06-07-2007, 11:58 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary AB
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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Plus their union was broken.
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Also it costs much less to run a basketball organization compared to a football team. A football team has close to 30 guys who start every night, backups and a practice roster. There's a coach for pretty much every position. Due to the rough nature of the sport there's a rediculous amount of doctors employed by a football team as well. Equipment costs are a load more than basketball. Each one of those helmets costs close to US$500 when it's all said and done. Basketball teams have maybe 12 regular roster players with 7 of them making chump change relatively speaking and a taxi squad of a few players that really don't make any money either.
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06-07-2007, 02:09 PM
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#22
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81
Basketball shoe endorsement deals are through the roof compared to football wear as well.
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Its weard how kids don't want to walk around the streets in cleats isn't it?
I wonder if they estimated Michael Vicks income from dog fighting?
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06-07-2007, 02:17 PM
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/18920452
On the topic of endorsements, Darren Rovell (halfway down the page) talks about Coca-Cola's purchase of Vitaminwater for $4.1 Billion dollars and how that may give David Wright (who?) the largest single payouts for a single endorsement deal in history.
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06-09-2007, 10:05 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Originally Posted by fredr123
http://www.cnbc.com/id/18920452
On the topic of endorsements, Darren Rovell (halfway down the page) talks about Coca-Cola's purchase of Vitaminwater for $4.1 Billion dollars and how that may give David Wright (who?) the largest single payouts for a single endorsement deal in history.
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Are they talking about th Mets 3rd baseman? I didn't know he was that big of a "superstar" to get that type of contract...because I am pretty sure, but could be wrong, that Tiger and LeBron both got $100M+ contracts....and there is no way David Wright is bigger than them.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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06-10-2007, 02:27 AM
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#25
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by troutman
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I'd settle for being Tiger Woods caddy.
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06-10-2007, 12:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
I just went through the whole list. The one name that really stood out to me was that a 3 time super bowl champion was 47th on that list. Isn't the NFL the highest grossing sport out of the big 4? It seemed they had the least number of guys on that list.
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At least twice, and sometimes as much as 4.5 times the number of players on each team, with similar team salary structures.
That's why NFL players are paid less on average.
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06-11-2007, 05:39 PM
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#27
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Originally Posted by HOOT
Are they talking about th Mets 3rd baseman? I didn't know he was that big of a "superstar" to get that type of contract...because I am pretty sure, but could be wrong, that Tiger and LeBron both got $100M+ contracts....and there is no way David Wright is bigger than them.
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He's not a big name. That's why it was noteworthy. I think the article makes the point better than I did. Tiger and LeBron have huge endorsement deals but I think those $100M+ figures are over a certain number of years.
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06-12-2007, 07:46 AM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montreal
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The list only includes US citizens. I wonder what worldwide rankings would look like? Tiger's probably still close to the top, but I imagine some soccer players and probably some of the F1 drivers, would make high on the list.
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06-12-2007, 09:04 AM
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#29
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Originally Posted by BlackEleven
The list only includes US citizens. I wonder what worldwide rankings would look like? Tiger's probably still close to the top, but I imagine some soccer players and probably some of the F1 drivers, would make high on the list.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mor.../index.20.html
What exactly do you spend $35,000,000 a year on...if these people do any type of investing generations after them will never ever have to work. Ever.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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06-12-2007, 01:01 PM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montreal
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Originally Posted by HOOT
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Looks like I was right about F1. I'm sure Hamilton will be up there ahead of them all soon enough if he keeps going at this pace. I guess Beckham will be number one next year though with his $50M MLS salary .
So combine the lists and Alonso would slot in at #4, tied with Shaq.
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