Old Days

[ed.boggess@northnap.citynet.net (Ed Boggess)]

>From: bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)
>Subject: I remember
>
>I remember the NBA from when I was a child.  I loved it.  The Celtics
>were the best.  I remember when it was in black in white, the Celtics
>wore Chuck Taylor, canvas Converse, Bailey Howell had a flat top and was
>the best hatchet man anywhere to be found.  I remember Havlichek coming
>into the league and Billy Cunningham.  I remember the Baltimore Bullets.
>I remember learning to hate the Knicks when Clyde the Glide came along.
>I remember 3 to make 2.

>I hope that a lockout does occur.  Change the salary structure.  Make
>the players buy us tickets.  Make the owners give them away.  Make the
>players give back part of their salary for every loss.  Maybe that will
>work.  But you gotta do something.  Cause what ain't dead by now is
>dying.

Hey. Great post above. I can't agree with you more. The NBA definitely needs
to get a strict salary cap restructuring to stop all of these crazy
salaries. Nowadays, you have 20 year old punks making more than the
established veterans. Its just not like it used to be back in the day. You
used to have to prove your worth before making all the cash. Now, you have
players making underserved cash without setting foot on the court. I'm not
so sure about the lockout part, but you are right for the most part. But if
it helps the salaries, then I'm all for it unless it tears the league up
more than it already has been doing for the past few years. You're in
BeanTown now baby, BeanTown!!

- -Bird33