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Old 06-30-2011, 11:57 PM   #1
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Re: ESPN: Teams that are helped/hurt by the new salary cap proposal

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How the hell would that work?
If I have a lemonade stand and hire you to help me run it, I'm not going to split all the cash I make with you. I'm going to take out all the money I invested in lemons, sugar, cups, etc. And then split whatever is left over with you. It's like that.
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Old 07-01-2011, 03:58 AM   #2
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Re: ESPN: Teams that are helped/hurt by the new salary cap proposal

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If I have a lemonade stand and hire you to help me run it, I'm not going to split all the cash I make with you. I'm going to take out all the money I invested in lemons, sugar, cups, etc. And then split whatever is left over with you. It's like that.

LOL...ok, think of the players as..."lemonade"....without them there is no profit.
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Old 07-04-2011, 06:02 PM   #3
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Re: ESPN: Teams that are helped/hurt by the new salary cap proposal

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If I have a lemonade stand and hire you to help me run it, I'm not going to split all the cash I make with you. I'm going to take out all the money I invested in lemons, sugar, cups, etc. And then split whatever is left over with you. It's like that.
Pffft.

#1, if I'm a player, why in God's name would I take that deal? That would be the worst CBA situation imaginable.

#2 If I'm a player, I AM the lemonade.
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Old 07-05-2011, 08:18 AM   #4
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Re: ESPN: Teams that are helped/hurt by the new salary cap proposal

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Pffft.



#2 If I'm a player, I AM the lemonade.

great minds think alike ...see #93
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Old 07-06-2011, 06:22 AM   #5
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Re: ESPN: Teams that are helped/hurt by the new salary cap proposal

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Pffft.

#1, if I'm a player, why in God's name would I take that deal? That would be the worst CBA situation imaginable.

#2 If I'm a player, I AM the lemonade.
Bad analogy as the margins on beverages are quite high.
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Old 07-06-2011, 07:14 AM   #6
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Bad analogy as the margins on beverages are quite high.
I dunno, 9 Billion in revenues basically generated by roughly 2,000 guys playing a game is a pretty good margin.
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