John Wall:

[QUOTE=Akrazotile]Well, the owners havent done anything to my knowledge to purposely block the creation of a competing basketball league. They simply run the league they own, it's wildly popular, and anyone who wishes to pursue basketball as a lucrative career in America can either try to start their own league or play in the NBA for however many millions they can negotiate within the window outlined by the agreement the union and owners bargained.

The top players only "support" the union bc they feel like they have to and they dont want their peers pissed off at them. Ideally players like Lebron and Durant SHOULD be making 60 million a year, and players like Jerome James SHOULD NOT be have a fully guaranteed contract getting passed around from team to team while he provides them nothing of value on the court.

But the union leverages the power of its best performers, as all unions do, to make sure the weakest performers are over-compensated. Thats how unions work, thats how socialism works.

People as usual are trying to spin this as a class and even a covert racial injustice those big meanie billionaire owners are perpetrating, but the reality is those black ball players make more than the vast majority of all americans, white, black, yellow, of brown. But they are bound by terms their labor reps agree to, and those terms shift some of Kobe and CP3's value over to Shannon Brown and Matt Bonner.

It's not owner collusion, it's not unfair business practice, it's collectivism. Thats just what happens.[/QUOTE]

Yep. That's the trend in the US - don't reward excellence like Lebron James (relatively) - re-distribute wealth - bring up the lowest denominator. Thank God they haven't done affirmative action in the NBA - can you imagine if they wanted the NBA to be representative of the population (only 12% black) - we wouldn't get to see the best basketball players in the world.

[QUOTE=rmt]Yep. That's the trend in the US - don't reward excellence like Lebron James (relatively) - re-distribute wealth - bring up the lowest denominator. Thank God they haven't done affirmative action in the NBA - can you imagine if they wanted the NBA to be representative of the population (only 12% black) - we wouldn't get to see the best basketball players in the world.[/QUOTE]


It is funny how sports are now the only industry in America than can openly tout merit over diversity.

If a tech firm or a law practice or a bank claimed merit was more important than diversity, President Obama would probably hold a press conference to condemn them and John Oliver would produce an hour long expos

Just to add to this, Reggie Jackson is a very good player who has fallen into the pit of hate here on ISH for whatever reason. The dude can quite clearly play.

In fact he put up 18/9 during his time in Detroit, and that was during a mid season trade, a terrible shooting start and clearly in a situation where he still needs to adjust to life and teammates. Reggie is a up and comer and could be on or above Wall's level before he knows it. This coming from a Wall fan.

I think Reggie takes his game to the next level this season and does really well with these Pistons. They have some decent pieces there, and I think SVG being there long enough to impose his style will help too.

Credit the collective bargaining agreement and the salary cap jumping to $70 million when it was reset a few days ago after the league's audit of finances from the 2014-15 season. The market, and basic supply and demand, and the NBA having a champion (Golden State Warriors) who won using small-ball lineups have made guards even more valuable. The Detroit Pistons rewarded Jackson accordingly.

"That's what happens," Wall said. "But I'm happy for all those guys. To see anybody get the opportunity to live their dream out, get the opportunity to take care of their family when they can, it's a blessing."

Haters leave this quote out conveniently.:lol
thread over

Wall wasn't even salty. OP taking what he said out of context. :facepalm

[QUOTE=Relinquish]Wall wasn't even salty. OP taking what he said out of context. :facepalm[/QUOTE]
lie sounds better than the truth.:lol

[QUOTE=TripleA]

"That's what happens," Wall said. "But I'm happy for all those guys. To see anybody get the opportunity to live their dream out, get the opportunity to take care of their family when they can, it's a blessing."

Haters leave this quote out conveniently.:lol
thread over[/QUOTE]

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People in this thread :facepalm

[QUOTE=DeuceWallaces]Maybe that dumbass shouldn't have signed a long term deal. Maybe his agent can explain how the cap works before his next contract.[/QUOTE]

:facepalm

I like John Wall, but he needs to stop talking... especially about other peoples money.

[QUOTE=bdreason]I like John Wall, but he needs to stop talking... especially about other peoples money.[/QUOTE]

OP left out the important part of the quote.

"That's what happens," Wall said. "But I'm happy for all those guys. To see anybody get the opportunity to live their dream out, get the opportunity to take care of their family when they can, it's a blessing."


Wall wasn't even salty.

[QUOTE=Relinquish]OP left out the important part of the quote.

"That's what happens," Wall said. "But I'm happy for all those guys. To see anybody get the opportunity to live their dream out, get the opportunity to take care of their family when they can, it's a blessing."


Wall wasn't even salty.[/QUOTE]



He wasn't salty because he threw in a backhanded compliment?

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now you got people getting $85 million that haven’t made the All-Star [/U][/B](Game) or anything like that,[/QUOTE]


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That new CBA kicked in and they’re good now. [B][U]Reggie Jackson gets five years, $80 million. I’m getting the same as Reggie Jackson[/U][/B].”[/QUOTE]





Sounds kind of salty, otherwise why bring it up, or even moreso, bring up any specific player.

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"F**k that guy, but hey, good for him."
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The first part of what he said makes you completely doubt the sincerity of the second part of it. It all just comes off as kind of passive aggressive.

[QUOTE=FreezingTsmoove]Holy shit John Wall is officially moved to Alpha
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Lol no. He's just salty.

wrong thread

are human garbage poeple like wall thinking just 1 minute about the real life outside the nba? the average salary outside the nba? and now complaining? with his contract and sponsoring-deals? he is young, in a couple of years he will get his 145 mio deal.

just sad...just sad

you know your good when you get hated for the stupidest things.:lol