Over paid players in NBA
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Not even close to one of the worst NBA contracts, though. He's 24 and coming off a year when he had a very solid PER of 17.35. And his Real +/- put him at 24th in the league, meaning he must be doing something right on D.
If Washington didn't pay him, someone else was going to.
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Personally, I would like to see the concession workers, ticket takers, etc get more.
But, the owners OWN the team, have the financial risk if things go poorly, so if they make more, so what. It is the American way.
They are all overpaid in my opinion, and I really never watch the NBA. But if they are willing to pay it, I would sure as hell take it.....
This is the kind of stuff that irks the "common man" about skyrocketing salaries.
If you say a Kobe and James, etc makes huge money, you get it...these numbers are the ones that make you sick
Ticket prices can be reduced, the cost of concessions can be reduced if you are worried about an owner making too much money. Then a family can enjoy the event together.
GOOD JOB....Al Horford is an excellent player, but Celtics way over paid him. Hayword too . That a very good list.
I would rather see a teacher, policeman, doctor, fireman, social worker, EMS, soldier, seaman make the money over any athlete. It won't happen because we as Americans do not value their work nearly enough.
Working for society is not seen as important as entertainment.
I had the link in there, but the list is not mine. It was CBS. It must have nixed when I copied it.
I used to watch Bird and Magic, go at it, but the NBA today does not really interest me either. I would much rather watch college sports
Why does it bother you how much money someone else makes?
Did I inadvertently walk through a time warp into a Marc Maggard conversation?
No you said I said it. I just typed from what I've heard from people in today's society.
I'm a capitalist that isn't a fan of socialism...so does that help you
Someone with your screen name said it irked people and made them sick and they did nothing to suggest they disagreed with these imaginary people.
You may want to email a mod.
The idea that the owners of an NBA franchise (or a lemonade stand, for that matter) should "share [the money] around the employees" is based on fallacious reasoning, namely that every employee is of equal value to a company. Associate trainers, public address announcers, ballboys, and security staff members all have value, but none of them come even close to generating hundreds of thousands (much less millions) of dollars for an NBA franchise. Players, however, do generate revenue--and a lot of it. Thus, If a player makes $10,000,000 dollars while generating $10,000,001 in revenue through TV, advertising, radio, etc., then he is an excellent value. The talents and skills of a guy that can stick on an NBA roster are scarce, and things that are scare are expensive. Jobs that anyone can do have low salaries. Jobs that only a very few elite people can do have huge salaries, and you don't get much more elite than the NBA. #marketeconomics
Now, I sympathize with your position. There are some people out there really busting their asses for not much dough. And There is something intrinsically ludicrous about a grown man being payed to play a game. But you can't exactly blame the guy for taking the money. (Raise your hand if you asked your boss to pay you less money! Anyone? I didn't think so.) If you want to throw bricks at what created the millionaire man-boy playing a game for a living, look no further than modern sports culture. We enable a multi-billion dollar industry by buying tickets, TV packages, jerseys, and, yes, visiting message boards. So go ahead and argue about the fact that they're overpaid, but don't pretend that your actions are not a part of that salary. The reality is that you and people like you are the very ones that pay create the demand that generates their salary.
On this we agree. Salaries are a direct reflection of a societies' values. We pay a lot of money for the things we care about, not so much for the the things we don't value. I'm a teacher myself, and I would argue that a good teacher is more important than a good basketball player. But until our culture recognizes that, I'll still be getting my $37,000 a year. I don't blame economics / supply and demand for this, I blame a culture that has its priorities screwed up.
None of those professions generates revenue. If they could sell out an arena for people to watch them work, they can make that much. The only one I think would be possible is the police. People would fill football stadiums to watch a cop shoot somebody
Ehh-- I'd go to a stadium to watch a teacher shoot somebody. Or nurse- that could be kinda hot (she can't have cankles though)
I started out planning to teach, but could not complete the concept. even thought of moving to other parts of the country where education is paid more. In Detroit, a teacher can make nearly $80k a year in just a few years. But it is Detroit.
I have come back to it though in my older years, teaching at a college everyone discusses on here.
Have you thought past a perfect utopian society from liberal arts class yet?
Go ahead and add up how many policeman, fireman, EMS, social workers, teachers, etc there are in this country. Some of you dont seem to understand simple math. We are a country of 350 million people and (I assume) your kind want to flood our country with even more insane immigration numbers.
So where does the money come from to pay all of those tens of thousands of cops and teachers and ems and social workers?
Those owners, most of whom did not inherit anything, put their future on the line for the investment. In some cases they deserve the reward moreso than a lucky kid with decent genes who can shoot a ball. What did they do to deserve it? Be born?
We've got the best system in the world, and some of you are so easy to manipulate you cant see the forrest through the trees.
Welcome to the new U.S. thinking. Where economics are forgotten and not understood and social equality is king.
I think teachers deserve more money... however teachers don't create revenue for school. Kids need school and anyone can be a teacher thru hard work and study. Public schools are for everyone hence the lower salary. Higher education generates more money hence higher salary. I could work on my basketball game 24/7 and.never even play varsity high school. Supply and demand are a direct reflection of NBA pay and the money it brings in. When a teacher sells a jersey with his/her name on it then they can get more.
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The odd things ab
The odd thing about teacher pay is that the job seems to be immune to the forces of supply and demand. Teachers, especially high school teachers, are in very high demand. Teaching slots go unfilled every year because there simply aren't enough people to do the job. (As of typing this, there are 160 empty chairs in Kentucky high schools). In most cases, such shortages would make salaries skyrocket, but not for teachers. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that it is, by and large, a government job and thus insulated (for better or worse) from traditional market forces.
The odd thing about teacher pay is that the job seems to be immune to the forces of supply and demand. Teachers, especially high school teachers, are in very high demand. Teaching slots go unfilled every year because there simply aren't enough people to do the job. (As of typing this, there are 160 empty chairs in Kentucky high schools). In most cases, such shortages would make salaries skyrocket, but not for teachers. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that it is, by and large, a government job and thus insulated (for better or worse) from traditional market forces.
Lol. You must be my evil twin because I am agreeing with you on everything today. Teachers, police etc are paid exactly what the market reflects they should be paid. These NBA players are paid exactly what the professional sports market reflects. There is no "deserving" in a free market capitalist society. You knew exactly what you were walking into when you became a teacher or a police officer. If you don't like the pay, that's your fault- you should have done something else. Fortunately, most people in those lines of work are doing it because they feel like they can make a difference. And I commend and admire them for it.
I'm a capitalist so I believe in the free market. But no system made by people is going to perfect.
If you think people playing morally deserve more financial reward than a soldier, doctor, teacher, police, or any other profession that protects or helps our society to grow than your priorities are screwed up.
That being said, capitalism is far superior to the alternatives.
reduce the costs? As in charge less money? As in voluntarily make less money? As is voluntarily be less profitable? As is you evil capitalists, you?
share it around? as in from each according to his ability to each according to his need? as in fundamental Marxist socialism?
But they have first class retirement packages, not to mention their summers off (must be nice) and any time their bunny-loving pension funds are threatened it's on the backs of private-sector tax payers to bail them out on the basis of some form of guilt or moral issue that no form of tribulation whatsoever should befall a school teacher?
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