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The format to make money in sports starts with winning. Do you really think bell and Rogers would be happy with blowing money and never getting a return? The reason they're spending so much is because the MLSE infrastructure has been so poorly managed and disregarded by the dumbass teachers pension.Sunny ways my friends, sunny ways
Because its 2015
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What do players care about? The paycheques at the end of the day. Everybody wants money. Players will take more to stay on a team that doesn't truly have a "shot" at a title TBH.
See, Melo, Bosh. You could argue Bosh already has a Ring, sure, but Melo has nothing. NYK have nothing, yet, with a nice bit fat max offer, who's going to turn that down?
And how do you get the team to spend? Well, it's winning, but it's also an owner that's got deep pockets, and willing to take the risk and roll the dice.
So, you could argue that it all comes from winning to begin with. Not necessarily a lot of winning, but just enough to give "Hope" to Management that if they spend more, then they'll be able to win more.
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phiLLy wrote: View PostWhat do players care about? The paycheques at the end of the day. Everybody wants money. Players will take more to stay on a team that doesn't truly have a "shot" at a title TBH.
See, Melo, Bosh. You could argue Bosh already has a Ring, sure, but Melo has nothing. NYK have nothing, yet, with a nice bit fat max offer, who's going to turn that down?
And how do you get the team to spend? Well, it's winning, but it's also an owner that's got deep pockets, and willing to take the risk and roll the dice.
So, you could argue that it all comes from winning to begin with. Not necessarily a lot of winning, but just enough to give "Hope" to Management that if they spend more, then they'll be able to win more.
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Puffer wrote: View PostI think the Raps owning their own D-League team would be a definite enhancement to the development process for their rookies. A great way to bring guys into the fold where you can get a good look at them and a great place to stash young or recovering players.
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“This is a good day for everybody and I think the players in particular are going to be very pleased. They deserve a world class facility,” MLSE president and CEO Tim Leiweke said, noting that the planned facility played a role in resigning star point guard Kyle Lowry in July. “There are a lot of new practice facilities that have been built recently, but I don’t think there is another facility in the NBA that will be situated in such a beautiful location as this.”
Rob Ford has butted heads with MLSE in the past, voting against providing the company with a $10 million loan for the $120 million expansion of BMO Field, however on Wednesday the mayor voiced his support for the new practice facility, calling it a "good deal for everyone" and suggesting that it could be integral in bringing an NBA championship to the city within the next "one or two years."
Ford did, however, express some concern with the expected $162 hourly cost to the public for renting courts at the facility.
“I am going to move a motion at council that will help the kids in Toronto Community Housing (access the facility),” Ford said. “We have to give these kids the opportunity to come down to a practice facility where professionals play.”
Though the planning and approvals process could take until November, Leiweke said he expects construction on the facility to begin shortly after that with an anticipated completion date sometime before the 2016 NBA All Star Game.
“It is critical that those 1,200 members of the media come to Toronto and we blow them away with how beautiful and great our city is and a large part of the activities all week will be at the Raptors training centre," he said.
http://www.cp24.com/news/executive-c...lity-1.1967420
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Uncle_Si wrote: View PostThe format to make money in sports starts with winning. Do you really think bell and Rogers would be happy with blowing money and never getting a return? The reason they're spending so much is because the MLSE infrastructure has been so poorly managed and disregarded by the dumbass teachers pension.
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Last tweet, facility scheduled to be completed in January 2016, just ahead of all-star weekend
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) August 22, 2014
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