February 8, 201412 yr The problem is that we tend to look at the NBA as a single organization. It's not. It's 30 different organizations colluding to fix wages and create barriers. Really? :lol2: What's wrong with NBA wages? Any business and even some government jobs require college education. How is that different? The NBA can require what they want, just like any other business.
February 8, 201412 yr ^ Again, you're thinking of the NBA as a monolith, which it isn't but for government anti-trust protection they get virtue of their collective bargaining. "The NBA" is a construct so that the 30 separate organizations that make up the league avoid competition with each other. And nothing is "wrong" with NBA wages except that they're artificially fixed, which would drive people NUTS if it were happening in nearly any other industry.
February 8, 201412 yr ^ Again, you're thinking of the NBA as a monolith, which it isn't but for government anti-trust protection they get virtue of their collective bargaining. "The NBA" is a construct so that the 30 separate organizations that make up the league avoid competition with each other. And nothing is "wrong" with NBA wages except that they're artificially fixed, which would drive people NUTS if it were happening in nearly any other industry. But don't you think they are fixed to enhance competition at least as much if not more than to keep pay down?
February 8, 201412 yr But don't you think they are fixed to enhance competition at least as much if not more than to keep pay down? To enhance league competitiveness, sure. Nobody wants to own a loser, especially since losers don't make money. And in a closed league system where the bottom teams are stuck, competitive balance is just about essential.
February 9, 201412 yr I've always wondered why the NBA couldn't "invite" a high school senior or two who was capable of contributing to enter the draft and let the rest play in college for a minimum of two years ?
February 17, 201412 yr I've always wondered why the NBA couldn't "invite" a high school senior or two who was capable of contributing to enter the draft and let the rest play in college for a minimum of two years ? Or just hire GMs who were smart enough to know the difference between a guy like LeBron who was obviously ready and a guy like Kwame Brown who obviously wasn't.
February 18, 201412 yr Or just hire GMs who were smart enough to know the difference between a guy like LeBron who was obviously ready and a guy like Kwame Brown who obviously wasn't. I agree. However, I think it would be in the best interest of the kids who weren't ready for the league to go to college for a couple years or overseas to play if they were seeking pay. The NBA could allow spectacular athletes (who they were sure would be lottery picks) like Lebron, Kobe, Durant, Anthony Davis and so on to enter the draft after high school. Those guys have no reason to play in college.
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