The NBA contracts should mirror the NFL's.

For years I would always talk smack about the NFL's contract structure. How it was so one-sided for the owners, where they could basically get rid of you after a few years contract or not and all you really kept was your signing bonus and part of your salary. I felt it was unfair to players especially in such a brutal sport like Football where they risk permanent injury on a weekly basis. But over the years my views have changed. With the way some athletes today sandbag it after signing a big contract or nurse an injury I'm all for the NFL's contract agreements in regards to the NBA. A perfect example is the 76ers "Chris Webber" how that guy looks at himself in the mirror making 20 million a year with what he contributes is beyond me. The guy is flat out stealing!!! (I guess he has 20 million reasons that help him though) No wonder teams are so bad for so long, you reward a promising talent and he either through "Sandbagging" or injury his once great skills have eroded and now you are in salary cap hell. Can you say New York Knicks who are paying 20 million a year to Alan Houston and the Sixers who I believe are still paying Jamal Mashburn 10 million for this year of which neither is playing anymore. And last I saw both of these guys they are both commentating for TNT and still getting paychecks at full value. I know teams should be held accountable for poor personnel moves but if guys are no longer productive a team should have some measure to recoup some of their loses and remain competitive. The Knicks are by far the poorest example of Personnel Moves who are still paying Jalen Rose 16 + million per while he is playing for the Suns. The way they're going the should make the playoffs by 2010 with a team salary of twice that of the current NBA salary cap. Unreal!!! To sum it up, I'm all for if you "play we pay". You want to sandbag it you can keep your signing bonus and a percentage of your salary but your outta here and we can recoup some of your money against our cap and remain competitive. This is probably the only example of where I'm for management and not the Employees. Just my thoughts these are of course always up for rebuttal.


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