Don't hate the player, hate the owner?!
by GrantC on Mar 11, 2010 9:38 PM EST
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Earlier this week, SB Nation's Andrew Sharp asked a simple question. What's more valuable in sports: a great owner, or a great player?
He used the example of the lowly Nets as he pondered if they would be better off getting the #1 overall pick or an insanely wealthy owner who was willing to spend dollars like they are going out of style (which I think they technically are).
It was a really good article, breaking down each major sports league - as to who was more important to a team's success, the owner or the player.
Check out the article @ http://www.sbnation.com/2010/3/11/1365424/you-choose-owner-or-draft-pick
Clearly we at Project Franchise think that its not quite that cut and dry - as we believe that it starts with the owner (and their GM/"Front Office"), but that all the money in the world wont necessarily buy a winning team... Just ask Daniel Snyder. Hopefully our team will help to show a new model, where the fans actually have a voice and can help make the best decisions for a team as a group - meaning there is really a new component in the formula, where the quality of the team will be dependent on the quality of the fans!
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A. ovechkin is a great hockey player who just might bring a stanley cup to the.....
washington capitals for the first time. 99% of all hockey fans would know who this guy is. i guarantee maybe 1% might now who the owner of the wahsington capitals is.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 11, 2010 10:19 PM EST reply actions
Definitely the owner.
In sports like baseball or soccer where there is no salary cap, having a great owner with deep pockets is extremely valuable. Check out the Yankees signing guys to contracts totaling worth around half a billion dollars last summer in the midst of a huge global recession.
In sports like basketball or football where there are salary caps and limitations to how much a team can spend then having an owner with deep pockets is not as important, but having one who knows when to cut ties with coaches, GM’s or players is extremely important. Look at a team like the Mavericks who were nothing before Mark Cuban acquired them or the Lakers who had prolonged success because of Jerry Buss’ ability to lure top coaches like Pat Riley and Phil Jackson and also unearth great front office talent like Jerry West and now Mitch Kupchak.
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