NBA Trades, NFL negotiations

So, ya. In case you missed the "Melo-drama" Carmelo Anthony got his wish and went to the Knickerbockers of New York City. Afterwords the hardcore NBA fan was outraged by the fact that the player got his way. Personally it all seems to have to worked out, The Nets didn't get Melo, instead they traded their pieces to the Jazz and got arguably the best Point Guard in the league (Deron Williams). Melo is scoring bunches in NYC. The Nuggets are winning without Melo. AND the rest of the league dropped trade after trade, I mean come on the Cav's got B-Diddy (Baron Davis a fun point guard ), the Clips got Mo Money (Mo Williams another point guard), and the Trail Blazers of Portland got Gerald Wallace a nice forward.

Then there was a trade that was getting a bunch of flak. The Boston Celtics traded their starting center Kendrik Perkins and their little shooting guard Nate Robinson to the Oklahoma City Thunder (My pick for the West side to represent in the NBA finals) in turn for some Russian guy and their small forward Jeff Green. Celtic fans are all "You broke up the starting five!" and "What were they thinking??!!". Come on, they are thinking "Hey....we make it to the finals with the Big Three We Brought In For The Fans...uhm uhm Ray Allen Kevin Garnett  uhm uhm (no coughs for Paul he was there already).... You don't hear the Thunder complaining I mean they got a legit center, and right now look poised to win the west. AND Kendrik is not exactly happy to leave the City of Boston...He misses his "family" The Celtics (little back story he is a player out of high school, this is why it is important to go to collage at least for one year to grow up.) and he might sand bag in OKC just to get out of there.

This is where fans should be mad, when the player isn't happy to play. LeBron wanted out of Cleveland to win, but it doesn't mean he doesn't have fun. Melo is having fun in his home state scoring points and being on a playoff team (he was on one with the Nuggets too, but now he is a Knick.) Not to mention, but as one of my idols Collin Cowherd has stated the stars are aligning in the NBA, the right teams (New York the biggest city in the United States, Boston "New York's Rival", Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas) are doing good in the NBA. That means people that can pay large amounts of money, found in these said cities, can pay for a ticket and watch the games, so the NBA can pay the players. That means that the cameras roll for us Joe Schmo's to watch for free (other than cable bills).

Anyways people are tired of the "business aspect of the game". To bad it is a big business, I mean it's kind of a great lesson for the children who are the future of the NBA (Managing wise....more my age I guess). If you don't want the fans to know...pay the players, "but but Sports d00de the players are greedy, and are making money for playing a game!" Ok well, you find a way to go to collage and get a degree, or at least find a way to make money off of something you love to do. The league itself tends to weed out those who are not privileged to play professional sports (karma at it's best am I right Stephon Starbury (former Knick)), I mean it does take a different person to play in the NBA. If you asked me to visit sick kids after working out for hours on end, and learning how to run a play and memorize another, then go home and handle my private life.....I'd want a lot of money too.

Which takes us to our next point....THE NFL (omg does it ever have an offseason??). Players want to be like the NBA, only they want to be paid and have a shorter season (none of this 18 game stuff). I don't really blame them, the players in the NFL are human at heart, but their bodies are other worldly, I'd pay them. But, Roger Goodell is a very smart man, he wants more football (cause lets face it, in the world of sports right now NFL rules), he wants happy players, and he wants a safer game. So he is going into a dispute with the NFL players union, is willing to take a dollar for his pay in order to give more money back to the player, and using the latest in technology to protect his players (i.e. Aaron Rodger's helmet post his concussion).

I think what the world needs now is just a big, sigh. Then everybody hugs it out and we go on to watch sports. I mean the reason we watch sports is because it is entertaining, while also fascinating to try and relate to the players. We can feel all the emotions from sports, but in times like today we don't want to feel worried or saddened by the games we love (then again....it is a business). The only thing that can come out of the NFL dispute is a bit of a hold out to slap the wrists of players (owners want players to follow their rules and priorities), but the sports world is a trendy world. Who knows maybe in three years the USA will fall in love with hockey....they've done their time with their labor strike. Only time can tell. Until then go watch your local sports I guess? OR COLLEGE BASKETBALL.....Bracketology help  from the Sports d00de next post!