Someone would pay good money to watch us go 1 on 1. It would have to be half court and double dribbling is allowed for me to participate.Well, I'm short too and you have me beat by about 10" in vertical. But, I can shoot well.
Someone would pay good money to watch us go 1 on 1. It would have to be half court and double dribbling is allowed for me to participate.Well, I'm short too and you have me beat by about 10" in vertical. But, I can shoot well.
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 🤣.Well, I'm short too and you have me beat by about 10" in vertical. But, I can shoot well.
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.NBA contracts are off the rails now. Before 1997, Michael Jordan was making $3.8M a year. His biggest year was a one year $33.1M deal. Now you've got role players making more than that.
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.The saving grace for Pippen was his post Bulls career.
1998-99 Houston Rockets NBA $11,000,000 1999-00 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $14,795,642 2000-01 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $13,750,000 2001-02 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $18,083,564 2002-03 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $19,727,524
With that said, he got screwed by a financial advisor as many of these guys do. He also purchased a private jet (a for sure way to go bankrupt unless you're bringing in Oprah/Taylor Swift money). He wasn't good with money and it clearly showed with his decisions.
How is it sickening?I think it's sickening and will be delighted the day it all goes away.
A few charities would be nice. I’m not a communist but I am a Christian who donates my own time and money to those less fortunate than me and I doubt I’ll ever make their max one year salary in my lifetime.
And I’m not bummed about that either, I’m not money obsessed. It’s just hard seeing athletes with so much and firefighters, cops, teachers, enlisted military, homeless veterans, starving children, kids in orphanages, etc.
Again, it’s their money and they can do what they want with it. I accept and appreciate that and I want to be treated the same. But when I see one dude with 3 mansions, private security, 2 private jets, 4 yachts, and 8 super cars I start to wonder how different our financial elite is from say to he Roman financial elite. Both in how they’re treated by the public and how they truly view the public.
I am a realist who tends to lean towards cynicism just so people don’t let me down, so that’s where a lot of this rant is coming from too.
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!!
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.I guarantee he is! Cal sure did underachieve with all the talent he had. He should have won 3-4 championships.
That's not strictly a sporting event issue. Look at the cost of concert tickets now.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!!
That's not strictly a sporting event issue. Look at the cost of concert tickets now.
he hasn't signed his YET. But it will be HUGE. I think in the $240 million range. But, maybe IQ can buy Max some Chick Fil A before he gets his "raise" ? On a serious note, I seriously doubt they eat very much Chick Fil A now days.
Edited : I did some research, his deal is capped at 5 year, ONLY $204 million. His All NBA snub cost him about $40 million. Could have signed in the $245 million range if he had made the All NBA team.
MLB is the only one that is affordable and that's just because they have so many games.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!!
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 ?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.
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.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.
Ironically the NBA does not have a free market pay system, as there are max contracts, collective bargaining, etc. but I get the pointWelcome to the free market where people are paid according to their value to the market, not their value in society. Y’all kick scream and scratch for this system but complain about it when it benefits people you don’t respect.
20 in.? Dang, you got lift. My toes don't leave the floor. But at 64, I have more of a Biden shuffle.insane amounts of money being thrown around. I wish I was born genetically gifted and determined. Too bad I’m short and have a 20” vertical.
Technically they do, the players got together, unionized, and negotiated then accepted that as their pay structure. Shoutout to unions.Ironically the NBA does not have a free market pay system, as there are max contracts, collective bargaining, etc. but I get the point
You're on, as long as no running or defense is involved.Someone would pay good money to watch us go 1 on 1. It would have to be half court and double dribbling is allowed for me to participate.
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.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 🤣.
Bragger! LOLinsane amounts of money being thrown around. I wish I was born genetically gifted and determined. Too bad I’m short and have a 20” vertical.
That’s my kinda game.The wardlow and I could include you in our game, lol. Get a few more like us and we coukd almost play half court. Again, no running or defense allowed.
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.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.
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.Pippen’s contracts were criminal. Severely underpaid.
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.
I’m 6’ and 3” inches, but those are two entirely separate measurements. Neither has much marketing potential.insane amounts of money being thrown around. I wish I was born genetically gifted and determined. Too bad I’m short and have a 20” vertical.
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.It’s the explosion of TV money. Where is the money supposed to go exactly? In the pockets of billionaire owners?
The CBA gives the players 50 percent of revenues.
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:Pippen’s contracts were criminal. Severely underpaid.
And he's a genuinely good human.IQ got paid! Good for him. I loved that kid here. Such a good player and hard worker.
Yes he is and he comes from a great family.A
And he's a genuinely good human.
Especially for the value he brought to the Bulls!Pippen’s contracts were criminal. Severely underpaid.
The NBA caused inflation, not corporate greed.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.
With that kind of contract, IQ should buy Maxey a Chick-Fil-A store of his own...
They literally get a percentage of the revenue. They’re doing well because the league is doing well. I can’t stop laughing at people who don’t watch the NBA being experts on the NBA. Most guys don’t job through the season, that’s a talking point created by people who don’t watch the NBA.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.
They literally get a percentage of the revenue. They’re doing well because the league is doing well. I can’t stop laughing at people who don’t watch the NBA being experts on the NBA. Most guys don’t job through the season, that’s a talking point created by people who don’t watch the NBA.