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Originally Posted by pilight
People are lining up to pay $250 million for expansion teams and equity sales for existing teams show them with even higher values. That doesn't happen unless the revenue is much, much greater than the teams have been saying. It certainly doesn't happen if they're losing money.
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The following is as close to politics as I ever want to come here, but nothing is going to induce the rich people who own sports teams to part with any more of their money than absolutely necessary other than force. Your point is well taken; these cheesy bums could well afford to pay their players more.
That is why unions and collective bargaining are so important, as are work stoppages when it comes down to that. But there is more that is required.
As I mentioned recently, up until a couple of years ago, the WNBA was still flying under the radar with no household names to speak of. Now that has begun to change and the players will be gaining the leverage that they need. Otherwise, all that owners need to do is make a few phone calls to acquire the equivalent of scabs to play for them and put on a show.
Of course, I am advocating that Clark and the others themselves join the one-percenters and, when it comes to that, I have no sympathy. As Cobra Mgr pointed out, they are already making good money for part-time jobs compared to the ninety-nine percenters. But what's fair is fair.
Now, please, no amplification of those comments into some discussion of political matters. Frankly, this has always been the nature of things.