NBA Screwed?: James Leaning Towards Heat

[/B]That is what sucks the West is already weak and now they lost two of their Stars, might as well ink the Lakers in for the finals.

The West weak, really?

The West weak, really?


If some team other than the Lakers is in the finals in 2011, Iwill say it is a strong division.

Right but like I said, NBA ticket prices are much much higher. Helps makes up for the fewer games.

Revenue is by far the better measure, it shows what the fans are willing to pay to consume the product. The price of the ticket is going to change based on the demand for the seats, the supply of the seats, and the supply of the games. It says something that MLB is able to sell the tickets they do to 162 games, it shows demand for the product is higher than the NBA. Because if demand for the NBA's product were higher, they'd either build bigger arenas or raise the ticket prices to generate more revenue.

It is business after all. Supply & demand drives everything, the revenue generated is ultimately supported by fan interest.


Dude the MLB almost plays two seasons worth of NBA basketball in one season. That is a huge gap.

If some team other than the Lakers is in the finals in 2011, Iwill say it is a strong division.

I think the Suns (even with Amare gone), and Jazz (even with Boozer gone) are still formidable. Spurs are getting old but I never count them out. I think Dirk is better suited to be the #2 guy on a team, but they're strong. The Nuggets, despite the adversity of Karl's cancer battle, are very competitive. And then you've got the OKC Thunder. Not to mention the Blazers and Grizzlies as up and coming teams as well.

Dude the MLB almost plays two seasons worth of NBA basketball in one season. That is a huge gap.

Yeah I know, you're missing my point. Short of repeating the same exact post over again, all I can say is that the ticket prices adjust based on the number of games and number of seats available, and based on the demand for said seats.

Despite the game difference, if the NBA were more popular than MLB, people would pay quadruple the ticket price, given the fewer games and smaller arenas.

But they don't do that.

I think the Suns (even with Amare gone), and Jazz (even with Boozer gone) are still formidable. Spurs are getting old but I never count them out. I think Dirk is better suited to be the #2 guy on a team, but they're strong. The Nuggets, despite the adversity of Karl's cancer battle, are very competitive. And then you've got the OKC Thunder. Not to mention the Blazers and Grizzlies as up and coming teams as well.


I hear you but none of those teams put any fear in the Lakers.

I think the Suns (even with Amare gone), and Jazz (even with Boozer gone) are still formidable. Spurs are getting old but I never count them out. I think Dirk is better suited to be the #2 guy on a team, but they're strong. The Nuggets, despite the adversity of Karl's cancer battle, are very competitive. And then you've got the OKC Thunder. Not to mention the Blazers and Grizzlies as up and coming teams as well.

I don't know how the Suns or Jazz compete in the low post against Gasol/Bynum and Duncan without Amare and Boozer.

I hear you but none of those teams put any fear in the Lakers.

Doesn't mean they can't compete with them

On another note, I'm not saying Hakim Warrick is Amare, but I think he can be a sleeper offensively for Phoenix with Nash distributing him the ball

To me, though, the biggest wild card is Greg Oden. If he can come back healthy I think the Blazers could be like Orlando out of the East in 2009

Doesn't mean they can't compete with them

On another note, I'm not saying Hakim Warrick is Amare, but I think he can be a sleeper offensively for Phoenix with Nash distributing him the ball

To me, though, the biggest wild card is Greg Oden. If he can come back healthy I think the Blazers could be like Orlando out of the East in 2009

That's a good call, combined with a full healthy season out of Brandon Roy, who was nagged for a good portion of last year.

Generally speaking the West is always a stronger conference. Look at records. Barring one team in the East, all playoff teams in the West have better records. Furthermore the cut line in terms of W-L is much lower in the East each year.

Better teams in the West.