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Old 07-30-2008, 02:28 AM
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NBA players that want to live and work in Russia?
David Stern is going to make Rocky IV mandatory viewing on all team charters next year.
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David Stern is going to make Rocky IV mandatory viewing on all team charters next year.
When I saw how Hollywood tried to show harsh Siberian conditions where Rocky had to prepare for match and Russian car was "represented" by Mercedes from 60's, I laughed my ass off.
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True story, my Dad had 3 Ladas during the 80s, and he wouldn't get service at Full Serve gas stations, in CANADA NO LESS!

When we (canadians) are in a cold war, it means someone left the lid off the cooler and our Labatt Blue is getting warm EH.

Oh, and he had 3 Ladas in case one wouldn't start, he would just get in another one.
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Old 08-01-2008, 11:16 AM
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True story, my Dad had 3 Ladas during the 80s, and he wouldn't get service at Full Serve gas stations, in CANADA NO LESS!

When we (canadians) are in a cold war, it means someone left the lid off the cooler and our Labatt Blue is getting warm EH.

Oh, and he had 3 Ladas in case one wouldn't start, he would just get in another one.
That was the difference between canadians and soviets: canadians had three Lada's per father, soviets had many fathers per Lada.
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Fredericksburg.com - NBA holds weaker hand in cash game

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Still, it's clear that the NBA no longer holds a monopoly on basketball talent--or options. The world isn't catching up with the U.S.--it caught up a while ago.
And if the latest "Dream Team" doesn't bring back gold from Beijing, the Americans may need to retire the "We're No. 1" chant. Somehow, "We're in the top five" just doesn't inspire the same patriotism.
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Greek team may take run at LeBron in 2010 - Ian Thomsen - SI.com

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At first glance it is ludicrous to imagine that the NBA's next big star would move overseas as he's trying to win championships and replace Michael Jordan as a household name globally. But look at it this way: Neither the Euroleague nor Greek league impose any kind of salary cap on its teams, which means there would be no ceiling on an offer that the billionaire ownership of Olympiakos could make to James.

As a free agent in 2010, his new contract in the NBA would start at less than $20 million annually.

What if Olympiakos were to offer him $40 million per year? Or $50 million? Who knows how much the Greeks would be willing to pay? The point is that the limitation on his salary is entirely up to them.
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Would Nike and Sprite still pay James the nearly $100,000,000 for endorsement deals if his games aired at 8:30 am in New York?
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Would Nike and Sprite still pay James the nearly $100,000,000 for endorsement deals if his games aired at 8:30 am in New York?
That's a great point, Linwood. Never even thought about that aspect. I'm sure that's what is keeping Darko in the NBA.
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Old 08-02-2008, 11:54 PM
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That's a great point, Linwood. Never even thought about that aspect. I'm sure that's what is keeping Darko in the NBA.

I don't think Darko cares about the Benjamins. He's only in it for the ladies.
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I'd love to see the Euro Billionaires duke it out with Americas. Bron would have a heart attack at the thought of $40M a year.
I'd love to see Stern, at a press conference, try to stop picking his nose at the disgust of losing a star to Europe.
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