Sorry can't fire Marlin

[Cajunsmike]

NBA is a POS.. I am curious though.. Who is the SJW you speak of??

Think he is speaking about LeBron. Excuse my ignorance but I don't know what the acronym SJW stands for.

[ULvictory]

Think he is speaking about LeBron. Excuse my ignorance but I don't know what the acronym SJW stands for.

Social justice warrior

[Cajunsmike]

Social justice warrior

Lebron sure was not worried about achieving social justice for the folks in Hong Kong was he? He actually wondered if Darryl Morey of the Rockets would be fired. The commissioner did a good job of calming down that situation.

[CrazyCajun]

NBA is a POS.. I am curious though.. Who is the SJW you speak of??

LeBron

[cajun_lannister]

LeBron

ZeBron *

[zephyr]

I agree with much of what is said in this post. I particularly think the reliance on the three point game is hurting the sport. Warriors were successful with that philosophy but few teams have healthy Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry on their squads. There is only one Curry and coaches feel to realize that. Every coach I talk to says as soon as young kids walk in the gym they start taking long range shots. Brad Boyd earned his scholarship with the three ball and he said on the radio the proper way to begin a shooting routine is from the inside out. Defenses will adjust one day and begin defending the three first and basket second. That will allow the return of the mid range game which will help the sport. As far as the pro game is concerned, media pushing the super teams in the major markets is alienating the fans of other markets. I myself make a point NOT to watch the Lakers in protest of that system.

People are already starting to defend the 3 first and hoop second. It all depends on the personnel they are defending. Mike, you keep saying the mid range is dead....It's not. The top players in the NBA are all excellent in mid range and use it consistently. There are specialists now in the NBA that make their living at the 3 point line but there are a lot of players that are using the mid range now because of the defense at the arc.

You mentioned GSW. Those players you mentioned are also heavy mid range users as well. Durant was one of the leaders in mid range attempts in his time there and Klay shoots from the elbow often. It was not dead, it was just underutilized but like you said, you have to have the personnel to be shooting all the outside shots, especially when you are passing up open mid range shots for them.

[zephyr]

The NBA salary cap is not going up. The China/Houston situation is way more than $3m

The salary cap is going up from this to next. Yes, its going up. The $3 million number I used was meant to be per team as they broke down the estimated loss and averaged it out per team. That is an estimate of course. The cap for this year is $109 million. Next year, it will be at $115 million. The "decline" that everyone keeps mentioning and where they are wrong is that the previous estimate had the new cap over $116 million. The reduction in the future estimate is perceived to be through the debacle that occurred in China and subsequent lost revenue. All of a sudden, the game is dead.......

[zephyr]

Crossing half court and throwing up a shot is not an offense. If the nba was doing so well here why do they need to go to China? Why would they feel the need to defend China so much? And condemn one of their own for talking about people’s freedoms? Because they would be up ___ creek without their money. It’s ok, we probably won’t agree on this, doesn’t really matter.

They don't need China. However, everyone with a successful and growing sport knows that the best way to increase your value is to grow your brand. How do you do that? You grow it across the globe. Being one of the most populated and richest cultures, its a natural fit. Also, the merchandise sales of NBA in China is another reason as they have some of the highest sales in the world. Their people are fans of the game and league.

You're right, we won't agree. You think the offense is throw the ball up when you cross half court. You obviously don't watch much of the game. Perhaps your baseball should take a few pointers in trying to create excitement. The problem with baseball is that by increasing the offensive output, you are likely increasing the time of an already brutally long game.

The funny part is that if you thought the NBA of the 90's was actually better ball, you'd be in the minority. Games in the 80's and all isolation game. The game style of today is very similar with what it was back when you may have been a fan like I was in the 80's. Lakers and Celtics games were 120-110 or more.

[anhil8tor]

How many players on our roster can make a 15 foot jumper consistently?

[CajunEXPRESS]

None

[RaisingCajun08]

MLB ____ty Tv contracts is what is holding the leauge back ...I am able to watch division 3 Eastern European but not the Astros .

It's the main reason baseball has no mega stars on par with the NBA or NFL

Maybe because you live within the TV viewing area of the Astros. If you really want to watch the Astros, subscribe to a TV provider that has the station they play on.

I'm sure MLB has done the math and the TV contracts are not holding them back. Not financially at least.

[cajun_lannister]

Maybe because you live within the TV viewing area of the Astros. If you really want to watch the Astros, subscribe to a TV provider that has the station they play on.

I'm sure MLB has done the math and the TV contracts are not holding them back. Not financially at least.

AT&T sports on Uverse and offer no stand-alone way of viewing and not spending $150 a month on it when I can watch every Saints and Pelicans game on Hulu Live for $40.

MLB has never figured out how to market themselves like NFL and NBA, why Trout & José Altuve are not household names and Lebron and Rogers are

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ld-series.html

[CajunJeaux]

AT&T sports on Uverse and offer no stand-alone way of viewing and not spending $150 a month on it when I can watch every Saints and Pelicans game on Hulu Live for $40.

MLB has never figured out how to market themselves like NFL and NBA, why Trout & José Altuve are not household names and Lebron and Rogers are

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ld-series.html

I recall reading an article that states Trout doesn’t WANT to be a major name and repeatedly turns down opportunities to grow his name/brand...which with that said, anyone with half a brain and has ANY inkling of interest in baseball knows who and what Trout is

[cajuns80]

The salary cap is going up from this to next. Yes, its going up. The $3 million number I used was meant to be per team as they broke down the estimated loss and averaged it out per team. That is an estimate of course. The cap for this year is $109 million. Next year, it will be at $115 million. The "decline" that everyone keeps mentioning and where they are wrong is that the previous estimate had the new cap over $116 million. The reduction in the future estimate is perceived to be through the debacle that occurred in China and subsequent lost revenue. All of a sudden, the game is dead.......

Estimate is actually closer to 200 million

[cajun_lannister]

I recall reading an article that states Trout doesn’t WANT to be a major name and repeatedly turns down opportunities to grow his name/brand...which with that said, anyone with half a brain and has ANY inkling of interest in baseball knows who and what Trout is

According to YouGov’s ratings of active sports personalities, 91 percent of Americans have heard of LeBron James and 88 percent have heard of Tom Brady, but only 43 percent have heard of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, baseball’s best player.