General Leafs Talk

[Kin]

Another sad stat (quoting from memory so I might be off slightly):  the average NBA player (whose salary probably compares roughly with the average NHL player) is broke 4 years after retirement.

How would that work? The average net worth of these guys is zero? Broke can't really be an average.

A lot of them do end up broke but there's not a hard and fast number. Here's something I found pretty quickly:

But that stat, used by the players' association to get the attention of young millionaires, is thought to be an educated estimate.

"Sixty per cent is a ballpark. But we've seen a lot of guys who've really come into hard times five years after they leave the league," said Roy Hinson, the former NBA forward who's a representative for the players' association. "The problems are, for a lot of guys, they have a lot of cars, they have multiple houses, they're taking care of their parents. They're taking care of a whole host of issues. And the cheques aren't coming in anymore."

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/299119

 

[Kin]

I think they are paid monthly, but Busta is just being picky about it. The point remains the same.

The point being that you're jealous of people who make a lot of money?

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

The irony of his role as a beat writer here is he hates the Leafs. (he will of course never admit that now)    Although sometimes you can sense it in his writing... so he fits right in with most of the writers in this town.

I was wondering that, because it was definitely something I thought.  He seems to post more on Twitter, and write more, when it's the bad stuff.

Still really enjoy his stuff, though.

 

[Madferret]

The irony of his role as a beat writer here is he hates the Leafs. (he will of course never admit that now)    Although sometimes you can sense it in his writing... so he fits right in with most of the writers in this town.

I was wondering that, because it was definitely something I thought.  He seems to post more on Twitter, and write more, when it's the bad stuff.

Still really enjoy his stuff, though.

What team does he support then? Jets? Canes?

 

[Madferret]

Stars?

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

The irony of his role as a beat writer here is he hates the Leafs. (he will of course never admit that now)    Although sometimes you can sense it in his writing... so he fits right in with most of the writers in this town.

I was wondering that, because it was definitely something I thought.  He seems to post more on Twitter, and write more, when it's the bad stuff.

Still really enjoy his stuff, though.

What team does he support then? Jets? Canes?

Such as?

 

[Madferret]

The irony of his role as a beat writer here is he hates the Leafs. (he will of course never admit that now)    Although sometimes you can sense it in his writing... so he fits right in with most of the writers in this town.

I was wondering that, because it was definitely something I thought.  He seems to post more on Twitter, and write more, when it's the bad stuff.

Still really enjoy his stuff, though.

What team does he support then? Jets? Canes?

Such as?

The Wild?

 

[dappleganger]

The irony of his role as a beat writer here is he hates the Leafs. (he will of course never admit that now)    Although sometimes you can sense it in his writing... so he fits right in with most of the writers in this town.

I was wondering that, because it was definitely something I thought.  He seems to post more on Twitter, and write more, when it's the bad stuff.

Still really enjoy his stuff, though.

What team does he support then? Jets? Canes?

Such as?

The Wild?

I heard he hates hockey and only follows football.

 

[Madferret]

The irony of his role as a beat writer here is he hates the Leafs. (he will of course never admit that now)    Although sometimes you can sense it in his writing... so he fits right in with most of the writers in this town.

I was wondering that, because it was definitely something I thought.  He seems to post more on Twitter, and write more, when it's the bad stuff.

Still really enjoy his stuff, though.

What team does he support then? Jets? Canes?

Such as?

The Wild?

I heard he hates hockey and only follows football.

Renegades? Pirates? Stallions?

 

[Fanatic]

I think they are paid monthly, but Busta is just being picky about it. The point remains the same.

The point being that you're jealous of people who make a lot of money?

Nope.

I know you're kind of a big deal around here and all, but seriously, do you have to be like this? We all know that you are smart, that you will go against the grain in just about every debate and that you have more free time to post than just about anyone in Leaf land, but why must you be so condescending?

 

[Kin]

I think they are paid monthly, but Busta is just being picky about it. The point remains the same.

The point being that you're jealous of people who make a lot of money?

Nope.

When I think of what some Leafs make per game I cannot help but be just a little jealous.

So, I mean, you might be able to see how I got a little confused. 

 

[Fanatic]

I think they are paid monthly, but Busta is just being picky about it. The point remains the same.

The point being that you're jealous of people who make a lot of money?

Nope.

When I think of what some Leafs make per game I cannot help but be just a little jealous.

So, I mean, you might be able to see how I got a little confused.

Nik, you are many things, but confused is not one of them.

 

[Bender]

I think they are paid monthly, but Busta is just being picky about it. The point remains the same.

The point being that you're jealous of people who make a lot of money?

Nope.

When I think of what some Leafs make per game I cannot help but be just a little jealous.

So, I mean, you might be able to see how I got a little confused.

Nik, you are many things, but confused is not one of them.

 

[Kin]

Nik, you are many things, but confused is not one of them.

No, you have legitimately managed to confuse me here. I genuinely don't understand what you were trying to get at outside of, I guess, "pro hockey players make a lot of money."

 

[Kin]

I don't always try to engage Fanatic in discussion but, when I do, I always end up regretting it.

 

[Madferret]

Seriously - what team does Siegel support if he hates the Leafs?

 

[bustaheims]

Seriously - what team does Siegel support if he hates the Leafs?

The Markham Waxers.

 

[Kin]

Seriously - what team does Siegel support if he hates the Leafs?

Why does there have to be one?

 

[Madferret]

Seriously - what team does Siegel support if he hates the Leafs?

Why does there have to be one?

Advanced OCD.

 

[Madferret]

Seriously - what team does Siegel support if he hates the Leafs?

The Markham Waxers.

What a bandwagoner.