Cleveland's Finest Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Redick has said he wants to make his permanent home in Orlando and that he “definitely” would be open to remaining with the Magic long-term after his contract expires at the end of this season. Still, Redick sounds bothered by the belief that large-market teams like the Lakers, the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have a competitive advantage over small-market teams like the Magic. “But the frustrating thing is there’s like five teams that matter in this league. Right now it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder, but if you’re in a small market and you don’t matter, then that’s frustrating. You want to compete and you want to get your recognition and you want people to respect you. So in a sense, that’s frustrating.” Full Article I see where he's coming from. At the same time though, he didn't mention the Spurs along with the Thunder, who are another small-market team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 "big market" is so vague. Toronto is the biggest market in Canada. Los Angeles is a big market but the Clippers are historically dreadful. When was the last time the Knicks won anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Cry moar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMEWLS Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Players are always inclined to join bigger markets, it's been a trend throughout most of NBA history. I still don't really understand the lockout though, wasn't it meant to try and combat the leagues imbalance. In other thoughts, I hope he gets an extension with the Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Players are always inclined to join bigger markets, it's been a trend throughout most of NBA history. I still don't really understand the lockout though, wasn't it meant to try and combat the leagues imbalance. They ended up [expletive]ing the league worse. By raising the price of the luxory tax, it completely destroyed the chance of smaller market teams being able to afford strong rosters, while the richer teams (LA for example) continue to be able to afford the same stacked teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Have to think the other 22 owners (or so) will come to their senses by the time this CBA expires and realize that a hard cap is the only solution for parity (if they really want it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMEWLS Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 They ended up [expletive]ing the league worse. By raising the price of the luxory tax, it completely destroyed the chance of smaller market teams being able to afford strong rosters, while the richer teams (LA for example) continue to be able to afford the same stacked teams.No doubt, it just didn't really fix anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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