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Dave Berri recently offered a post on why he thinks college athletes should be paid.

Today, in an odd coincidence, I stumbled upon one of the most complete articles I have ever read on the subject. The Shame of College Sports, written by Taylor Branch, covers the majority of the problems with the NCAA all in one article, including:

  • the early history of the NCAA
  • the myth of amateurism
  • why “student athletes” should be paid
  • scholarship issues
  • academic issues
  • ridiculous examples of  college “scandals”, including the case of A. J. Green
  • court cases against the NCAA, including the Ed O’Bannon case

And when I say ‘complete’, I mean it. This article is over 14 000 words — almost 29 single-spaced pages. It’ll take you a while to get through this baby, but it’s well worth it if you are interested in the NCAA, sports, or human rights issues.

My favourite quote from the piece can be found near the top. In 2001, when Sonny Vaccaro was asked why universities should be an advertising medium for the shoe industry, he replied:

“They shouldn’t, sir. You sold your souls, and you’re going to continue selling them. You can be very moral and righteous in asking me that question, sir, but there’s not one of you in this room that’s going to turn down any of our money. You’re going to take it. I can only offer it.”

Taylor Branch was actually against paying student athletes before he wrote the article, and in the course of writing the article he changed his mind. Because once you know enough, there is no way you can be against a radical restructuring of the entire NCAA system.

– Devin

]]> https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/more-on-the-ncaa-cartel/feed/ 0 edobannon devindignam edobannon A Free Market for College Athletes https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/a-free-market-for-college-athletes/ https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/a-free-market-for-college-athletes/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:01:18 +0000 https://wagesofwins.net/?p=6915 Continue reading →]]> My latest for the Huffington Post — What Sports Illustrated Didn’t Tell You About Paying College Athletes – is obviously a response to a recent article from Sports Illustrated.   In the article I advocate a free market for college athletes.

Last August, Robert McCormick and Robert Tollison offered another alternative. In Subversion of the Academy by the NCAA, these two economists noted that the problem in college sports is that the coaches and administrators participate in a free (although quite distorted) market while the labor is treated as amateurs.  If one doesn’t like letting the players participate in a free market, why not have everyone go back to being amateurs?  In other words, let’s return college sports to what it was before people realized money could be made.

Whether one wishes to see a completely free market for everyone or everyone be treated like the players (i.e. everyone is an amateur), it does seem clear that having one institution for the players and another for the coaches seems to be a big part of the problem.  And until that disconnect is resolved, so-called “scandels” will continue to be a part of college sports.

– DJ

]]> https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/a-free-market-for-college-athletes/feed/ 1 dberri The Best Nuggets Team of All Time https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/the-best-nuggets-team-of-all-time/ https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/the-best-nuggets-team-of-all-time/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:01:45 +0000 https://wagesofwins.net/?p=6900 Continue reading →]]> I decided to put together my all-time Denver Nuggets dream team. I picked the best Nuggets based on their top three complete seasons with the team (very similar to what James did for the top 25 players in their prime) and chose the best available player at each position. Enjoy!

Starting PG – Fat Lever

  • Best Seasons – 1987, 1988 and 1990
  • Playing Time – 8982 Minutes
  • Wins Produced – 71.1
  • WP48 – 0.381
Back in the 1980s the Nuggets were a perrenial playoff team and almost a contender. Fat Lever was a huge part of that and in fact his stint with the Nuggets is one of the greatest of all time. He ended his time with the Nuggets with a great season before leaving and declining in Dallas.
Starting SG – T.R. Dunn
  • Best Seasons – 1982, 1983, 1984
  • Playing Time – 7864 Minutes
  • Wins Produced – 41.3
  • WP48 – 0.252
Another member of the late great 1980s Nuggets makes the list. Sadly his prime just missed Fat Lever’s time in the spotlight. He is a misleading player for the two guard spot. While he was an efficient shooter during his peak years, his real skill came from the fact that he pulled down almost 8.0 boards a game!
Starting SF – Alex English
  • Starting SF – Alex English
  • Best Seasons – 1981, 1982, 1983
  • Playing Time – 9096 Minutes Played
  • Wins Produced – 34.2
  • WP48 – 0.180
No surprise here. Alex English was another great member from the run and gun Nuggets of the 80s and helped the Nuggets get as close as they would ever come to a finals. Alex English is remembered next to Melo as one of the greatest scoring threats the Nuggets ever had. Unlike Melo it was actually true with English.
Starting PF – Marcus Camby
  • Best Seasons – 2004, 2007, 2008
  • Playing Time – 7291 Minutes
  • Wins Produced – 49.6
  • Wp48 – 0.327
While his assigned position is C I can’t see why the Nuggets can’t two tower the front court. After all it has worked for getting Houston, San Antonio and Los Angeles to the finals. Marcus Camby is an amazing defensive threat and his numbers from his 2008 season make him a key member of this team.
Starting C – Dikembe Mutombo
  • Best Seasons – 1993,1994,1995
  • Playing Time – 8982
  • Wins Produced – 57.0
  • WP48 – 0.305
Oh what might have been if Dikembe stuck around! He was a monster defensive pressence and a star right from the start of his rookie season. He gave the Nuggets five great years before leaving for greener pastures. Paired next to Marcus Camby the opposing team is guaranteed to never get a rebound and be blocked 20 times a night.
Sixth Man – Andre Miller
  • Best Seasons – 
  • Playing Time – 8630 Minutes
  • Wins Produced – 32.6
  • WP48 – 0.181
Melo is often given the credit for the Nuggets return to the playoffs in 2004. The truth is Miller paired with Camby is the real reason the Nuggets returned to their winning ways. Miller was a great member of the Nuggets and not given his due. He is a great final addition to my all Nuggets team.
This was fun and I may do this for other teams if I get bored as the lockout drags on. Hope you enjoyed it and use the comments if you have votes for specific teams.
-Dre
]]> https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/the-best-nuggets-team-of-all-time/feed/ 3 Dikembe nerdnumbers Fat-Lever TR-Dunn Alex-English Marcus-Camby Dikembe Andre-Miller The Bottom Line on the NBA Finances Part 2: The BRI Strikes Back https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/the-bottom-line-on-the-nba-finances-part-2-the-bri-strikes-back/ https://dberri.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/the-bottom-line-on-the-nba-finances-part-2-the-bri-strikes-back/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:59:27 +0000 https://wagesofwins.net/?p=6876 Continue reading →]]> Arturo Galletti is the Co-editor and Director of Analytics for the Wages of Wins Network. He is an Electrical Engineer with General Electric on the lovely isle of Puerto Rico, where he keeps his production lines running by day and night (and weekends) and works on sport analysis with his free time.

In Part 1, I used all available public sources to break down the finances of every NBA Team (check it out for the full explanation)

The truth of the matter is that the bottom five teams come out as losers for their owners on the bottom line. For the most part this is is a function of location (7 of the bottom 10 are in my list of franchises in overextended markets), which again is not the player’s fault even though their being asked to pay for it.

Let’s talk new deals.

The owners wanted a 47/53% BRI split in their favor. That looks like so:

Weird, the league makes money as whole here, but 17 teams lose money on their tax returns.

Let’s try the current proposal, the proposed 50% split:

Huh. I still get 19 teams in the red. Something must be wrong; why in the world would the owners propose something that costs them money? Oh wait, I only used the Tax Return Numbers!

If I go by league claims the numbers make no sense. Add in all the other benefits to the equation and everything suddenly does. A 50/50 split sees 29 teams in the black.

The one question left on my mind is: how would this table look like at the players’ proposed 51/49 BRI split?

That still leaves 29 of 30 teams in the black. Add in some relocation and some revenue sharing and you are done (but this also is not up to the players). Relocation, I’ve already explained. Revenue sharing is a tougher cookie, which I’ll get to tomorrow.

-Arturo

Disclaimer: I do not have access to the NBA’s books. Everything in this article is put together from public statements or logical inferences. I do not claim to have this perfectly right. However, I do feel like I am in the ballpark. The sources I used are listed, please update me if there is a better location to get my data.

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