jrodmc wrote:

nykshaknbake wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:Not surprised to see nixluva agreeing with the ridiculous article.

Top 1% are evil scumbags who make their money off everyone else except for NBA players who get an exception and are heroes.

Don't forget power; the evil rich are drunk with power and human blood. While NBA players are the shining light of social equality, the redemption of good, clean, non-thug hip hop, and the paragon of virtues benefitting, life, liberty and the good of the sport throughout the universe.

Oh, and they're very sensitive, too, in a respectful, manly kind of way.

And giving, they're very giving...and punctual...and....nixluva, help me out here....

... and when they give, it comes from the goodness of their hearts... hearts made of diamonds. Afterall, when they give, there's NEVER, and I mean NEVER any media personel in sight, especially and video cameras. I only know about this because I'm Superman. Plus, when they read childrens books to little kids, it's obvious they are willing to do that all day. There are never any looks of fake fun or hidden pain anywhere. It's just a beautiful, beautiful thing to witness.

Bonn1997 wrote:

CashMoney wrote:That was the biggest load of crap I've read in quite some time. Yeah Kobe, Lebron, DWade, Melo and the elite can afford not get paid. They're all still getting endorsement checks and every single one of those guys could choose to never work again and still be fine for the rest of their lives. Owners of any business are in business to make money. I freaking hate the argument that the players are the brand and people come to see the players. True but if it weren't for the owners and the league existing in the first place they're wouldn't be players to watch!

You really believe that? You really think that if it wasn't for James Dolan, David Stern, and the rest of the crowd that Lebron, Wade, and Howard and the rest of the players would be packing groceries or flipping burgers? Of course not. There would be a different set of owners and a different league. The owners and the league itself are replaceable. The players aren't. It would be hard but not impossible to replace the owners and the league itself. It would be impossible to replace the players now.

Bonn1997 wrote:

CashMoney wrote:That was the biggest load of crap I've read in quite some time. Yeah Kobe, Lebron, DWade, Melo and the elite can afford not get paid. They're all still getting endorsement checks and every single one of those guys could choose to never work again and still be fine for the rest of their lives. Owners of any business are in business to make money. I freaking hate the argument that the players are the brand and people come to see the players. True but if it weren't for the owners and the league existing in the first place they're wouldn't be players to watch!

You really believe that? You really think that if it wasn't for James Dolan, David Stern, and the rest of the crowd that Lebron, Wade, and Howard and the rest of the players would be packing groceries or flipping burgers? Of course not. There would be a different set of owners and a different league. The owners and the league itself are replaceable. The players aren't. It would be hard but not impossible to replace the owners and the league itself. It would be impossible to replace the players now.

Really, where's the different league now? It so easy that the players should start their own leage right? It has taken the NBA a long time to get to the point they were at. It's all gone to crap now because the players want to tell the owner what to do.