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Blackjack
01-11-2010, 06:15 PM
Just a little something El Nono won't be reading.:smokin

High Stakes and Low Margins in the Contemporary NBA
by Graydon Gordian

In this weekend’s Dime (http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-100108-09/houston-rockets-join-chris-bosh-chase), Marc Stein drew attention to the fourteen teams that have luxury tax payments looming this July. The list includes perennial heavyweights such as the Lakers and Spurs (although, given their success, San Antonio pops up on this list infrequently), as well as the ashen remains of the Isiah-era Knicks.

The list is also a beginner’s guide to the on-court architecture of the ‘09-10 season. Of the seven teams that owe seven digits worth of luxury tax, six are amongst the the top seven teams in the league. New York has not shared the on-court success of its big-spending brethren.

Keep reading → (http://www.48minutesofhell.com/2010/01/11/high-stakes-and-low-margins-in-the-contemporary-nba/)

ElNono
01-11-2010, 06:36 PM
:hat

StoneBuddha
01-11-2010, 06:39 PM
Can one of you guys explain the inside joke?