Dwyane Wade wants to get paid for playing for Team USA

You know some people on this board gets whipped up into a frenzy over quotes. That's the biggest thing, he never actually said it. Even if he did, there's nothing wrong with that perception.

 

Whatever you say Mr. Morally Upstanding Real Western Man.

 

They complain about pay, because they help make millions and millions of dollars for the IOC and FIBA, a sum that would be far less if non "pros" werent' allowed. Or else you can telll me the last time you watched a FIBA juniors event. Right.

So many people have been brainwashed by the NCAA/IOC version of "amateurism".

This, once again, is largely is a 20th century-ish invention (arguably late 19th) - the ancient Greek city states would reward their champions in many cases.

Now it just serves as a pretext to redistribute revenue away from those who generate the lion's share of it.

 

I suppose he just wants to make up the $$$ they lost during the lockout...

 

Immature comment by wade, playing for your country gives you honor no amount of money can buy.

 

Sam, your argument is basically the same as those of the pro-player camp during the lockout. It's hard to sell sympathy for millionaires whining for not making enough money. It's even more so when they are perceived to be whining against patriotic honor.

 

If you look at the game attire sales and advert/tv revenue it's not an ignorant statement to want some of the share. Some of you guys are forgetting that these guys are playing voluntarily and could be injured in the Olympics, missing games/months/complete season or ending their career. See part of the payment as insurance money for the player.

 

If Wade's PR team is smart, they should've tried to get some sponsor deals for the Olympics and donate part of the proceedings to other US athletes to sponsor their trip.

Wade most certainly don't have to actually go play. But if he wants to make money, he needs to find ways to do this besides asking for some sort of salary.

 

I have no problem with Wade saying it. He's not going to get it, but let the man speak his mind. Now if LerBon says it, then we can criticize him because it's only fair.

Does the quote imply financial compensation? Or maybe he's talking about poontang compensation or something else.

 

Think about all the jobs it would create if he were payed as much as he wants to play for the US Olympic Team!

COLLEGE PLAYERS!

 

In the World Cup almost all countries pay there players decent amount of money some for qualifying, some for reaching a certain round.

Heck my country's national team received almost 40 000 BD (almost 130 000 Dollars), A Car and a Villa for nearly qualifying for the World Cup but most of those players were not professional and the one's playing professionally were playing for an NBA minimum

Paying the Dream team for winning a Gold Medal isn't that far fetched of an idea, but dont know if I would do in the country's current state

 

What do you mean he didn't say it? How else would you interpret that?

 

...it's actually not. Players and Owners argued over who got what share the pie, but owners didn't trot out the hokey pretext that players shouldn't be compensated at all (and a bunch of sports bureaucrats should...) out of the spirit of amateurism.

Furthermore, people weren't apt to sympathize with the players during becuase they're far more visible (and thus enviable) than the Owners. If Donald Sterling was as visible as Wade, who do you think public opinion would favor?

Same goes for the clowns who run teh IOC and FIBA. The Oly basketball tournament and WC's now make hundreds of millions more for FIBA than it did pre-NBA - I suspsect people would be far more sympathetic to the players if they knew that Jacques Rogge was living it up in Sardinia or whatever thanks to Dwyane and LeBron.

 

This.. let the people who want to be there to represent their country go to the Olympics.

 

Oh lookie, how quickly he apologized. :grin:

http://espn.go.com/nba/conversations/_/id/7805591/miami-heat-dwyane-wade-backs-compensation-olympics

 

It should be an honor to represent the country that makes it possible for these players to make millions of dollars for playing a sport in the first place. You idiots already make millions. Maybe doing this for your country and for pride would be payment enough? Cut him! I don't want him to represent my country

The nba should fine him for making a stupid comment to represent the nba.

 

He didn't really apologize, he stood to his point and backed it up. I see nothing wrong with his statements.

 

Especially since he earns them probably 10 times that.

 

Reading comprehension is lacking on the board at times.

 

From practice, Dwyane Wade on Olympics: "We're not playing for the dollar but it would be nice if we were to get compensated.''


That's the problem . . . INTERPRETATION or IMPLIED MEANING, alot of posters are jumping on his back for complaining. It seems like interpretations are coming with personal biases and opinions. Especially Bloop's critic of how players are going to use their money and ETHICAL our traditions have been when it comes to the Olympics. People often complain about the corruption in college basketball and football, neither one holds a candle to the corruption in the Olympics. It's not quite an issue for pro level players, but amateurs definitely. They are susceptible to corruption, and do experience such.

http://www.olympicssuck.com/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/04/olympics-gambling-2010-vancouver
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/s...rea-confronts-dirty-secret-of-its-sports.html
http://www.lbc.co.uk/bookies-to-help-beat-olympic-betting-corruption-52504
http://www.online-betting.me.uk/blo...keep-london-2012-betting-practices-clean.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ol...one-could-gamble-25m-on-Beijing-Olympics.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8798855.stm



He just said that he would not be against the benefit of getting paid for the Olympics, that's all he say. He did not go off into any debates or arguments, and say that players needed to be paid.

He did not say he would not or will not play, if he did not get paid.

He never asked or demanded that players should paid in the Olympics.

He did not say he would boycott the Olympics.

He did not say anything about IOC and FIBA making a fortune on these games.

He simply said "It would be nice to get paid for this." He simply wished that there was an added benefit, while you cannot say that he is criticizing the current system (free play) or is feels that current system (of free play) is adequate. Personally for most of the olympians, not just the pro basketball players, that paying them would weed out alot of corruption.


This board overreacts about alot of these things and trying crucify individuals, even Morey calling our players "assets" was overblown. Players are assets. The only problem in that is how people perceived that. That's not our GM's fault, because he did not and does not emphasize that word. Moreover, it's true our players are assets . . .what other assets do teams have, besides money?