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But, why does he say the "the NBA never should have expanded there in the first place?" The Hornets were a tremendous success for a long time.
Ken Berger: Teams Most Likely To Be Contracted... WE'RE NOT AMONG THEM, HA!!!
Finally, a well-respected, intelligent, and informed article on realistic contraction possibilities. I like the number of teams we have right now in the league, and I hate for any city to feel the way we did when the Hornets were taken from us - except for New Orleans. But, I'm not gonna lie, if some of these teams Berg mentioned are contracted, wow, it would be awesome to have a chance to get a guy like Love, Rubio, Granger, etc.
As a side note, Berg mentions the Hornets as pretty much being a prime candidate to get contracted above all the others - how awesome would it be to get Paul or one of the other players I mentioned, AND get the Hornets name/logo back? (I don't have a problem with staying as the 'Cats, but I would love to be the Hornets again too).
Anyway, here it is:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/1...in-contraction
P.S. Berger is awesome.In addition to the New Orleans Hornets' obvious candidacy for contraction, what other NBA teams should be on the chopping block as the league seeks relief from hundreds of millions in annual losses?
The NBA uses a formula developed by consulting group McKinsey & Co. that handicaps how teams are performing on and off the court given the size of their markets and available resources. This would be the place to start, though the NBA does not divulge the results of the annual study -- which it uses to dole out a portion of luxury tax and revenue-sharing funds.
The criteria, therefore, must be fairly straightforward, though the order of importance might vary depending on the team:
1) Total local revenues: If a team cannot avoid deep losses, even with substantial revenue assistance from healthier teams, it should be considered for contraction.
2) Annual losses: The teams that are losing the most money undoubtedly are being squeezed by a combination of inadequate local revenues and mismanagement. Both should count.
3) Market size, as defined by number of TV households, since that measurement has a direct correlation to the local broadcast revenues a team can earn.
4) Arena lease terms: As deserving as a team may be for contraction, if the penalty for breaking the lease with its arena is cost-prohibitive, it has to be scratched off the list.
The Hornets, now owned by the NBA, pass the test with flying colors --
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Memphis, the second smallest TV market in the league after New Orleans, would be second or third on my list if not for a lease agreement with FedEx Forum that reportedly is almost impossible to break. Ditto for Charlotte; as the New Orleans experience has taught us, the NBA never should have expanded there in the first place. But the new franchise is owned by, you know, Michael Jordan, and besides the fact that nobody contracts Michael Jordan, the lease with Time Warner Cable Arena empowers the city to seek an injunction forcing the team to honors its commitment or pay $150 million in liquidated damages. So the Bobcats are safe.
With that in mind, which other teams should be considered legitimate candidates to join New Orleans in my two-team contraction plan, if only owners would seriously consider it?
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But, why does he say the "the NBA never should have expanded there in the first place?" The Hornets were a tremendous success for a long time.
SOMEONE will pay for THIS!
Beats me. Why would you NOT have a pro team in the best basketball area in the country?
this goes back to my theory that the nba is slighted towards certain markets. Instead of a cba that would spread the talent around the league theyd rather contract? Dumps...the nba need to make it possible for small market teams to compete in free agency....then the wins go up and the seats fill...unless you draft a lebron, paul or durant you're fucked as a small market team. The new cba needs to address this or theyll need to retract to keep the current supertam nba in place...
The NBA doesn't care any more about small market teams then baseball cares about the Pirates or the Orioles.
I highly, highly, highly doubt any team(s) will be contracted. I don't think any pro sports league is in the business of contracting teams nowadays. This is just part of what Berger puts forth as a new plan for the NBA, which for him, includes contraction.
I do believe the owners are working towards more competitive balance in this new CBA. Time will tell what actually comes of it, but it does appear to be a significant issue in these negotiations from everything I've read.
correction: best college basketball area in the country.Originally Posted by SWedd523
my loyalties to the bobcats aside, i agree with the nba. i would rather watch 20 really good teams than 32 diluted teams. it would make for much better basketball.
Coaches: Rick Barnes, Nate McMillan, Alvin Gentry
PG: Chris Paul/Sleepy Floyd/Darrell Armstrong
SG: Michael Jordan/David Thompson/Ray Allen
SF: Dominique Wilkins/James Worthy/Walter Davis
PF: Kevin Garnett/Bob McAdoo/Alex English
C: Brad Daugherty/Walt Bellamy/Larry Nance
(Not listed: Steph Curry, Raymond Felton, Phil Ford, Bobby Jackson, John Wall, Sam Jones, Meadowlark Lemon, Jerry Stackhouse, ML Carr, Bobby Jones, Antawn Jamison, Cedric Maxwell, Brendan Haywood, and Jermaine O'Neal)
I'd put that Carolina team up against anybody.
I wouldn't be surprised if the T-Wolves move in the next 3-5 years. Everyone mentions the Hornets and Kings but the Wolves I think are just as likely to pack up and leave. Interestingly, there was a proposal to move them to New Orleans in the 90's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneso...to_New_Orleans
I highly doubt any team gets contracted. Although the selection of cities available for a team is slim right now.
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