MS wrote:This thread is embarrassing. You can't list contracts and attendance and just trash the owners. TKF great point about the additional expenses that the owners have with state of the art training facilities, arenas, medical staff and accomadations. Not to mentioned employee salaries on top of the contracts.At the end of the day just break down the Knicks the past 10 years
Marbury 20MM, Allan Houston 20MM, Francis 16MM, Jalen Rose 15MM, Eddy Curry 11MM, Tim Thomas 10MM, KVH 10M, Malik Rose 8MM Jerome James 6MM, Jared Jefferies 6MM
The NBA is filled with guys that sign long term deals and then come into camp without working on their games or their bodies in the offseason.
If you can make the alternative argument (IMPOSSIBLE) as to why that marginal guys in this league deserve contracts between 5MM-9MM.
36. Shane Battier (two years, $14.3 million)
6.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg
35. Jason Maxiell (four years, $20 million)
5.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
34. Andres Nocioni (three years, $21.0 million)
10.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 41% FG%
33. Nick Collison (two years, $13.2 million)
7.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg
32. Ronny Turiaf (three years, $12.5 million)
5.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
30. Darko Milicic (one year, $7.5 million)
6.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg
29. Mike James (one year, $6.5 million)
8.6 ppg, 3.2 apg
28. Antonio Daniels (one year, $6.6 million)
4.4 ppg, 2.8 apg
27. Earl Watson (one year, $6.6 million)
6.0 ppg, 5.7 apg, 37% FG%
26. Tony Battie (one year, $6.3 million)
4.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg
25. Brian Cardinal (one year, $6.8 million)
2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
24. Etan Thomas (one year, $7.4 million)
3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
23. Mark Blount (one year, $8.0 million)
3.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg
22. Jerome James (one year, $6.6 million)
3.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg
21. Kenny Thomas (one year, $8.8 million)
0.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
20. Bobby Simmons (one year, $11.2 million)
8.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg
19. Jason Kapono (two years, $12.9 million)
8.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg
18. Sasha Vujacic (two years, $10.5 million)
5.7 ppg, 1.6 apg
17. Daniel Gibson (three years, $12.5 million)
8.1 ppg, 38% FG%
16. Vladimir Radmanovic (two years, $13.4 million)
10.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.6 apg
15. Morris Peterson (two years, $12.2 million)
14. Marcus Banks (two years, $9.4 million)
2.7 ppg, 1.3 apg
13. Beno Udrih (four years, $26.7 million)
10.9 ppg, 4.3 apg
12. Marko Jaric (two years, $14. 7 million)
The list is literally endless. There is no reason most of these guys should be paid above 2-3 MM. I don't want to here anyone ever come out in support of a league where the guys take home 5MM on average annually.
You want to pay Durant, Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Duncan, Howard, Griffin that's all good. They get what they bring to the table. Hard work dedication and they put fans in the seats.