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The Sports Guy: Bill Simmons Welcome to the No Benjamins Association - ESPN Page 2First Faved : Feb 27 2009 by baoraoFaved : 2 times (1 with note)Viewed : 4 timesFave It!

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  • baorao - Feb 27 2009 | news, sports

    Wildly interesting speculation from The Sports Guy on the impending impact of the economy on the NBA and pro sports in general.

    Quoted: And you wonder why I didn't want to write about All-Star Weekend. Looking at the big picture, the league won't struggle even 1/10th as much as the NHL in years to come -- of all the wildest predictions I heard in Phoenix, the craziest came from a connected executive who predicted that fifteen NHL teams would go under within the next two years (and was dead serious) -- and Major League Baseball is about to get creamed beyond belief. Other than the NFL, the NBA will emerge from this financial quagmire in the best shape of any professional sport; not just because its billion-dollar deals with Disney and Turner (inked fortuitously in the summer of 2007) run through the 2015-16 season but because the Lockout That Hasn't Happened Yet will ultimately solve every major league issue except its stupefyingly dreadful officiating.

    • drew_s - Feb 28 2009

      Fascinating indeed. I really hope the Pittsburgh Coal become a reality in my lifetime.

    • baorao - Feb 28 2009

      I think West Virginia would be up in arms over that name.

  • jhnjckson12 - Jul 04 2009 | sports

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