Re: Gaston in tears, reaches for checkbook.

[Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>]

Isn't this why the owners decided to redo the agreement?  Too many teams are
already losing money and Stern wants the increases in ticket prices to stop.
Who knows what will happen this summer or if there'll be a season next fall?  I
certainly hope that doesn't happen for all our sakes, but perhaps it's time to
do something about the escalating salaries.  There's also the fact that the
league wants to lengthen the rookie contracts to five years (I think).  That,
IMO, is a very good idea, so these promising rookies won't be holding up the
team that drafted them before they've really proven themselves.  Please don't
read that as a slam at Antoine, it wasn't meant that way at all.  I agree we
need to keep him, nobody disputes his talent.  I do think, though, that we need
to give some credit to Jones for last night's win.  Without those two 3 pointers
it would have been a loss.  That may be his only talent, but it certainly comes
in handy at a time like that, right?
Dorine

gandahlf@capecod.net wrote:

> Sorry Paul I must disagree. With the new CBA these salaries will no longer
> exist!! If they do the NBA will not be around for much longer. The league
> cannot survive paying 100 million dollar contracts!!! I do believe there is
> a possibility of large contracts (maybe 3 or 4 years)If the trend continues
> the way it is going now the league will be broke in 5-8 years.then no one
> will make
> any money.
> As Richard Simmons would say
> STOP THE INSANITY!!!!
> JIm
>
> At 09:11 AM 4/4/98 -0900, you wrote:
> >So....how much should the Celtics pay Antoine? Earlier in the year someone
> >on this list said that he didn't think Walker was worth between $10-20 mil.
> >per year!?! Leaving aside the theory that nobody is worth 10-20 mil., given
> >the reality of NBA salaries, do the Celtics go above $15 mil. to keep
> >Walker? Look around the league, look at his talent, and does anybody really
> >think that $15 mil. wouldn't be a steal for the Celtics? Walker's a huge
> >talent guys. This team goes nowhere without him. If not for Antoine, this
> >is the Sacramento Kings mailing list. Just for the hell of it, I'm going to
> >predict that both sides agree to $17 mil., and I agree with those who've
> >said that they have to sign him this summer and not wait 'til he's a free
> >agent. This team can't afford to screw around with this kid and risk losing
> >him. He's too good and it would be a little "discouraging" to see him
> >winning a championship on some other team.
> >
> >Paul M.
> >
> >
> >