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  • #16
    Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

    Originally posted by Mackey_Rose View Post
    If anyone still actually questions why the NFL is, head and shoulders, better than the NBA, just read this article.
    Too bad the NBA can't play a majority of their games on a certain day of the week at either 1pm or 4pm that is commonly known for relaxing & watching said event. Event is the key word... Since the NFL is played only once a week most likely on Sunday, their games are easier to plan around if you want to be a STH or they are easy to make appointment television because you don't have to keep track of a schedule that is all over the place.

    Just sayin' the NFL has some inherent advantages that the NBA, NHL, or MLB couldn't have...
    ...Still "flying casual"
    @roaminggnome74

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    • #17
      Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

      Originally posted by Roaming Gnome View Post
      Too bad the NBA can't play a majority of their games on a certain day of the week at either 1pm or 4pm that is commonly known for relaxing & watching said event. Event is the key word... Since the NFL is played only once a week most likely on Sunday, their games are easier to plan around if you want to be a STH or they are easy to make appointment television because you don't have to keep track of a schedule that is all over the place.

      Just sayin' the NFL has some inherent advantages that the NBA, NHL, or MLB couldn't have...
      The NBA does not have to play an 82 game schedule. Games would be more of an "event" if there weren't way too many.

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      • #18
        Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

        Sad article, the deck is definitely stacked against smaller market team. Doesn't mean it's impossible to be competitive, it just means you have a much smaller margin for error. Your front office has to be dang near perfect with its decisions regarding drafting and personnel.

        The pacers have been alright in drafting, but by not being able to lure free agents amplifies bad picks like Shawn Williams and the verdict of Hans is still out.

        As far as personnel i agree with the majority on JOB, not investing in the future and being kept around is garbage. Not really sure what Larry is doing, but I'll leave it there.

        Remember before the brawl the pacers had a championship contending team. It could be done, it just takes time.

        I hope the league can figure some way to help the smaller market teams stay competitive. It's still not as bad as baseball, but if the super stars keep wanting to pair up together and win championships it will be hard to impossible to keep pace.

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        • #19
          Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

          Originally posted by Mackey_Rose View Post
          The NBA does not have to play an 82 game schedule. Games would be more of an "event" if there weren't way too many.
          Actually, I'm right there with you on cutting the number of games back to say.... 60! More emphasis on weekend games and a reduced number of back to backs. The reduced gate revenue would almost have to be backed by local revenue sharing to have a chance, though.
          ...Still "flying casual"
          @roaminggnome74

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          • #20
            Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

            I had the same feeling as the majority of this board when I first read the article and I also felt a kick in my guts. But after thinking about it for a little longer, I remembered me always admiring the model of a salary cap to provide equal opportunities. In theory, this model of a fixed budget you can spend on players helps preventing teams to gather the best players simply due to the attractiveness of the own market or the owner's willingness and financial power to spend big time.

            Compare this model that you established in the US in every sport with the situation we are dealing with over here in Europe. The determining factors to lure a free agent to a European team are money, success, and prospect of success. Simple as that. Teams do not have financially potent owners, they can only spend what they earned before (premiums, sponsoring money, advertising, ticket revenues, etc.). After a few years, the range between the successful and the unsuccessful teams becomes bigger and bigger and it is almost impossible to reduce or overcome the gap because we do not have the lottery that helps bad teams to get better.

            I know that a salary cap is hard to establish here, partly because our leagues have to compete with other leagues while you live in an autarky in terms of professional sports (and nevertheless crown yourself World Champions), but as I said at the beginning, I always looked up to the American model.


            Coming back to this text, I don't understand why the author thinks a 60:40 split would help making the league more competitive. Granted, in the last two years some owners looked for financial relief, but genererally they are minded to spend the money the salary cap allows them to spend. So I don't think money is the real issue and I don't think Indiana's inability to lure all-star caliber players is attributable to the fact that the Knicks or Lakers pay more.

            I understand that it is easier to sellout games in a big market and I do see the benefits of this for the owner. But it is what it is and you cannot discredit or even exclude big market teams for that and I would assume that the cost price has been higher when a big market team has been acquired. Taxes, a higher rent for the arena, etc. might be other factors to mention here.

            The factors that might be decisive for a free agent to sign with a big market team could be the opportunity to self-market yourself, the guarantee to play in front of a big audience (TV, radio, arena, etc.), the national coverage of certain teams, or the knowledge that some owners might be less reluctant to spend big and pay luxury taxes.

            Well, if you are really good and bring something special to the table, you can market yourself in every market. Do you think role players get more sponsorships deals in NYC than in Milwaukee? Do you think Ronny Turiaf will be the next face for Coca Cola now that he plays in the Big Apple? I highly doubt that but at the same time this might true for the elite players and, in fact, that is what the article is about. While it might be more difficult to market yourself in a smaller market, it is not impossible. Generally, it is difficult to overcome this disadvantage for smaller markets (although we are talking about Indy as a small market that has several hundred thousand inhabitants and a metropolitan area with more than a million people).

            Let's have a look at the other advantages free agents might see in playing in a big market. The sellout crowds - well, San Antonio's place is crowded, so was Market Square Arena when the Pacers were good. I don't think this is a real factor. If the team is bad, people stay away, if it is good, people purchase tickets. I trust the marketing department of my organization and trust the front office to make the most of the available players (yikes, this is hard to type in these days). Also, tickets might be more expensive in big markets to cover the rent and due to the demand, so I really don't see why smaller market teams should per se have a disadvantage.

            Big audience. Well, sure there are more people living in bigger markets and with the assumption that on average 10% of the people are interested in the local team, they do have more potential followers. But again, if you are successful that doesn't matter. Same with the national coverage to a certain extent (they will still have an ESPN Chicago studio when the Bulls suck). I remember seeing a lot of Hawks or Bucks games last year on NBA TV albeit domiciled in smaller markets.

            Last point, the owner is more willing to spend and that increases the chance of success. Yes, fair point. I have no argument against this disadvantage for small market teams. Yes, I would also pay more money if I got more money attributed to ticket sales, sponsorship deals, etc.! That is the point, where the NBA has to step in and make it impossible to shift the balance because some owner is financially potent while the other one has an aversion to spend. I'd plead for a hard cap like in the NHL (and in the NFL?). That would make it very difficult to have more than 2 All-Star players on your roster without totally exploiting your team (yes, I am looking at you Miami). So get rid of the luxury tax, force the New Yorks in this league to let good players go simply because they cannot afford to keep them - this would automatically help to make the league a more competitive one.

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            • #21
              Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

              Originally posted by Roaming Gnome View Post
              Actually, I'm right there with you on cutting the number of games back to say.... 60! More emphasis on weekend games and a reduced number of back to backs. The reduced gate revenue would almost have to be backed by local revenue sharing to have a chance, though.
              60 is still a ton of games. That should be plenty.

              I really wish the NBA would play more early afternoon weekend games. Especially after the football season is over the first week in February. It is nice to be able to go downtown for a 1 o'clock kickoff for a Colts game, and be home by 5 and enjoy the rest of my Sunday.

              I love the NBA, but I think from a marketing perspective, trying to convince the average fan that 82 games are necessary is impossible. I really don't think you need to play more than twice a week. Have one game every weekend, and one game during the week. This is one area where I think the college game has it right. College basketball maintains that event feel. If you follow a certain team, every game becomes either appointment television or an easy opportunity to plan on attending.

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              • #22
                Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                Can Pacers, a small market team, win in the current NBA?

                by Rick Wagner on Jan 4, 2011 8:15 AM EST in Indiana Pacers News

                http://www.indycornrows.com/2011/1/4...he-current-nba

                I came across an interesting article last night on CBSsports.com that highlighted the Pacers' struggle to compete with the big-market teams. Danny Granger actually had quite a bit to say about this topic, almost sounding a bit bitter about the situation.

                I guess I am one to think David always has a shot at Goliath, but this view point obviously isn't universal (nor should it be). We have all seen the success the Pacers have had in the past, even making it to the NBA Finals in 2000 against the perennial NBA Goliath, the Los Angeles Lakers. This, as we all know, didn't turn into the Pacers' first NBA Champship, but a 6 game series with Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers celebrating with the O'Brien Trophy. There were countless Eastern Conference Championship appearances (5 over the last 20 years); however, no such luck pulling out the championship for the lowly Indiana Pacers. After the jump, check out which small market team can win in this NBA and more....

                These facts would certainly point to the difficulty in winning the NBA Championship as a small market team, but what about the San Antonio Spurs?! They are considered a small market team and have one three championships this decade. I am in no way saying the Indiana Pacers are the San Antonio Spurs or anything close to them. However, championships can obviously be won by a small market team....right??

                I believe a couple of things...first, big market teams definitely tend to have deeper pockets, which can easily lure most players...I mean, it's a job, they are looking for raises just as you and I are. Second, Indianapolis isn't necessarily where most people would take a vacation as some of the deeper pocketed cities are. However, I also believe that teams can build mainly through the draft (see Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, etc.). The Pacers have built up a strong core going forward (mainly through the draft), but they have money available this year. I completely understand that for some people Indianapolis is not the most entertaining city to live in compared to other options, but if we are able to throw some money towards a player won't he bite?

                So, the debate is out there....are small market NBA teams able to win in the current NBA? And, more specifically, are the Indiana Pacers able to win an NBA Championship in the current NBA? A lot of this comes up because of the CBA and the revenue sharing issue.

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                • #23
                  Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                  Originally posted by indianapolismarkus View Post

                  On the verge of a labor catastrophe, the league has become as popular as it's been in more than a decade and also more about the haves and have-nots than ever before. The Pacers could've followed the strategy adopted by the Knicks, Nets, Heat and Bulls last summer and chased free agents, but wisely put it off for another day. What would've been the point?
                  Pacers didn't have any cap room last summer - so that is just a false statement there



                  Granger didn't arrive in Indianapolis until after the infamous brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills in 2004, when the Pacers picked him 17th overall in 2005, but he has a good memory. Go back to the summer of '05, immediately after the current collective bargaining agreement was enacted, and you can't find a single significant free agent who has signed up to play in Indiana. And it's a problem that's hardly unique to the Pacers.
                  Not having any cap room at all and not wanting to pay the luxury tax has a lot to do with that.

                  Overall I enjoyed the article, but I still think small market teams can compete if they make smart decisions.

                  I would love to see an article on this topic from 1984 or 1985 - it was so much worse back then - not even close
                  Last edited by Unclebuck; 01-04-2011, 09:52 AM.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                    Originally posted by Mackey_Rose View Post
                    The NBA does not have to play an 82 game schedule.
                    Completely agree ... but neither does the vaunted NFL have to play regular season games into January and the Super Bowl well into February. Damn television "creep." I actually miss the good ol' days when you could watch the national anthem just before the station turned off for the rest of the night. I think about how much television tries to control our lives today and start singing, "Let it [television] snow, let it snow, let it snow."


                    "He’s no shrinking violet when it comes to that kind of stuff."

                    - Rick Carlisle on how Kevin Pritchard responds to needed roster changes.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                      Originally posted by thefeistyone View Post


                      It's still not as bad as baseball, but if the super stars keep wanting to pair up together and win championships it will be hard to impossible to keep pace.
                      for me MLB more interesting then NBA

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                      • #26
                        Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                        Originally posted by wintermute View Post
                        Yup. And the whole point is that those top 15 players can pick and choose where they want to play. Every team who can would be willing to offer the max for these players, and they would still be mostly underpaid at that. That's where other factors like market size and management becomes important, and that's where small market teams are particularly disadvantaged.
                        I think there is a major problem with the pay structure. The players who are say 1-15 and get "max" contractsare the ones that probably deserve them.

                        It is the players from about 30-60 that are getting paid near max, and way more than they are worth relative to the higher tier. You have players who are making 1-2M on rookie contracts. Bad teams have to compile young, cheap players, which is the only way for bad teams to compete financially and attempt to have hope for the future. I think teams like Dallas, NY, Miami, LA, Boston, whoever else wants to spend frivolously should be paying a $2 for $1 luxury tax. I also believe that there should be a similar scenario for the owners where they pool their money like the players do and split it according to the health of the league. LA wants to be the swanky destination, make them pay for being swanky. NY has no problem paying out the nose to be high-profile. Miami will be in the LT for years for taking on Lebron and Bosh. Make these teams pay for their decisions. Right now, they are getting a free pass with the extra revenues they get from being competitive, which is a pretty direct result of having a payroll at 80M+.

                        There needs to be either revenue sharing or contraction. I think it looks horrible for the league to contract. I also think hockey has things right (for them) with a hard cap. Make ours harder. Basketball wants dream teams. Hockey wants better competition. That is why hockey is a much better run sport. The egos in hockey are secondary to winning. Not the NBA. David Stern would love it if was the Lakers versus Celtics every single year. Why even play the games if you know the four teams you want to be competitive every year.

                        Things like "The D(ouch)ecision" are an anomoly. There is no protection the league should put in place against that. I just think that this might go against something the league has prioritized for years, and that is for teams to have a significant advantage to keeping the players they have. Ironically, the "Bird Rule" comes to mind. Things like the decision will shape the future of player decisions. But in the end, it still comes down to money from both sides.

                        I just want to know what the platform is coming from the league office. What does Stern think is best for the NBA? Why is David Stern representing the owners? Because they have more money. That's right. The players will spend their money. A few will be mega-wealthy, but most of them won't maintain the welath that the owners will. I want to know from the league, what the ideal situation would be from the standpoint of the health of the league, not a biased negotiating tactic from the owners. Give us leadership Stern. Oh that's right. You aren't capable.

                        OK Rant over.
                        "Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. … You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."

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                        • #27
                          Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                          Originally posted by odeez View Post
                          This article is just depressing and it makes me sad to know it's true. Revenue sharing would be nice for the smaller market teams. Let's hope and pray it happens one day.
                          Sums up my feelings as well. Compared to LA, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, and New York, Indiana is no-mans land for Free Agents. Even places like Cleveland and Philadelphia are ahead of Indianapolis (I personally don't think they are better cities) as being more attractive to Free Agents.

                          The Pacers will probably have to select from the veteran minimum type players or overpay All-Star level players to come and play in Indy. Considering there are no All-Star level FAs to be had this summer (other than a disabled Yao Ming), What's the point in having all that capspace? I guess it would make it easier to sell the team.

                          This thread is very depressing.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                            Originally posted by pacergod2 View Post
                            There needs to be either revenue sharing or contraction. I think it looks horrible for the league to contract. I also think hockey has things right (for them) with a hard cap. Make ours harder. Basketball wants dream teams. Hockey wants better competition. That is why hockey is a much better run sport. The egos in hockey are secondary to winning. Not the NBA. David Stern would love it if was the Lakers versus Celtics every single year. Why even play the games if you know the four teams you want to be competitive every year.
                            You lost me the moment you mentioned Hockey. Sure the players might have a better pay scale which allows the teams and owners to have some parity but Hockey is so low on the sports radar and makes so much less TV/gate/merchandising revenue that it doesn't really deserve to be in this conversation.

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                              Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                              Originally posted by Mackey_Rose View Post
                              If anyone still actually questions why the NFL is, head and shoulders, better than the NBA, just read this article.
                              The NFL is "better" than the NBA because the NFL administers a more popular game. Americans like watching football more than they do basketball. That has always been the case and always will be. The NFL could screw up a lot of things and America will always watch football.

                              It's "better" because it's not a superstar dominated league. It simply can't be. Not when there are 53 man rosters in the NFL vs. 12 man rosters in the NBA where one superstar who is a way better player than everyone else can absolutely dominate. That kind of stuff can't happen in football, where a superstar only plays offense or defense (but not both) and there are 21 other starting players on the roster.

                              The NBA and the NFL are two different games. One is basketball and the other is football. Football always has been and always will be more popular.
                              Last edited by d_c; 01-04-2011, 11:43 AM.

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                                Re: Granger looks on as Indiana tries to keep pace with big markets

                                Originally posted by naptownmenace View Post
                                You lost me the moment you mentioned Hockey. Sure the players might have a better pay scale which allows the teams and owners to have some parity but Hockey is so low on the sports radar and makes so much less TV/gate/merchandising revenue that it doesn't really deserve to be in this conversation.
                                Why not, if NHL teams are able to sustain themselves and if fan interest is growing rather than waning? To refuse to learn from someone who is successful at their level simply because they are smaller (or less popular) than you is to blind yourself to a potential source of answers.
                                BillS

                                A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
                                Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

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