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Mystro

Years ago

Mark Cuban: Olympics raking it in while we pay the stars

Ricky Rubio, developed his talents at home and was competitive the moment he stepped onto the court in the NBA. How much cash does the NBA then owe Spain for their contribution to the NBA?
Argentina could argue the same point.
Europe is slowly catching up and there may be a day where Euro League is the premier basketball tournament in the world.

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Mystro

Years ago

Cuban is a douche.
He didn't make any of his players who they are, he signed them because they could already play.

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Big Marty

Years ago

BJF, I agree with you; but at the same time, what alternatives do the NBA put up?

Play 3 seasons but then on an Olympic year, simply cancel the season?

Arrange a deal with the Olympic national teams from each country that there is an overhead cost for taking star players?

Unfortunately the Olympic Committee is not the one taking the stars; it's the National teams that are taking the stars.

I'd like to see Cuban contact the German National team and say "Yeah, you're paying me 10 million for taking Dirk; plus an extra X million since I've spent the money developing him for your team".

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Years ago

But you can't own someone all the time...

I'm employed full time in a senior management role, but I still do other things in my life that could lead to an injury and therefore potential causing me to miss time from work...

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Years ago

Narrow-minded in that all he is worried about is himself...

NBA players in the Olympics is a great advertisement for the NBA globally...

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Mystro

Years ago

Spotted a nice story on ESPN about the various international players representing the Spurs and Suns in this series.

Spurs-Suns series highlights NBA's international scope

Parker, Diaw, Barbosa, Elson, Oberto, etc.

The carpet in the Suns' locker room is purple, comfortable and plush, and Leandro Barbosa knows it because he spent his first night in Phoenix sleeping on the floor near his locker.

He'd come from Brazil, where he had no bed, no money and no piles of shoes. So he asked if he could stay there, in part to pinch himself, but also because it was one of the most beautiful places he'd ever seen.

Or the part about Elson:

Elson speaks five languages, and often roamed the campus of Kilgore Junior College with a notebook in one hand and a translation book in the other. When Elson speaks with people, he studies their lips and their eyes. He wants to make sure he gets it right.

"There are certain words I can't pronounce," he says. "Still can't. Like 'enclave.' The letters, the alphabetical letters, for me are sometimes still hard. I'm thinking, 'Is it Spanish?'"

Interesting also to hear about the history between Parker and Diaw - in this series, mortal enemies, but they have a history as friends.

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