Gino-Step
06-27-2014, 08:03 AM
What Kobe did in taking the $48.5m dollar contract is a game changer.
You don't try to compete with the Spurs by trying to assemble your own Super Team. You don't compete with the Spurs by trying to create a Big 4 in Miami or wherever else. You don't compete with the Spurs by tanking for 5 straight years so you can build the next OKC or SA.
What you do as a rival owner is you offer Chip England $10m/year to be a shooting coach for you. You offer Chad Forcier $5M to do the same. You offer RC Buford $25m/year to be your executive.
If you're a rival owner, You offer Chris Bosh a full max contract. You offer Patty Mills $9m/year. You offer Dwyane Wade $60m over 3 years. Last year, you offer Manu Ginobili $40m over 2 years. Offer Dirk the max for next 2 years.
You corrupt all attempts at forming Superteams and all attempts at creating stable organizations.
If you always take max money, it makes other players really question their sacrifices. If everyone is in the mindset of taking paycuts in order to win, the truth is they'll all lose. Forming 5 super teams makes no sense when only 1 of them will win.
So concede to San Antonio, see if Diaw and Mills are willing to sacrifice dollars. See if their coaching staff are willing to sacrifice dollars.
The strategy by rival players and coaches should be aimed at breaking apart the Super teams, not sacrificing so you can get yourself one.
Kobe has done his part to make people aware of this.
You don't try to compete with the Spurs by trying to assemble your own Super Team. You don't compete with the Spurs by trying to create a Big 4 in Miami or wherever else. You don't compete with the Spurs by tanking for 5 straight years so you can build the next OKC or SA.
What you do as a rival owner is you offer Chip England $10m/year to be a shooting coach for you. You offer Chad Forcier $5M to do the same. You offer RC Buford $25m/year to be your executive.
If you're a rival owner, You offer Chris Bosh a full max contract. You offer Patty Mills $9m/year. You offer Dwyane Wade $60m over 3 years. Last year, you offer Manu Ginobili $40m over 2 years. Offer Dirk the max for next 2 years.
You corrupt all attempts at forming Superteams and all attempts at creating stable organizations.
If you always take max money, it makes other players really question their sacrifices. If everyone is in the mindset of taking paycuts in order to win, the truth is they'll all lose. Forming 5 super teams makes no sense when only 1 of them will win.
So concede to San Antonio, see if Diaw and Mills are willing to sacrifice dollars. See if their coaching staff are willing to sacrifice dollars.
The strategy by rival players and coaches should be aimed at breaking apart the Super teams, not sacrificing so you can get yourself one.
Kobe has done his part to make people aware of this.