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Assumption: 72 games this season, 125M tax line next season

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by BigBum, Mar 21, 2020.

  1. BigBum

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    1 For some reasons, nba have 72 games this season. Do you think 72 games this season is easier to win the playoffs?

    2. due to CorinaVirus, The cap projection could drop down to $103 million, and luxury tax line could drop to 125 million next season. GSW are going to use 17 million TE, and Clippers could pay 80 million luxury tax to keep everyone next season.
    Lakers are too old next decade. Mavs are not good enough.

    My prediction is there will be 3 championship contenders Next decade 2021 to 2029: Rockets, GSW, Clippers

    Small markets are not going to pay big tax.
     
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    After Harden regres Rockets will be done with contetion and back to fighting for playoffs
     
  3. magichat281

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    less than that.Kiss the season good bye. its gonna get worse before it gets better. We have until mid april to finish games. The nba has to give 9 seed teams a chance fight back to playoffs they cant start the playoffs right away. Also they cant collide with other sports while on network to mess up their viewer ratings. This season is long gone. Wait till next year. No playoffs this year.
     
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    they can do whatever they want. viewership will be at an all time high with the entire world stuck at home. don't be naive
     
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    So this is what a quarantined big bum thread looks like
     
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    what they gonna do play the rockets and astros on the same channel? they have their rights an paid their rent for air time you and idiot. SMH.
     
  7. magichat281

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    Know business then talk. They paid to be aired on tv they cant steal each others airtime. MLB has to get what they agreed on contract with fsn. You cant just air whenever want to air on tv.
     
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    I think this is the truth. There's not enough time to finish the season. The virus situation is going to get worse and I don't see how they can squeeze in that many more games when the situation gets safer. Maybe if they agree to go to 5 games in the playoffs then there's a chance. If it takes a month before we can play games again then that takes us almost to May. It would take another 2.5 weeks to play 8 more games or so. That puts it near the end of May. Play 5 game series and it wraps sometime near the beginning of college football? That's probably the BEST CASE SCENARIO. I could see it being canceled altogether.
     
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    There are links inside that link that makes the estimates

     
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  11. BigBum

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    Tilman has 2 options

    Option 1, do whatever it takes and at all costs.
    pay 50 million tax by giving one year 8 million to Rivers and Pack Gordon for a 30 million big man, then use 6 million MLE.p to sign a shooter.

    option 2, share luxury tax profit
    GSW and Clippers pay 80 million tax each next season, share 160 million tax profit by dumping Gordon and Rivers salary, then sign undrafted players.
     
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    You know they have more than one channel ?
     
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    Idk about Rockets being contenders for the whole decade. The core we have now has maybe another 2 seasons max., and even then GSW and the Clips are better positioned...
     
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    BigBum's threads are self-isolating.
     
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    Regular season is over. Finals may be midseason next year to keep Silver happy with a tournament.
     
  17. magichat281

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    Do you know there’s always more than one sport playing. Hockey little leagues soccer high school sports college sports etc everyone is set with schedule. You can’t just steal people air time. You’re a douche. People have contracts and paid their money you can’t say hey nba been prolonged let me give you back your money and cancel your showings for the year.
     
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    Yeah fsb got a lot of sports to cover all the little leagues high school to college to the professional and international. Nba takes a lot air time up I don’t see it done unless it’s by end this month. I know they have few channels but that’s a lot of sports to cover with basketball season.
     
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    Only way this works out is nbatv makes it free. For rest season for everyone. Then they can extend the year.
     
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    I watched the NBA tv Blazers vs Rockets game 6 today (yes the ending still hurts) and noticed Harden used to be a lot quicker when driving.

    Harden has really slowed down over the years and heading into his 30s.

    With such a cheap owner at the head, I'm almost sure he will milk our superstars as much as possible while avoiding the tax every year.
     
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