http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/09/report-it-literally-does-not-make-financial-sense-to-cancel-games-at-this-point/ Basketball - NBC Sports Sun, 26 May 2013 07:34:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/09/report-it-literally-does-not-make-financial-sense-to-cancel-games-at-this-point/comment-page-1/#comment-54101 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:42:11 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32625#comment-54101 This would only make sense if the agreement is only for the next season, but it’s not. It the players, for instance, lose the same amount of money from some cancelled games that they’re trying to get in the agreement, then yes, they wouldn’t gain anything THIS SEASON. But next season, they’d get that amount without missing games, so they’d come out better. And the next season. And the next season. Ken Berger’s analysis overlooks the fact that both sides are trying to get an agreement they are happy with for years to come. They are not just negitiating the 2011-2012 season. Ken Berger made a big mistake with this analysis, and you (Matt Moore) made the same mistake when you reposted it and agreed with it. It’s ok, it happens, but you and Berger are making a major logical error here.

]]> http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/09/report-it-literally-does-not-make-financial-sense-to-cancel-games-at-this-point/comment-page-1/#comment-54072 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:17:16 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=32625#comment-54072 Well, Ken Berger’s analysis might be correct for the players since revenue equals net for players since they don’t have expenses to pay. For the owners just looking at the revenue lost for missed games doesn’t take into account the expenses saved from missed games. So, net the owners don’t lose nearly as much as Berger suggests by cancelling games.

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