"The league handed out fines of $35,000 each on Thursday to Boston Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace,...

"The league handed out fines of $35,000 each on Thursday to Boston Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace, Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and Orlando forward Matt Barnes for publicly criticizing officials. "

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It just hit home to me oddly that that's more than I make in a year by about $10k....and if that doesn't tell you everything that is wrong about the income of proffesional athletes i don't know what will.

Good thing this goes to charity at least.

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what they do genereates millions of dollars for owners, and thus they get paid millions of dollars. What is so bad?

It just hit home to me oddly that that’s more than I make in a year by about $10k….and if that doesn’t tell you everything that is wrong about the income of proffesional athletes i don’t know what will.

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
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by thomasikehara on Apr 22, 2010 10:25 PM PDT reply actions

At least not everything was gloom and doom tonight

Sweet!

and

sweet!

Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!

by axel360 on Apr 22, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

yes! very happy with the draft

so glad we didnt take Clausen

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
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come back brandon

by thomasikehara on Apr 22, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Isn't he still available?

We might take him yet :)

Nice picks, though. I had been pulling for Okung since the fall

Holding out for Hedo

by T$ 225 on Apr 23, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Somehow Clausen is still available

I am a huge Clausen guy. I think he’s better than Bradford. Hope we can trade up and get him.

That being said, Earl Thomas is awesome.

Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!

by axel360 on Apr 23, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah I would put him right up there with Brady Quinn... lol

by Escrote on Apr 23, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

That's not fair

just because Quinn was a bust and went to the same college, doesn’t mean Clausen will follow suit.

Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!

by axel360 on Apr 23, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions

THey should never have gotten up into the millions to begin with is the point.

Decades ago in the 60s no one saw salaries like this.

Same can be said with CEOs of major companies, their salaries went up by what, 40times in some cases while working/middle class see no benefit?

Or worse yet employees on those very companies see how much bonus compared to the big dogs?

It’s just sick and wrong the rampant greed, short sightnedness and other issues.

And claiming lipservice charity tax right offs as balancing it out doesn’t fly with me either.

OSU '06
Trade for Gerald Wallace!!

by TyboOSU on Apr 24, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions

They're paid what the market will bare.

It’s the world we live in.

"Ain't nothin' in this world for free."

by Arby on Apr 22, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions

doesn't make it acceptable or right in any respect other than free market value.

OSU '06
Trade for Gerald Wallace!!

by TyboOSU on Apr 24, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions

What's really wrong

Is the way tyrant stern stifles legitimate complaints.

by jigglyai on Apr 22, 2010 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

I really want a new commissioner

commissioner… commissioner…. commissioner…..commi~~ssioner~~

"Miller doesn't fit with Portland. He'll never fit. You know it. I know it. The Blazers players know it." - John Canzano Jan 7th, 2010

by Dirty Socks on Apr 23, 2010 12:14 AM PDT reply actions

Smug little prick

Just about every thing that this guy does pisses me off. The way he reacts is like the guy that gets really pissed off when you call him out for cheating in what ever game youre playing even though everyone (including him) knows he’s wrong. That and he is never willing to answer questions about stuff like why he was so friendly with Bennett and so eager and willing to get to sonics out of seattle. I also like how he says the complaining is detremental to the product they put on the floor. The problem with that statement is that just about every fan can see that the refs are biased toward certain players and teams. That being said I can’t stop watching the damn sport…

by Merickel on Apr 23, 2010 1:17 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs

Hear hear

That guy is so full of himself!

by jigglyai on Apr 23, 2010 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions

If the refs suck

(and they certainly do) someone has to say something.

Personally I have become numb to the refs in the NBA. You just have to take it for granted that fouls will be called (for the most part) utterly randomly unless they involve players who boost t-shirt sales.

we can still win........

by RastaMonsta on Apr 23, 2010 12:34 PM PDT reply actions