Comments on: Why the NBA Needs a Hard Cap

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:22:47 +0000

I am hoping more fans will jump on my BANDWAGON(word “BANDWAGON” WAS MISSPELLED IN A PREVIOUS POST) and form sports or exercise groups with friends or family members and tell the NBA OWNERS AND PLAYERS “LET’S SEE WHAT YOU GUYS CAN DO WITHOUT THE FANS’ MONEY!” A HARD CAP IS BADLY NEEDED TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD IN THE NBA.

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:16:53 +0000

I am hoping MORE fans will jump on MY banwagon as I enjoy sports I can participate in myself. I also hope more fans will BOYCOTT THE NBA AND THE PLAYERS AND THEIR UNION as the recession our country is in worsens WITHOUT EVER GETTING BETTER! I hope more NBA OWNERS WILL BE MADE TO SEE THEIR FOLLY IN PAYING GUARANTEED CONTRACTS TO PLAYERS WHO HAVE YET TO PROVE THEMSELVES WORTHY OF A BIGGER, MORE LUCRATIVE CONTRACT.

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:02:34 +0000

I’d want to see a BOYCOTT BY NBA FANS WHO WILL SAY “NO MORE NBA!” IF LOCKOUT LASTS LONGER THAN DECEMBER 1,2011(AND EVEN IF IT ENDS BEFORE THEN)! IT WOULD SERVE THE PLAYERS AND THEIR UNION RIGHT IF FANS STAYED AWAY FROM THE NBA LONGER THAN THE FANS STAYED AWAY AFTER THE LAST NBA LOCKOUT! THERE SHOULD BE NOBODY holding the owners’ feet to the fire;let the players who have gone overseas continue playing basketball there. And if others go abroad, LET THEM PLAY BASKETBALL OVERSEAS! Who knows? Playing overseas may actually be of some benefit to the players AND to the NBA!

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:23:12 +0000

A BOYCOTT OF THE NBA IS PRECISELY WHAT FANS SHOULD DO IF THE NBA SEASON IS LOST(AND EVEN IF A DEAL IS REACHED BY BOTH SIDES), IF NO DEAD IS REACHED BEFORE 1/1/2012. FANS SHOULD PLAY SPORTS THEMSELVES OR WATCH SOMETHING OTHER THAN NBA GAMES(ALSO INCLUDED SHOULD BE A BOYCOTT OF ALL NBA MERCHANDISE) EVEN IF THE LOCKOUT ENDS!

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:17:34 +0000

A HARD CAP IS BADLY NEEDED IN THE NBA. I COULDN’T CARE LESS ABOUT HOW SHORT THE PLAYERS’ CAREERS ARE. I SEE AT LEAST THREE UNFORTUNATE RESULTS IF THE SEASON GOES DOWN THE TUBES:
1.College students playing basketball in college will STAY in college and opt to get degrees which will help them in fields of endeavor OTHER THAN the NBA;
2.Concession workers and others whose jobs depend on an NBA season that fails to materialize will turn against the NBA;
3.FANS WILL BOYCOTT THE NBA IF THE 2011-2012 NBA SEASON IS LOST.

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:27:16 +0000

I am in favor of a HARD CAP (or anything else that will send the following message to the players and owners): If you guys don’t get together soon and hammer out something that lets the FANS see basketball and soon, IT WILL BE YOUR OWN FAULT IF THE FANS LOSE INTEREST! The fans DO NOT have limitless patience, NOR SHOULD THEY. I DIRECT MY COMMENTS TO THE NBA OWNERS AND PLAYERS.

By: Peter M. Arel

Peter M. Arel — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:48:08 +0000

I favor a hard cap that KEEPS the players who have been unjustly reaping the rewards from continuing to do so. Make these players WORK FOR PEANUTS FOREVER or leave and go play basketball elsewhere.PENALIZE BOTH SIDES for taking awa the fans’ basketball for the better part of one season. The fans themselves MUST UNITE and say “WE’RE NOT GOING TO PAY RANSOM FOR BASKETBALL ANYMORE!” and they must send that message tio both players and owners!

By: Robbie

Robbie — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:27:20 +0000

The biggest problem with the hard cap is that is shortens players’ careers. The NFL’s big problem is that the average career of a player is only about 3-4 years. All that hard work the players put in over their lives and they are retired by age 26? That’s not right… With the current soft-cap, teams are encouraged to put vets on their teams because they have an unlimited amount of veterans’ minimum salaries. They can pay the 1.whatever million to sign a veteran to a one or two year contract, so the vets can stay in the league. However, with a hard cap, if you don’t think you have enough room to fit a Theo Ratliff on your team, then effectively, you’re ending his career because the cap makes you incapable of making room for him. Same problem with teams having franchise players and keeping them throughout their careers. With the current CBA, you can exceed the cap to sign your own player, but in a hard-cap, players have no incentive to stay with their team because their team can only offer as much money as any other team. So in fact, it wouldn’t create fairness or less talent difference between Memphis and LA, because players like Rudy Gay wouldn’t stay to get paid, but instead leave because he can get paid the same elsewhere. Small market teams who draft well would not appeal any more to their FA’s than large markets, so there’s nothing keeping the players from flocking to Miami or LA or NY without the certainty of a huge paycut. The hard-cap is bad for fans, owners, and players, and should not even be considered as a viable option.

By: randy nailling

randy nailling — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:03:18 +0000

Tim,
Enjoyed the article.You make a lot of valid,interesting points.One point I’m having trouble understanding
is the Dirk N. is just an average player comment.Oh well,you’re not the first to make that false evaluation.
Look forward to more articles-thanks

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