You have me beat by about 2 inches in vertical then lol. I used to be able to shoot but I’m short with no handle, I smoke and can only run 3 point line to 3 point line 🤣.
Maxey responds to new IQ contract
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That's why the average Joe can't go to a game. It's over $1000 if you purchase decent seats. Plus food and drinks. Easily another $200 for a family of 4.
It won't change and I won't spend my money on a game again. Really poor product.
Hell it's crazy what it cost me to take my grandkids to a UK game. I wanted my grandkids to experience Rupp and it was great but I ate beans for a few weeks after!!
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Yeah The 1999 season was when most of the great players started making lifetime money across the league. There were outliers like Jordan and his 1997 deal but the salary structure and league TV deals really started rising around then.
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And this is why the media money is huge. Average fans can stay at home and watch their teams games on 80 inch Hi def tv’s (and I can’t say much because I have one in my basement) over an 82 game schedule or on their tablets or even phones.
I’m pretty convinced in 10 years all major league sports will be streaming only anyway.
He absolutely underachieved. I just wish more of the writers talked about it. These kids aren't innocent, either. They took off plays, avoided contact so they'd get that contract, HID ON THE BENCH. They need to be called out, too. Don't hide behind the NBA, fools. Everything single thing talked about that he wasn't going to allow happen, did happen.
That's not strictly a sporting event issue. Look at the cost of concert tickets now.
I’m in Los Angeles for a week in September and I got tickets to a Dodgers game in the nosebleeds behind home plate for 27 bucks for a Friday night game.
Tickets behind home plate in the lower were like 600 bucks. I’m lucky enough in life where I could afford that but hell no.
He may just love Chick Fil A. Some people just love fast food. Warren Buffet once took Bill Gates to McDonalds for lunch and even used a coupon to pay. (True story) Buffet usually eats breakfast at McDonalds on a daily basis.
MLB is the only one that is affordable and that's just because they have so many games.
My kids want to go see a Bengals game. The minimum for nosebleed seats right now for a home game is like $170 each for three tickets. That's $510 before the fees. Then add parking and gas and food. That's for one day and not even a big event like a playoff game. That's not a smart purchase. This is just a small example. Good luck affording playoff tickets. I looked at Stanley Cup tickets just for giggles last week and the cheapest ticket was $1,200.
$1,200!!!! For a nosebleed seat to watch a game that everyone at home is watching for free.
I think that is a bit much. "Hid on the bench" ? WTF does that even mean ? "Avoided contact to get that contract ?" This post sounds like it was written by a 7th grader. How does avoiding contact get you a contract ? And WHO exactly did that ? Do you have examples ? Proof ?
Yeah, I said the same. MLB is the only one where you're able to take a family to and not be out a lot of money. I always like sitting in the outfield anyway, chance to catch a homer and cheap seats and easier access to food.
Ironically the NBA does not have a free market pay system, as there are max contracts, collective bargaining, etc. but I get the point
20 in.? Dang, you got lift. My toes don't leave the floor. But at 64, I have more of a Biden shuffle.
The wardlow and I could include you in our game, lol. Get a few more like us and we could almost play half court. Again, no running or defense allowed.
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Tyrese has to be one of the most likable UK playeres ever. Kid just has a sunny disposition. I remember when my daughter was going to UK and working in the student center gym and Tyrese and a couple other players walked in to work out their freshmen year and had his McDonalds All American gear on but didnt have his student ID with him. My daughter said sorry cant come in without it and Tyrese just paused a minute then smiled and said ok maam, and walked back and got his ID.
I remember my daughter texting me and saying, "I think I just ran Tyrese Maxey out of the student center. She said he couldnt have been nicer. Seemed a little stunned she didnt know him but never tried to play that up.
I remember my daughter texting me and saying, "I think I just ran Tyrese Maxey out of the student center. She said he couldnt have been nicer. Seemed a little stunned she didnt know him but never tried to play that up.
I'm a consultant and was doing some work a client in Houston. The guy is absolutely loaded, drove a Maybach or something crazy like that. For lunch he took me to Golden Corral. They guy running the company with him asked if he took me to Golden Corral when we got back and laughed. Said it was the guy's favorite place in the world to eat.
Pippen has gone off the deep end a bit (I guess when the son of the teammate whose shadow you've always lived in sleeps with your ex wife it's understandable), but he's definitely justified in feeling like his legacy got slighted because he played with Jordan. The guy was a bonafide superstar and the year Jordan was out Pippen carried the Bulls to the conference semis where they lost in game 7 to a very good Knicks team. The '94 Bulls without Jordan did better than the '95 Bulls with him back.
Without Jordan Pippen still probably wins a few titles and I'm guessing his legacy is viewed much more kindly than it is today.
I’m 6’ and 3” inches, but those are two entirely separate measurements. Neither has much marketing potential.
There’s a big problem with the “tv money,” concept that no one ever seems to connect. Where does the TV money come from? A lot of it’s from commercials. Where does that the money to produce and show commercials come from? Your pocket because those huge marketing budgets drive up the price of products.
Pippen’s first time being 1st team all NBA was the 93-94 season, so I looked at the salaries for that year. He had the 24th highest salary in the league. The craziest part is the top 5 paid guys in the league that year:
1. David Robinson
2. Buck Williams
3. John Williams
4. Vlade Divac
5. Ron Harper
With that kind of contract, IQ should buy Maxey a Chick-Fil-A store of his own...
Insane money floating around especially for role players, like others said. Plus dont forget they are also subsidizing the g league and wnba too.
Thats why this upcoming tv deal has to be massive because otherwise there literally wont be enough money to go around. Its also interesting because the nba keeps losing more and more tv viewers. So they need to absolutely score on this deal with s product fewer people are watching.
Jmo if they're smart they will have huge carve outs for social media because the current state of their game is highlight friendly. People love seeing the occasional highlight instead of tuning in to a full game and watch most guys jog through the season.
Thats why this upcoming tv deal has to be massive because otherwise there literally wont be enough money to go around. Its also interesting because the nba keeps losing more and more tv viewers. So they need to absolutely score on this deal with s product fewer people are watching.
Jmo if they're smart they will have huge carve outs for social media because the current state of their game is highlight friendly. People love seeing the occasional highlight instead of tuning in to a full game and watch most guys jog through the season.
Do you think adam silver is lying when he openly talks about their challenges in reaching a new (shorter attention span) social media world? It isnt some secret they are struggling with viewership. Its a fact. Its also a fact their business does very well on social media platforms. Jmo but thats because people still like the nba, but the games are just too long and often guys jog, load management, etc.
So the nba isnt failing. It just hasnt yet figured out how to 1) properly monetize their social media impressions and/or 2) bring in more tv viewers.
Thats why this upcoming deal is so important. These teams are currently doing well because 1) their current deal is so good (before the decline) and 2) the selling of sponsorships on jerseys, etc. However this upcoming deal needs to be both rich enough but just long enough to get them through this transition period and in position to up their price once they figure it out. And it seems theyre going to try to do it without perhaps their most valuable tv IP which is around the nba.
I don't understand those that claim to hate socialism, but also hate those in a profession that receive their income from the revenue of the association that they work for.
That’s not what it is. Capitalism works if you work it within common sense perimeters and with some ethical considerations. We are not doing that at all anymore. The way we’re doing this it will eventually collapse first within the political structure and then we won’t even have the option of making this kind of money. I’m not going to get into the historical implications and derail, but history is clear of what happens in democratic societies when the poor are tripled while a few prosper. I’m all for capitalism but we’re moving beyond that. And nobody loves this more than people who hate capitalism because they know it. You cannot have a system with large portions of poor and few elite wealth. It will not work anymore than socialism won’t.
Having said that from a basketball standpoint that’s a lot of money to get to play ball.
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Now IQ can be like I need a loan Maxey with his even larger deal of 204M over 4 years.
Good point. Someone remind the rest of the world how bad it is to be poor in the US. The poor are obese, have cell phones, cars and homes. Just like being rich is relative so is being poor.
The NBA definitely has a huge international fan base. It trails football and baseball here in the U.S. though and in some polls, even college football.
Maybe. I don't know. I've seen different ones that have MLB in that spot but I've seen CFB ahead of the NBA in these surveys.
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