Zaza took multiple steps and seemed to slide his foot under the landing

Two biggest issues for league are officiating and a broken cba

Bonn1997 wrote:Broken CBA? The league is doing phenomenally well under this CBA. I assume they'll make a change to the officiating for this landing position issue over the off-season. It's common for them to make some officiating changes in the off-season.

Yes broken. Tons of problems not the least of which is that if a player has a capped salary and really is worth max then almost certain they'll join a winning team and there's nothing the mediocre teams can do to sway him otherwise.

Bonn1997 wrote:

Chandler wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:Broken CBA? The league is doing phenomenally well under this CBA. I assume they'll make a change to the officiating for this landing position issue over the off-season. It's common for them to make some officiating changes in the off-season.

Yes broken. Tons of problems not the least of which is that if a player has a capped salary and really is worth max then almost certain they'll join a winning team and there's nothing the mediocre teams can do to sway him otherwise.

Hmmm. I think everything you're going to say is wrong with the CBA, I'm going to say is a strength of the CBA. I'm fine with a player picking whatever team he wants to once becomes a free agent. If a team can't make itself appealing to FAs, that's not the CBA's fault.

Why a player cap? Teams are making tons of money

FA thus benefits the good teams and mediocre or bad are handicapped when trying to use it?

And what about a bum contract. Player has 25 mill contract but plays like 10

In football that guy either renegotiates or is cut. In NBA team is screwdd. And it's not just Knicks. Many teams have been hurt by this. What's the benefit to that? Separate question is whether guaranteed money undermines player motivation and sacrifice for the team

Horrible structure. Yes league is making tons of money but that's not because of cba

Gordan Haywood was a t no. 40 last year. Noah, well thats a team decision. Guys like Fornier, Tobias Harris, Allan Crabbe.......Young guys that are getting better are debatable. Greg Monroe, very debatable. Ryan Anderson worth 18mil? Not really, but has he stopped trying or gotten lazy? I'll put Nick Batum in that class as well. Derrick Rose's contract was based on being a 22 year old MVP. I thought he physically played hard last year, mentally he had his awol lapse. His Adidas deal is awful, but not many MVP's fall apart so fast!

Mike Conley had a great season! Can't say he was worth it, but don't we say that every year as salaries go up?

Im not saying its absolute and there are not instances but I'd say the majority of players do fulfill their contract expectations and decline is mostly due to injury. Perhaps team stupidity is far greater than a players lack of motivation. Jerome James, Steve Francis, and Eddy Curry are three that come strongly to mind in that category.
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CrushAlot wrote:

Vmart wrote:The more I watch these playoffs, I'm glad Phil pulled the plug on this team.

Did he pull the plug after 29 games?

Whatever he did he did the right thing.

Vmart wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Vmart wrote:The more I watch these playoffs, I'm glad Phil pulled the plug on this team.

Did he pull the plug after 29 games?

Whatever he did he did the right thing.

Vmart wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Vmart wrote:The more I watch these playoffs, I'm glad Phil pulled the plug on this team.

Did he pull the plug after 29 games?

Whatever he did he did the right thing.

So we should just tank until Lebron, Curry, and Durant retire?

We should build a team. That has talent going forward. I think you guys know deep down what I'm saying is right. This should be looked as an opportunity to reload. Who knows the team being put together might compete for a championship down the road.

Vmart wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

Vmart wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Vmart wrote:The more I watch these playoffs, I'm glad Phil pulled the plug on this team.

Did he pull the plug after 29 games?

Whatever he did he did the right thing.

So we should just tank until Lebron, Curry, and Durant retire?

We should build a team. That has talent going forward. I think you guys know deep down what I'm saying is right. This should be looked as an opportunity to reload. Who knows the team being put together might compete for a championship down the road.

Is there anyone saying we shouldn't build a team that has talent going forward? Jeez.
What I'm not a fan of is praising Phil for tanking every year because all his moves backfired.

Praising Phil? What do you want the guy to do? He had limited resources to work with. This has nothing to do with praising him. I know he has made mistakes. Regardless he wasn't going to win a championship. This team could easily made the playoffs they were headed in that direction. The new plan going forward is something that I have embraced and it's the right plan for sustainable winning down the road.

Phils biggest mistake is not evaluating his top player properly.