Comments on: Pass the Mic: How Money is Killing the Love of the Game http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/ Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: qq http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-69205 qq Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:42:34 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-69205 Silly kid.. Silly kid..

]]> By: VEE http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68835 VEE Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:09:01 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68835 Wow! DB Like your spirit! You make me want to go to yellin, screaming, team-spirited game! an I love that stuff! Smile. But, I must admit if I was playing professionally I would want to get paid professionally. I love playing hard and love those FAT checks! Ha! Ha! I I would give fans the games of their lives! Ha! Ha! Wow! DB Like your spirit! You make me want to go to yellin, screaming, team-spirited game! an I love that stuff! Smile. But, I must admit if I was playing professionally I would want to get paid professionally. I love playing hard and love those FAT checks! Ha! Ha! I I would give fans the games of their lives! Ha! Ha!

]]> By: YOUNGFED http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68807 YOUNGFED Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:44:57 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68807 @Paningit Your just MAD cause you broke. If you don't like our culture don't follow it hater. The rest of the world still will. TREND SETTERS'!!! @Paningit
Your just MAD cause you broke. If you don’t like our culture don’t follow it hater. The rest of the world still will.

TREND SETTERS’!!!

]]> By: paningit http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68741 paningit Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:14:56 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68741 it's your fucking bling-bling, bitches-n-hos, getting paid culture that mangled the very core of basketball. stupid americans! it’s your fucking bling-bling, bitches-n-hos, getting paid culture that mangled the very core of basketball. stupid americans!

]]> By: wowzers http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68720 wowzers Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:55:44 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68720 i like the discussion that the article has generated. I personally feel as if the love of the game is gone. Why is it that people have "breakout years" when they're up for a new contract but as soon as they sign that 100 million dollar deal, they start slumping! I'm a warriors fan and Eric Dampier's play after his contract year was simply disappointing. AND on the same topic of money killing the love of the game, I gotta say that the prices of tickets are ridiculously high and that the average fan is unable to attend events they love. Its a damn shame. i like the discussion that the article has generated. I personally feel as if the love of the game is gone. Why is it that people have “breakout years” when they’re up for a new contract but as soon as they sign that 100 million dollar deal, they start slumping! I’m a warriors fan and Eric Dampier’s play after his contract year was simply disappointing. AND on the same topic of money killing the love of the game, I gotta say that the prices of tickets are ridiculously high and that the average fan is unable to attend events they love. Its a damn shame.

]]> By: josh tha roc http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68692 josh tha roc Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:43:51 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68692 Like the article Dave, good job bro. Like the article Dave, good job bro.

]]> By: Homeless J http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68680 Homeless J Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:10:43 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68680 Nice article. I'd be interested in writing one of these but I don't have an idea for one yet. Nice article.

I’d be interested in writing one of these but I don’t have an idea for one yet.

]]> By: James http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68661 James Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:22:50 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68661 Your right man- but its been a buisness for over 20 yrs. Your right man- but its been a buisness for over 20 yrs.

]]> By: Stepper http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68611 Stepper Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:44:58 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68611 @ David Brandon lol, they killing out here, you spent more time replying than on the original article, good work though, i feel your passion for the players money. joking btw. @ David Brandon
lol, they killing out here, you spent more time replying than on the original article, good work though, i feel your passion for the players money. joking btw.

]]> By: kennypayne http://dimemag.com/2008/09/pass-the-mic-how-money-is-killing-the-love-of-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-68609 kennypayne Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:41:04 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=3259#comment-68609 good viewpoint, check this out- the one thing that ruined the league is definately money. david stern got a little to greedy.(another example of the man exploiting brothers, thats a whole another post) The league used to be 23 teams when larry o'brien was in charge. then dr j, magic and bird took it to one level. then there was MJ. he changed the game-flat out- all aspects- how you prepare in the off season, weight lifting, the protype body for a 2 guard and he was just so smooth on and off the court. if it wasn't for MJ would black people be so accepted in america today? that guy broke down some serious barriers. (i know u old timers feel me) David stern being the opportunist started his expansion plan. good to a degree- now we got what 30 teams? that means we got 84 players who really shouldn't be playing. We got watered down rivalries because if u had 23 teams with the same mix of players, u would have some sick stacked teams that would build over a couple of years (think bulls-knicks, knick-pacers early 90's) here's where david stern really blew it- the rules changes!! he wanted it to look more entertaining to make up for the new players lack of solid fundamentals and game smarts. more entertaining means more ratings. more ratings = more money. why should we as the average fan pay for a players demand for a 100 million contract. then they gotta build a new stadium just for that junk. the nba could care less about ratings in the 80's. god i miss CBS and brent mussbergers play by play. lets go over a couple why the league is kinda hard to watch for us old schoolers (don't worry i got much luv for the new school) 1. no more hand checking- derek harper would shut guys like chris paul down. kj would tear up this era 2. they moved the 3 point line in a foot in the corners i believe. 3. the charles barkley rule- no more backing down a player(dribbling with back to basket) for more than 3 seconds. 4. the defensive zone changes As far as international players- they could always play- those russians spanked us in 88, thats why they got the dream team in 92. this idea that the international players caught up doesn't fly with me. petro, kukoc, sabonis, smits, schremp could flat out play i wonder how much david stern makes a year nowadays compared to when he took over. I miss when it was just a game!! holla good viewpoint, check this out- the one thing that ruined the league is definately money. david stern got a little to greedy.(another example of the man exploiting brothers, thats a whole another post)

The league used to be 23 teams when larry o’brien was in charge. then dr j, magic and bird took it to one level. then there was MJ. he changed the game-flat out- all aspects- how you prepare in the off season, weight lifting, the protype body for a 2 guard and he was just so smooth on and off the court. if it wasn’t for MJ would black people be so accepted in america today? that guy broke down some serious barriers. (i know u old timers feel me)

David stern being the opportunist started his expansion plan. good to a degree- now we got what 30 teams? that means we got 84 players who really shouldn’t be playing. We got watered down rivalries because if u had 23 teams with the same mix of players, u would have some sick stacked teams that would build over a couple of years (think bulls-knicks, knick-pacers early 90′s)

here’s where david stern really blew it- the rules changes!! he wanted it to look more entertaining to make up for the new players lack of solid fundamentals and game smarts. more entertaining means more ratings. more ratings = more money. why should we as the average fan pay for a players demand for a 100 million contract. then they gotta build a new stadium just for that junk.

the nba could care less about ratings in the 80′s. god i miss CBS and brent mussbergers play by play.
lets go over a couple why the league is kinda hard to watch for us old schoolers (don’t worry i got much luv for the new school)
1. no more hand checking- derek harper would shut guys like chris paul down. kj would tear up this era
2. they moved the 3 point line in a foot in the corners i believe.
3. the charles barkley rule- no more backing down a player(dribbling with back to basket) for more than 3 seconds.
4. the defensive zone changes

As far as international players- they could always play- those russians spanked us in 88, thats why they got the dream team in 92. this idea that the international players caught up doesn’t fly with me. petro, kukoc, sabonis, smits, schremp could flat out play

i wonder how much david stern makes a year nowadays compared to when he took over.

I miss when it was just a game!! holla

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