The difference between what the Thunder offered (4 years, $54 million) and what the max was (5 years, $80 million) is only $2.5 million a year annually, more than enough would be saved by waiving Perkins

Um, why are you giving me Harden's second year stats and not his stats currently?

Or they could have paid him the max, amnestied Kendrick Perkins lifeless husk of a body and be in a way better position going forward.

Or this

I started reading Deadspin regularly about 3 years ago and my tolerance for Simmons shtick has gone from "Hey I like the Wire too" to "God I hate all people from Boston"

With lines like

"You are willing to back a system that will give more money to kids that already get free education, showcase themselves on national TV so some can make millions at the next level, all the while simultaneously taking $ from millions of kids that work just as hard at their sport. Should the women's lacrosse player be…

1. No Shit, that's where I am saying these unprofitable sports should be converted into club teams for those who really want to play.

Title IX needs to go and the majority of these programs will begin to start making money (many will also have to cut unprofitable men's programs).

I agree with you that they should separate men's basketball and football into their own entities, solely for the reason that they are the only sports that produce revenue. The reason athletic departments are operating at a loss is more due to the fact that they are supporting 15-30 sports that operating at a loss. I…

Why not just cut the 25 sports that don't make a profit and turn them into club teams? Why does the college need to support so many sports?

now they just need to get around to finding a way to regulating actually making the kids go to class and do their homework, so that everyone is on the same level there too.

Yes I am making fun of you because I have absolutely no clue with you are saying and I'm actually calling you 'accounting boy' because my degree is in finance (just playful barb), so stop setting up your straw-man.

And lastly, I also never said that Scholarships and Competitive have no value (all though there are in fact 'goodwill' and have no montarty value), but they don't equal anything close to Television Contract and Ticket Revenue. keep balancing books accounting boy

I wasn't saying you didn't know anything about economics, I am explaining the background behind my feelings and interpretations

i can't follow this for the life of me

http://fansided.com/2013/09/16/tex…

I personally think Title IX is bullshit (and I am fairly liberal). I am an economist at heart and believe that only the programs that can sustain themselves should have programs. I am aware that on 22 FBS athletic departments made a profit, but if you look strictly at Football and Mens Basketball, they ALL make…

Just read the rest of your paragraph - I have absolutely no clue what you are saying? Athletes of a different sport should absolutely be treated different with regards to how much they should be paid. It has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with how good you are or how hard you try, its all about how much MONEY you earn the…

"Fine, so you'll pay ALL athletes, right?"