Comments on: The stupid BRI issue is really stupid

By: vnhorn

vnhorn — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:59:52 +0000

You do realize they don’t get their salaries and then 50% of the BRI as well right. What happens is that they get 50% of the BRI as salaries. A certain amount of revenue/salary each season is placed in escrow and then redistributed depending on if the salary already given out is above or below the negotiated BRI% for the players. The BRI is their salary really.

By: crazyfootballfun

crazyfootballfun — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:02:18 +0000

Sorry folks, I am serious. I agree all sides are greedy, but feel the players are already greatly compensated. To reject 50 percent of the profits on top of their salaries seems absurd. And although many of the NBA owners may be in it for a ” hobby”, I don’t think they should not be allowed to profit. and if the owners stick to their guns, let’s see how many players walk away. Maybe they go overseas. and guys like Kobe…what he only plays hard if he gets paid more money? I don’t thinks so. And liquid…you act like the players aren’t being paid much! they are the best in the world and they are being amply compensated. 50/50 split seems more than generous to a few bozos like me.

By: marcusfitzhugh

marcusfitzhugh — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:54:20 +0000

Lets get real. I’ve been to the Staples Center and to MSG, one thing I didn’t see was “free”. With that in mind, I think we can all agree there are expenses in basketball. Advertising, refs, halftime shows (the Laker girls DEFINITELY aren’t free), air fare, hotels, meals, security, insurance, team doctors, coaches, the list goes on forever. In looking at my short list, the stuff isn’t just for owners. Since it all costs money, and it’s for the benefit of BOTH parties, how about the owners and the players “split” the expenses. Oh yeah, that’s right. That’s the part where the owners want to take money for expenses off the top of the BRI.

Well, suppose the owners don’t take the expenses off the top. Suppose everyone just pays their fair share. Yeah, right. Like that’s going to work. Does anyone really expect Kobe Bryant to foot the bill for parking at home games? Really? What’s he supposed to do, circle Staples looking for some guy holding a sign that says “$25 parking and we won’t jack you or steal the car”? Will the players all chip in rent their lockers, or do they pay individually? The Gatorade, will the towel boy collect a dollar per bottle? Who pays the refs? Can you imagine Rasheed Wallace having to pay a ref back when he was in Portland? Please.

The expenses aren’t the problem. The expenses are just something extra for these two groups to bring up and fight about. Like when your wife brings up stuff from 3 years ago during an argument. It has nothing to do with whatever you’re fighting about. It’s just an excuse to fight. The problem is this: These two groups, the owners AND the players can’t agree how to split a FOUR BILLION DOLLAR POT. Divide up the loot already! Does everybody in the meeting have to be Gordon Gecko?

By: dadawg77

dadawg77 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:26:41 +0000

You really have no idea what you are talking about. This isn’t profit sharing or bonuses but how much the players will receive in compensation for their talent (Salary). Since the players are the product being sold, they can demand a greater percentage of the revenue they generate.

By: mytthor

mytthor — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:21:37 +0000

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. The players are not just “employees.” The owners have no product without the players, for one thing. And these players are not just the ones currently doing their job, they are the only ones who can do it. No one would watch a league where the best players didn’t play. If you just replace the players, then you have a league where the best player in the league is worse at basketball than ANY player in the league now. You have an entire league WORSE than Adam Morrison. If you say you’d watch that, you’re a liar, or a WNBA fan. I’m not sure which one’s worse.

NBA owners are businessmen, but for them, the NBA is not a business. It’s a hobby. No one made their fortune being an NBA owner, and not a single NBA owner will tell you it’s a good investment. They do it for recognition and recreation. And I guarantee you NBA players work harder at getting better at their job than NBA owners do.

By: derekjetersmansion

derekjetersmansion — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:11:53 +0000

You wouldn’t watch if they weren’t paid as much as they are. Most people think the money is a carrot to perform well. If they’re only paid $50K, then you’ll $50K of effort. Kobe is not Kobe at 50K. It’d be like watching an over-35 league. Also, they only invest their entire lives from about birth. No big deal.

By: 6thsense79

6thsense79 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:18:00 +0000

cazyfootballfun,

Don’t be an idiot. Your unsophisticated argument tells me an everyone on here you don’t have a clue at all about how professional sports operate. Besides the obvious that the players and owners operate in a partnership arrangement (to protect against anti-trust pot holes), NBA players and superstars more than any other team sport are the star attractions.

By: liquidgrammar

liquidgrammar — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:11:36 +0000

@crazyfootballfun. You can’t be serious, can you?? Fans are not going to see the owners, coaches, or arenas!! they’re going to see the players!! There is no game without them!!! You want the players to be responsible for the owners being unable to control themselves??!! Get real!! This is not the postal service!! Nobody wants to watch you, Joe Anybody, dig holes for a living!!

By: crazyfootballfun

crazyfootballfun — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:33:39 +0000

Once again, why should the players get anything out of the BRI? they are employees who get paid outrageous salaries. They invest nothing into the business other than their talents, which they are already compensated for. If they want to get the profits, they should share in the expenses, and take the risks if there are losses. Most of us never get a percent of our companies profits…we get salaries that are not anything like what these spoiled nba players get.

By: adiddie

adiddie — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:59:10 +0000

Word

By: mrhney03

mrhney03 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:58:05 +0000

they might as well cancel Christmas!

By: lphboston

lphboston — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:46:52 +0000

Hunter is getting calls from agents? Why should agents have anything to do with this? The players should decide on their own whether or not the offer they get from the owners is good enough to accept. Keep the agents out of it.

By: jonka

jonka — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:35:34 +0000

we all know its going to end up at 51/49 why cant they just pull the dam trigger already?
we as fans should make sure these greedy fucks lose even more money by boycotting a good 10 games atleassst