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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by bagelred
Wow, there's alot of really small thinkers in this thread.
You really think it would be that hard to start a new league? You create an organizing body of really smart business types to make it happen. The players don't run the league. They hire smart people to do it for them.
You don't think investors would line up to help this new league get on its feet?
They already have the most imporant part of a league...THE PLAYERS....essentially THE CONTENT. Some TV deals, arena deals, sponsorships, investors....it'll take work and take a few years to work out the kinks, but ultimately better for players in long run.
Think differently.
Its legally impossible. It can't happen.
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by Sarcastic
The Hornets actually would have numerous buyers if the NBA would allow them to move from New Orleans.
4-5 would keep it there
http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss..._says_4_o.html
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Stare
Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by G-train
Its legally impossible. It can't happen.
Wait.....what? What are you talking about?
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by bagelred
Wait.....what? What are you talking about?
Without having to go into all the legalities, it would end up in court and the NBA would win.
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Nuggets/Avs/Broncos.
Re: Players Owned League
Wow, there's alot of really small thinkers in this thread.
It's called being realistic.
You really think it would be that hard to start a new league? You create an organizing body of really smart business types to make it happen. The players don't run the league. They hire smart people to do it for them.
You don't think investors would line up to help this new league get on its feet?
They already have the most imporant part of a league...THE PLAYERS....essentially THE CONTENT. Some TV deals, arena deals, sponsorships, investors....it'll take work and take a few years to work out the kinks, but ultimately better for players in long run.
The "really smart business types" would know how risky it is. Period. There's a reason it hasn't been done. There's been scandals, expansions. Stern is universally hated by the basketball fans. A ref went to jail for fixing games. You don't think it hasn't crossed the minds of people like Marc Cuban? There's a reason why nobody has seriously attempted.
You are sooooo far off with the players being the most important part. It's like a car. Every single part plays it's role and is needed. Look at the offseason, the drew league and all these games. There's your talent. You need established refs, venue's, scoutings, medical staff, a commish who's ran a league and knows what he's doing. You'd have the same questions of player salaries. Good luck getting everybody to agree on that in a brand new league.
Owners and players both need eachother. Like I said earlier people downplay the value of an organized sports league. There's a reason why people don't go out and make there own MLB|NBA|NFL.
You just need to actually think. You don't think the NBA isn't going to do anything about it? They would cave there lockout. Owners would be handing out contracts within minutes. The NBA has 30 franchises. A new league? Be lucky to get 10 teams to start off. Good luck getting investors to throw there money into alot of these markets, esp with NBA teams to compete with from the start.
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
A practical reason why this cant happen is that the NBA has the rights to pretty much all the arenas.
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
They wouldn't get a TV contract of any value either, as a large network would ruin their relationship with NBA in doing so.
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
Players would leave, but then other players would stay and vote in an agreement. Including the best players, who would get 1/20 of the salary they would get in a new league compared to even the worst case scenario with the NBA.
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Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by Kevin_Gamble
Right, because the only way to fly anywhere is to build your own airplane.
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Free Kosovo
Re: Players Owned League
lol there will be no more NBA ...
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Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by bagelred
Yes, Pegasus they would have to build planes....as well as building factories to make the basketballs.
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Players Owned League
@ there being so many risks. The teams appreciate at about 7-10% in bad markets in a bad economy. The only hard thing would be to come up with the capital.
This country has already had 2 basketball leagues competing against each at the same time. If a new league could get all the superstar players to defect away from the NBA, then the NBA would be completely dead.
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5-time NBA All-Star
Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by Sarcastic
@ there being so many risks. The teams appreciate at about 7-10% in bad markets in a bad economy. The only hard thing would be to come up with the capital.
This country has already had 2 basketball leagues competing against each at the same time. If a new league could get all the superstar players to defect away from the NBA, then the NBA would be completely dead.
The superstars would rather play for 30% BRI in current league than the income they would make in a new one.
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Go CELTICS!
Re: Players Owned League
It's comeback time....................
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Players Owned League
Originally Posted by G-train
The superstars would rather play for 30% BRI in current league than the income they would make in a new one.
30% of BRI is 1.2 billion. You think a new league would be worse than NHL?
You're absolutely clueless.
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