athlete salaries

[Phaded]

Way bigger market.

Easier to advertise.

Addictive customers.

Collect Underpants

?

Big profits

which is a way bigger market? if you are saying steroids over coke you are kindof dumb.

 

[gjohnson5]

I would rather a player be rich than an owner or group of owners lock out a whole season because they ain't making 600mil a year...

 

[sigweed]

have you ever watched a sports game on TV? In person? bought a magazine because a sports figure you liked was in it?
well then you're a hipocrite...
its all supply and demand. They supply the talent that is demanded by everyone who watches the sports... which is a group that you're part of, like it or not.

also, Lebron James is a classic example of someone who is often called overpaid... well by the time he's 30 hes estimated to make $250 mill... but wanna hear something crazier? He stands to make the ppl he works for almost 2 BILLION by the time he's 30... so try and tell him hes overpaid

 

[Phaded]

lebron james is the biggest media hype ever.... i was thinking he was gonna be as good as jordan but no one will ever come close to jordans skills

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

Granted, some of the get paid crazy amounts -but the money has to go to someone. Wouldn't you rather it was the players, rather than the team owner.
Second rate bball players seem to get paid far too much.

- I think this is more evident in US sports, but then again they generate more money, because they have a bigger, wealthier audience.

True athletes (track and field) don't get payed anywhere near enough - it's all about the commercial aspect.

 

[Phaded]

Granted, some of the get paid crazy amounts -but the money has to go to someone. Wouldn't you rather it was the players, rather than the team owner.
Second rate bball players seem to get paid far too much.

- I think this is more evident in US sports, but then again they generate more money, because they have a bigger, wealthier audience.

True athletes (track and field) don't get payed anywhere near enough - it's all about the commercial aspect.

are you saying that basketball and football players aren't true athletes?

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

are you saying that basketball and football players aren't true athletes?

No, they are highly skilled sportsmen - It's just that in my opinion most track and field is pure athleticism (mostly requiring no equipment)
The top track athletes train harder than other sports, with there being an incredibly fine line between success and failure. Whats more they don't get paid anywhere near as much, and have to be 100% dedicated in order to succeed. What's more, only the very highest echelon of track/field athletes make a lot of money, meaning that most do it for the sense of achievement- something that is missing in a lot of professional sportsmen, who are often motivated by money, women and sometimes illicit drugs. Track athletes have to be 100% disciplined in order to succeed - not like some other sports, where the athletes throw a hissy fit over being dropped, or argue with their coaches.

 

[Razorguns]

look at the hockey world. it's the exact opposite.

none of you guys buy tickets. none of those players are marketable in hollywood. none of those players can appear in music videos or have their own shoe lines. none of them can do commercials for beer.

they have a lot less potential for money making -- and their dismal salaries represent it.

 

[sigweed]

look at the hockey world. it's the exact opposite.

none of you guys buy tickets. none of those players are marketable in hollywood. none of those players can appear in music videos or have their own shoe lines. none of them can do commercials for beer.

they have a lot less potential for money making -- and their dismal salaries represent it.

in Toronto, theres like a 5 year waiting list for seasons tickets

and although hockey players on average make less than basketball players, their average salaries are still way higher than most doctors and lawyers could ever get

 

[Razorguns]

in Toronto, theres like a 5 year waiting list for seasons tickets

and although hockey players on average make less than basketball players, their average salaries are still way higher than most doctors and lawyers could ever get

I think Toronto and maybe Vancouver are the only ones actually making _decent_ profits right now in the NHL. Every other team is struggling financially. Not a ripe environment for "high" salaries to make an apperance. This NHL lockout shouldn't be a surprise.