tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946728861244552771.post8741172420894301044..comments2023-06-21T06:32:38.271-05:00Comments on laissez-faire ball: Solving the contract-year menaceTravishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695540069504024146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946728861244552771.post-55767793491565425662007-07-06T15:36:00.000-05:002007-07-06T15:36:00.000-05:00I like your ideas, but the problem is that the pla...I like your ideas, but the problem is that the players are in such high demand that they have the negotiating power to get the guarantees. <BR/><BR/>I do think your point about team based incentives is totally logical.Rupert Entwistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961962858989285439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946728861244552771.post-17343922674910932832007-07-06T14:03:00.000-05:002007-07-06T14:03:00.000-05:00Yeah, in the end I think it comes down to owner re...Yeah, in the end I think it comes down to owner responsibility. I think if you offered more incentives, you couldn't make scoring one of them, otherwise you'll get guys doing exactly as you said.<BR/><BR/>As far as Wallace and Barnes go, I don't think they'll end up loafing it on urpose, but I do think Barnes played harder than he will in the future, and I think Wallace is such an risk to be sitting out with injuries (warranted or not) that they'll not end up earning their too-stout contracts.Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388144735199746047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946728861244552771.post-91062119475174879222007-07-06T13:54:00.000-05:002007-07-06T13:54:00.000-05:00While it is a problem that certain players dupe te...While it is a problem that certain players dupe teams into long-term guaranteed contract, the current situation also benefits teams that have a sure thing on their hand. Tim Duncan, for example, is somebody you wanted locked up for a long time. The examples where players bail out of contracts are glaring, but the examples of teams locking up players for the long term to their benefit is also long. I don't think it's a particularly broken system.<BR/><BR/>If contracts get laden with incentives, it can also be detrimental to a team. I can imagine a scenario where a player plays out all his games and gets his offensive numbers to the detriment of his performance on defense. <BR/><BR/>I would also take slight issue with a couple of the players on your earned a big contract in one year of play. I feel that Gerald Wallace has consistently put up solid numbers, and the contract he is about to get is earned. I feel that Matt Barnes has earned his next contract as well. He will likely get overpaid because he is perfect for Golden State's system, but probably not many other places. But I doubt he'll just be mailing it in anytime soon either.Larshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775901119510984033noreply@blogger.com