NBA Offseason 2012 - Page 74

On August 13 2012 12:57 FlaShFTW wrote:
so how mad are you guys with howard on the lakers?

jk but srsly, trade was meh. traded one good center for another. hope howard stays healthy.

On August 13 2012 14:40 TwoToneTerran wrote:
Howard didn't lose any money, you're allowed to make a trade, regardless of salary cap, so long as the contract/s you're trading for don't exceed 125% of what you're trading off, I believe(there's more wording on the traded player exemption thing so I'm pretty sure this isn't COMPLETELY accurate but it's something similar to that). It's the softest cap imaginable and it's pretty outstanding how the Lakers have abused every cap stipulation to get nearly double the standard cap limit.

On August 14 2012 00:08 krndandaman wrote:
for those on a tighter budget than most (college students) is it worth going to an NBA game live in a bad seat? (like $50-100)
As a huge NBA fan I really want to go see an NBA game live.. especially the Lakers. But the tickets are so expensive and I never liked the idea of watching the game from so far. I'm going to college in D.C and I'm considering buying tickets to a Wizards/Lakers game but its just so so expensive for mediocre seats. Is it worth it or should I just watch it at home and save up money for another time when I have a lot more money to spend and can get better seats (~$200).

The Minnesota Timberwolves were consistently discussed in trade rumors with the Los Angeles Lakers over the past year. Whether it was a move of Pau Gasol for Derrick Williams, in three-way talks for Dwight Howard, the Wolves always seemed there for the Lakers if they needed them.

But apparently the Wolves walked away from what would have been a huge move. Twin-Cities.com reports that the Wolves rejected an offer for Andrew Bynum. Further terms of the trade aren't known, so it could have been "Give us Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love for Bynum" which the Wolves wold have laughed out lout all the live-long day about. But if it had been any other assortment of offers, you have to think it would at least been intriguing. A Rubio-Love-Bynum set would put the Wolves among the superstar teams, with enough financial flexibility to do something else to move forward. Whether it was the terms of the deal or a concern over Bynum re-signing, it wasn't enough for Minnesota.

But it shows you how big this deal was going to work out, any way it went down.

On August 14 2012 01:37 XaI)CyRiC wrote:


I don't know what the stadium is like in DC, but I would never recommend anyone ever pay to watch a Lakers or Clippers game in the Staples center in the 300 seating section where the "affordable" seats are. I've been up there and it's so high up it's hard to really see anything. Plus, the seats and stairs leading up to them are so steep that I get a feeling of vertigo when I stand up and look downwards. Totally not worth the money, and you'd be better off watching at home.

If the seats you're looking at in DC are anything like those, I'd recommend just saving the money and getting a better seat. You're missing out on a lot of the appeal of watching a basketball game live if you're so far away that you can't even tell the players apart.

On August 14 2012 00:18 slyboogie wrote:


Considering the Lakers will be paying 4:1 on, about, the 20 million they're over the cap, I wouldn't call it particularly soft. I don't see why this is such a big deal. All of these stipulations exist for every single team in the NBA, they are equally accessible. The actual problems are, in no particular order: Over expansion, "hard" salary caps, maximum salaries. Not this big market/small market stuff.

On August 14 2012 03:25 TwoToneTerran wrote:


Small market teams have small market owners who can't possibly take the luxury tax hits because they don't have billion dollar networking deals for being the Lakers. It's laughable to think of the NBA's cap situation is anything closely regarding equality or parity. But that's ok, the NBA is a different beast. Superstar driven league more attracted to big markets, and as many people are going to quickly point out THE KNICKS.

But the best part is I wasn't even making the well documented big vs small market argument. I was literally just lauding the Lakers for using the system better than any other team. I can't even compliment the Lakers without some whiteknighting.

Also the "20 million they're over the cap," ? Say what?

edit: to clarify on that last statement, I have this: http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_lakers.htm

That's 40 million over the cap number. Like I said, nearly 2 teams worth of cap. honestly, all I can say is

On August 14 2012 00:08 krndandaman wrote:
for those on a tighter budget than most (college students) is it worth going to an NBA game live in a bad seat? (like $50-100)
As a huge NBA fan I really want to go see an NBA game live.. especially the Lakers. But the tickets are so expensive and I never liked the idea of watching the game from so far. I'm going to college in D.C and I'm considering buying tickets to a Wizards/Lakers game but its just so so expensive for mediocre seats. Is it worth it or should I just watch it at home and save up money for another time when I have a lot more money to spend and can get better seats (~$200).

On August 14 2012 03:45 slyboogie wrote:


So the fact that in 2013, they'll be paying $125-$160 million dollars in luxury taxes that will be dispersed to all those destitute multi-millionaires who don't break the cap for their teams says what? Not severe enough? How dare they reinvest their money!

God, if only Glen Taylor was worth 2 Billion dollars instead of 1.8 billion dollars, he could compete with the Lakers! I know that $400 million is a lot of money to be worth, but I totally see why Robert Sarver would sell those all those draft picks for cash. I mean, the Lakers are rolling in dough! It's not fair. Stupid NBA.

On August 14 2012 02:03 krndandaman wrote:


thanks for the advice!
yeah that was what I was worried about. I guess my first NBA game will have to wait till next time.
I actually might be cursed though. Last year my friend and I bought tickets cheap (50%off) for a Magic vs Nets game a week early and guess what a freakin blizzard came and it got canceled. The next attempt was a Celtics vs Nets game and then my friend got hospitalized the day we were supposed to go (broken foot) so we just sold the tickets cheap. -_-