The Upcoming CBA: One Point of View

Very thorough article by Tim Donahue.

There’s a lot of stuff here, but…for me…it really all comes down to the hard cap. A hard cap will not be a silver bullet that will solve all of the NBA’s problems, but I’m not foolish enough to want to try to solve all of the NBA’s problems. It is, however, the simplest, most effective way to take the biggest step towards this well articulated goal:

"a system in which all 30 teams can compete, and, if they are well-managed, to make a profit." – NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, April 15, 2011

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this has been mentioned in detail in previous Fanshots

http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/5/12/2168313/nba-proposes-delayed-hard-cap-lower-rookie-scale#comments

http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/5/12/2167071/latest-cba-offer-looks-like-brandon-roy-rule-will-likely-happen#comments

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by thankyouforblaze on May 13, 2011 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

Both of those posts are in relation to Stein's article.

This is a different story from today. Try reading it.

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by ericking on May 13, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, the link is to an article that hasn't been mentioned before

It’s from a Pacers blogger with a background in financial analysis, and his small-market viewpoint is of interest. It looks dense and long — I’m going to dive in when I have a few minutes . . .

by Corvid on May 13, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Very good read, and really good analysis.

Even has a shout out to Dave’s post about revenue sharing. What else could you ask for?

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by BubbaJackson on May 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

Don't really want the NBA to go in this direction

It would, to some extent, penalize teams that develop players and make good decisions from keeping them and seeing them flourish withing their system – with a hard cap you will likely won’t see great teams staying together – can’t afford it. Like the NFL, the Steelers of the 70’s will be gone – the Celtics and Lakers of the 80’s may have had to be broken up – can’t keep them all.

A dynasty in the NFL (Patriots and Colts are the closest the NFL has had in the last 10-15 years) are rare and only last a few years (Patriots and Colts are the exception – they have had a great system and QB and have been able to replace players who have left).

When looking at the Blazers, let’s say Oden and Brandon have been heatlhy, Brandon got the Max, LMA got close to a max, could you afford Greg, and if you did you definately couldn’t afford a talented PG or SF – if Batum was to ever develop you’d have to let him go – wouldn’t be able to get a Wallace and if you ever got a PG of the future, you would have to hope he wasn’t too good, because he too would be gone.

by KevNW on May 14, 2011 11:59 PM PDT reply actions