Right... let's not address the real issue, which is the length of the season. No, that would mean revenue losses. We must make them play, dammit! Real swell, Adam. Real swell.
Players earning more money and it seems like there getting more lazy as time goes on. Had a feeling that was gonna happen once the salaries went up. I havent really watched any games like i used too and that all star game really turned me away.
I agree. How long have we been playing 82 games? Silver has continued to bend over backwards since the moment he took office and they keep asking for more and more. The problem is that these guys have 20 million a year to work for now and they're not willing to risk that. It hurts competitiveness in so many areas. These guys might not want to hear it, but it's true. Players from past generations who played for less had less to lose.
Definition of a shooting star in the night sky. Amazing to look at and watch, but is quickly gone. To be fair I was talking with a big 76ers fan of mine and he was saying that this surgery was expected from everything he's been hearing from 76ers beat writers and insiders
Saw this on twitter the other night and didn't know where to post this but wanted to make sure people saw it. Every young man and or athlete should watch this. Everyone talks about the winning streak and all the championships UCONN Women's Basketball team wins, but it starts with how you want to build your program and the things your Head Coach his coaching staff look for in their players to build a foundation that lasts. One link on Facebook had this viewed over 30 million times already.
i don't disagree with auriemma, but his acknowledged counterpoint looms large: he has the luxury of enforcing such things. the interesting question for the nba is causal direction--if you give a coach that kind of power, can you build a better program than others with more talent? some would argue SA has done that. the counter there is: you tanked to get tim duncan, then got to build culture really easily. still, though, they drafted leonard, parker, ginobili, all with much lower picks than their career production. that's a huge understatement. they know something others don't. what is it? watching philly lately, they're winning and competing with their less-talented guys. all the years spent chasing stars via losing, then people claim hinkie's (d******ed) philosophy worked because joel embiid had a good 30 game stretch and the lotto balls finally bounced their way with simmons. but really, they changed management and philosophy, started putting guys on the floor that cared about winning, and...they're winning more. anyway, back on topic: his example about proper pivot feet is exactly what i'm talking about. the lakers have a team full of guys who don't know how to set screens, close out on shooters, and read the weak side on either end. this starts before they get there. i can empathize as a college prof who sees students woefully under-prepared by what has come before. in my job, you just work with what you've got, but in the nba, maybe you have the power to change with whom you're working. but not to the extent that auriemma does.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19059187/new-york-knicks-derrick-rose-season-torn-left-meniscus And the dude wants a max contract this upcoming summer.
Funny picture, but I do feel bad for him. Seems like a great guy. Get well soon D. Rose. The league is better with you in it.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-bas...330/patrick-ewing-georgetown-head-coach-hired Sure we pay our recruits a lot of money under the table but they have to spend a Lot of it too.
They've extended it already. And I promise it's more the players that don't want less games. They want their cake and eat it too.
