this is fucking stupid. if the owners want smaller contracts, maybe they should try giving players smaller contracts.
The whole point, is to "protect" the Sterlings from the big bullies like Cuban and Allen. It isn't enough for them to cut spending - they want to force *everybody* to cut spending.
I actually enjoy watching Olympic basketball much more than the NBA. If most of the stars went over to Europe and those games were televised, I would watch. Of course, those guys would get a rude awakening about officiating.
Right. And Sterling is the only idiot who outright refuses to pay good players decent money. The NBA is pretty dumb if they're going to follow the lead of the Clippers' owner. That being said, I might not mind a hard cap considering - as a Trail Blazer fan - I know that eventually, Paul Allen will not be the team's owner. I don't know who the subsequent owner will be, but it's very possible it'll be someone with a lot less money. If that happens, I like the idea of a lower salary scale. But for right now - it sucks!
It isn't as biased. Yao Ming sucks in Olympic basketball. The refs don't influence the game as much. I really enjoyed watching Spain in the Olympics.
Stern wants to redefine BRI and limit salaries to 45% (currently, players get 57% of BRI). I think that, more than any "hard cap", is going to be what sends Hunter and the NBAPA through the roof.
With $8m as star money there is no way Rudy would have came over with that cap. Drafting Euro's will be dead if this happens. The ACB will be 'the spot.'
The owners will try to pass it, players union will say haha fuck you, perhaps they meet in the middle on non-guaranteed contracts.
