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Black Mamba
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Yeah, and they don't have to play on the national team. It's 100% their choice.
Just like they can choose to play pickup at the gym. But hey, the USOC will pay for all their travel, hotel, food, among other things while they visit a foreign country and experience shit.
WAAAAAHHHHHHH
white dynamite
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What the...why didn't the Jazz go for 3's at the end?
I completely disagree with "They should go because they receive those benefits"
I get paid a hell of a lot less and I can relate. There's this notorious gig offer for musicians in the classical world that's gotten posted, where a restaurant manager asked like a string instrument group "Come play at my restaurant and you may eat our food, we can't pay you but your exposure to all our clients will benefit you!"
The appropriate response?
"Come make food for my friends and family for free. It'll gain exposure for your restaurant."
I still don't get what that's for
Not if the water companies plastered the competition with their marketing and made tons of money out of it, while they spend money aquiring plumbing equipment to fix the pipes.
Black Mamba
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NBA players pay for the basketballs and jerseys?
It's practically a free vacation with pickup games on a worldwide stage...
CoffeeJanitor
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wolves don't even get a draft pick this year
smh jazz
smh jazz
Their bodies are their instruments of trade. They have to maintain them for their living. They could get injured right? No?
Who?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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That was pretty rough. Good games from most guys, but just didn't have enough.
Hayward is the only guy on the team who can hit threes.
Hayward is the only guy on the team who can hit threes.
Black Mamba
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And how do they maintain them? They play pickup games all summer. They don't just sit on their ass all summer (well, Raymond Felton does).
And again, no one forces them to do it. They choose to do it.
they're just as likely to be hurt playing at the Olympics as they are in pickup games at home.
But they have a chance to sell their brand at one, not the other.
Bit of an exaggeration, but you get my point.
So who profits from those pick up games? Geez. They also go out to walmart and use their legs i gues.
Black Mamba
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They are having all their meals/travel/lodging and even entertainment provided for. That's their compensation.
And again, it's their fucking choice. I'd be against the NBA requiring it, but if they have a say, then I see no reason for them to be paid.
Furthermore, it's not even definite anyone really profits off them. NBC is predicted to lose money, IIRC, on their Olympic deal (at the least it's a big gamble). The research on products like Coke is iffy. I dunno if Nike really makes much profit.
And of course, the USOC is non-profit. They license to pay for it all. Is it really that important to take away from what they provide?
If Kobe's there you think anyone's gonna be messing around a whole ton? The team will be doing work...most of the games are a cakewalk for them and I'm sure they have a ton of fun and free time but it's not just a vacation
This whole discussion is just now coming down to "I don't like/don't care that someone said they should get paid"
Diprosalic
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you really think this event would happen if no one profits from it?
Other countries poach NBA players for international ball all the time. Russia, England... don't be surprised if Australia ponies up for LIL KYRIE in London as well.
Knux-Future
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I know that feel bro...sort of. As Turner and Jrue can't play together.
Our front office actually thinks we can win...yours just doesn't give a fuck.
That is how buisnesses work, they take risks with the expectations of making profit. As for the "compensation", that being the key word since they are their to entertain an audience....Is a clever way to term work puppet.
USOC is non-profit but they do get their funding from somewhere right? And who do you think provides most of it?
CoffeeJanitor
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Can someone post some sources that show that all these companies are profiting off of the olympics? Not saying I don't believe it but I've never actually seen any hard proof
MorisUkunRasik
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Memphis is gonna tap that ass.
Really?
lol. Whoever get's through the west will be tested by fire.....the hardest it's been in a while. My laker team has 66 had hard games this season.
Uhh, they'll just run patty mills.
I think you overestimate how much most of AU care about basketball.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward have been really good post all-star break. Favors has become a really good defender and Hayward's shooting off the dribble has been great.
Al and Millsap had the best season of their career. Al passed a lot better and Millsap rebounded a lot better this year.
Kanter is still really raw and probably losing the GS pick sucks, but it really was a good year for the Jazz even if they miss the playoffs...
Al and Millsap had the best season of their career. Al passed a lot better and Millsap rebounded a lot better this year.
Kanter is still really raw and probably losing the GS pick sucks, but it really was a good year for the Jazz even if they miss the playoffs...
CoffeeJanitor
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you need hard proof?
![QUOTE]Well yeah, I generally need evidence before I will believe things.](http://veryknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cmonman.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]Well yeah, I generally need evidence before I will believe things.)
I just wanted to post that gif, might not be related to anything you said. Movie is awesome!
Ninja Scooter
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MorisUkunRasik
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I just wanted to post that gif, might not be related to anything you said. Movie is awesome!
Euphoria shut the fuck up. I know that was you. I ain't even gotta look.
ratcliffja
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Sarcastically, I'm in charge.
CoffeeJanitor
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your responses are very constructive
really made some great points there
really made some great points there
Ninja Scooter
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NBC paid $4.4 billion for the TV rights for the Olympics? Where do you think all that money is going? And why would NBC pay that much if they weren't looking to make more money off of them?
Perfect.
Charity? lol
Jack Donaghy doesn't give no damns about no charity.
Knux-Future
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Dude....
Nike makes a gwop off of Team USA shit.
The NBA profits from having the best of it's league style on fools.
NBC ratings go through the roof.
Like c'mon that is common knowledge that people made a ton of cash of of the olympics...not just the US teams either.
Black Mamba
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Like I said, i exaggerated. Although some of those games are basically scrimmages.
Yes. Happens all the fucking time. It's not that the event isn't profitable, it obviously is. It's just the valuing the event itself isn't so straight forward. NBC could profit, but if they overpaid, they won't.
I'm pretty sure is just big dick swinging, not making money. Nike profits though, probably.
yeah, from the licensing. But they don't use that money to profit. Everything is put into paying all the expenses and providing for their charitable causes...
Players should look at it as charity to help athletes that don't make money and stuff like funding the para-Olympics and stuff.
Millionaires shouldn't be whining about the Olympics. It sounds so stupid.
I bet they overshot and won't profit. I believe they lost money on the last 2 olympics.
they actually lose money from the Olympics, and do so knowingly.
obijkenobi
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Nash only played 6 minutes this game.
Best part of the movie
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO BACK TO CRENSHAW PETE WITH HIS HOTASS COAT HANGERS?
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