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A fan-friendly solution to fix the NBA

So its been a while since i've read anything from Bill Simmons, but today i finally did and he actually made more sense to me than he has in a while. I don't agree with all his points but what does sound good in this article is that he actually has some ideas (which i know would never happen in real life) that I agree with.

Tell me what you think.

Let's say the NBA made the following rule right now:

Any team that misses the playoffs cannot raise ticket prices the following season. Miss two straight playoffs, season-ticket holders get a 5 percent discount for renewals the following season. Miss three straight, it goes to 10 percent. Miss four straight, it jumps to 25 percent. Miss five straight, it jumps to 50 percent.

Seems pretty reasonable, right? Geez, if you miss the playoffs for five straight years, you shouldn't be in the league. The Clippers missed in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Last summer, they brought back coach Mike Dunleavy, who had made history by losing 300-plus games for two different teams (the Clips and the Bucks) and also having a winning percentage under .400 with both. To nobody's surprise, the season fell apart and that squinty con artist stepped down last month. Now the Clippers are playing the illusion of regret to a hilt. We have tons of cap space, we're gonna have a new coach, and we're going after LeBron ... don't quit on us!Doesn't change the fact that Mr. Billionaire Housing Discriminator Who Owns The Clippers sacrificed the 2009-10 season when he didn't have to.

 

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I'm sure there are some exceptions

but I doubt NBA teams raise prices too often after a non-playoff season, or if they do the increase is negligible.

by Rumblebee on Feb 24, 2010 9:45 PM CST reply actions  

Simmons has made some fair points

He’s talks about the guys like Iggy and Deng who get big contracts but aren’t difference makers and can’t generate tickets sales. They are overpaid. Fair enough.

But he also advocated trading Jefferson for Kevin Martin, who in my opinion is one of those guys. Except Daryl Morey traded for him. So now Martin is a stud.

Hooray.

"I was trying to focus on breathing," Milicic said. "I was just focusing on breathing so I didn’t die."

by Auswolf on Feb 25, 2010 2:14 PM CST reply actions  

Good point Auswolf

Those are the reasons why I say that he made some good points and yet at the same time he wasnt too consistent.

It will be interesting to find out how the whole 50% off discount goes.

by GHACAN BLACKSTAR on Feb 25, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions  

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