure. True, things aren’t so clear yet in mainland China. But consider that the most popular NBA athlete in mainland China this year is Jeremy Lin, and the second most popular NBA athlete in mainland China this year is fellow Laker Kobe Bryant. It seems likely that soon, if not already, mainland China will be, like Taiwan, rooting for Jeremy Lin and the Lakers, while having nary a further thought for the Houston Rockets. I know that people on Clutch Fans love to claim that there are innumerable flaws in Lin’s basketball skills. But be that as it may, Morey’s decision to give Lin to the Lakers for nothing is costing Les big bucks, big time, and has no rationale whatsoever other than creating cap space for Morey.
