Cap and Lebron Rant

[Jurassic Referee]

Yawn.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yawn.

I'm glad i had ball games last nit and didn't have to subject myself to any of it! Blech!

Should review the NBE thread.......

[Mark Padgett]

Ya' know, if everyone stopped going to their games and watching them on TV, they'd all be out of a job.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Ya' know, if everyone stopped going to their games and watching them on TV, they'd all be out of a job.

I think it's the TV money.

My impression is unless you're one of the "haves" (LA, Miami, Boston) you should be ok, but I see allot of "have not" teams/struggling for revenue as many "fans" are priced right out of the arena.

I also see it as being very cyclic too depending on many factors - i.e. when the Wizards were good, the fans were there, then not so much. Now that John Wall is here......well, we'll wait and see. And, if your team is NOT good and your opponent doesn't have a "superstar" draw, why go?

The money train has to end sometime doesn't it?

Of course, we've been saying that for yrs too.....

[Mark Padgett]

Was watching the White Sox game on WGN on cable this afternoon and one fan had a sign that said "Konerko is our LeBron".

[Nevadaref]

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert put LeBron James in danger - ESPN

Here comes Jesse to play his race card and try to wedge himself into the spotlight. This guy is an embarrassment. His comments are inflammatory and irresponsible.

[Nevadaref]

BTW I don't agree with the very childish and disrespectful attitude exhibited by Dan Gilbert in his comments about Lebron James after his departure, but those comments aren't what Jesse wants to make them out to be.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Here comes Jesse to play his race card and try to wedge himself into the spotlight. This guy is an embarrassment. His comments are inflammatory and irresponsible.

Here's somebody who agrees with you....

Jesse Jackson way off base on LeBron James - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert put LeBron James in danger - ESPN

Here comes Jesse to play his race card and try to wedge himself into the spotlight. This guy is an embarrassment. His comments are inflammatory and irresponsible.

Actually Nevada and JR, that response is in many ways accurate and not new. The reactions to LeBron leaving really makes you wonder when a free agent leaves and you act as if he was obligated or owed you something. That is business.

BTW, there is a book that talks about the very same issue called, Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete by William C. Rhoden. The book was published in 2006 and talks about the treatment of athletes who are Black from the admiration to the criticism.

This was not a new idea. And I love it when people say "You played the race card" when people make observations about people's behavior and decide what that means whether it is Dan Gilbert to Mel Gibson. This was a similar conversation I have already had with several Black people that saw Gilbert's comments in the same way. Jackson did not play a card, Jackson made a common observation.

Peace