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Linball

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Boom_70, Feb 10, 2012.

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  1. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    Hilarious!!!!
     
    qtlaw, Jul 18, 2012
    #865
  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Dolan gave Eddy Curry $60 million (which I believe he invested entirely in Egg McMuffins) and Jerome James $30 million, for which he played a couple of dozens of games over four or five years (when he could muster the energy to drag his fat ass off the bench). This isn't about Dolan's wallet. It's about his cluelessness.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 18, 2012
    #866
  3. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    I do have to say that the fact that MSG's stock price moves up or down is can not be said to be directly related to the performance of a certain player.
     
    Webster, Jul 19, 2012
    #867
  4. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    It can as it relates to increased TV ratings as it did when Linball started.
     
    Boom_70, Jul 19, 2012
    #868
  5. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Not necessarily. There can be hundreds of reasons as to why a stock price moves.
     
    Webster, Jul 19, 2012
    #869
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Nate Silver compared Cablevision's stock price to the performance of the market as a whole.

    It underperformed, and there was no other news that should have moved the stock price.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 19, 2012
    #870
  7. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Google the stock chart for MSG and time line from when Linball started
    as it correlates to the MSG stock price.
     
    Boom_70, Jul 19, 2012
    #871
  8. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    I didn't see that -- it wasn't on his blog.
     
    Webster, Jul 19, 2012
    #872
  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    He mentioned it on twitter.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 19, 2012
    #873
  10. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Seems pretty clear from Pablo Torre's story (he talked to Lin) that the Knicks totally fucked this up, and if they had not told him he should test the market, they could have had him at a cheaper rate. Houston is the only team that even put an offer in front of him. At any point.

    http://m.si.com/news/to/to/detail/5090472;jsessionid=68CED3DAE62595F8D0CCFED0C64ED504.cnnsi1b
     
    Double Down, Jul 19, 2012
    #874
  11. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Agreed. I think this started with the Knicks really wanting Steve Nash and if they got him they would not have signed Lin or at least low balled him.

    He and his agent were smart to keep their leverage while they had it.
     
    Boom_70, Jul 19, 2012
    #875
  12. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    http://www.thestreet.com/story/11422224/1/jeremy-lin-the-170-million-man.html?kval=dontmiss
    Cablevision spun off MSG as it's own stock. When Pre Lin MSG stock price was around 28. When Linball came about stock jumped to 35.
     
    Boom_70, Jul 19, 2012
    #876
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