Re: CBA/Lockout Discussion Thread
1. Marketing players in large markets was started in 1980 by CBS to deal with low ratings. It was stolen from NBC who did that for there college basketball coverage at the time. Larry vs Magic is wrongfully credited to Stern when he had nothing to do with it. NBC pined that phrase in 1979. 5 years before we knew who David Stern was.
2. You seem to think that expanding the brand of small markets equal more money. How when revenue is generated by marketshare/population. Your never going to convince large markets to watch small markets. We have 40 years of Neilsen ratings to back that up. Large markets only watch large market teams. a 20 share in Memphis with 605,000 people isn't the same as 20 share in New York that has 19 million people or LA that has 9 million people. featuring Memphis means you left millions of dollars on the table. The NBA takes in more revenue from Toronto market then the San Antonio market simply because Toronto is the 4th largest market in North America. Wins & Losses dont matter in the big picture, that only effects unshared revenue.
3. The dress code was to appease the people in premium seating because they are the only ones that matter. Unless your a season/premium seat ticketholder, you dont matter. Hardcore fans are just too stupid to realize this.
4. You can cut bad players but you still have to pay them. This wasn't a problem until contracts became guaranteed. Only the elite players left college early in the 80's and early 90's. A lazy dope like Chris Washburn was done in 2 years eventhough he was the 3rd pick in the draft. In todays NBA he would be around at least 6-7 years. See Kwame Brown as a example.
5. Never believe a owner who claims losses without opening his books. See former Eagles owner Leonard Tose as an example. He wanted to move the team due to financial losses. He was losing money technically. If you factor in he was paying himself 25M a year plus his gambling binges where he lost between 14-23M at a time.
1. Marketing players in large markets was started in 1980 by CBS to deal with low ratings. It was stolen from NBC who did that for there college basketball coverage at the time. Larry vs Magic is wrongfully credited to Stern when he had nothing to do with it. NBC pined that phrase in 1979. 5 years before we knew who David Stern was.
2. You seem to think that expanding the brand of small markets equal more money. How when revenue is generated by marketshare/population. Your never going to convince large markets to watch small markets. We have 40 years of Neilsen ratings to back that up. Large markets only watch large market teams. a 20 share in Memphis with 605,000 people isn't the same as 20 share in New York that has 19 million people or LA that has 9 million people. featuring Memphis means you left millions of dollars on the table. The NBA takes in more revenue from Toronto market then the San Antonio market simply because Toronto is the 4th largest market in North America. Wins & Losses dont matter in the big picture, that only effects unshared revenue.
3. The dress code was to appease the people in premium seating because they are the only ones that matter. Unless your a season/premium seat ticketholder, you dont matter. Hardcore fans are just too stupid to realize this.
4. You can cut bad players but you still have to pay them. This wasn't a problem until contracts became guaranteed. Only the elite players left college early in the 80's and early 90's. A lazy dope like Chris Washburn was done in 2 years eventhough he was the 3rd pick in the draft. In todays NBA he would be around at least 6-7 years. See Kwame Brown as a example.
5. Never believe a owner who claims losses without opening his books. See former Eagles owner Leonard Tose as an example. He wanted to move the team due to financial losses. He was losing money technically. If you factor in he was paying himself 25M a year plus his gambling binges where he lost between 14-23M at a time.
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