David BinkowskiAt this point I want to see Carolina beat Bayamon. I don't care that it's two metro area teams. The notion of accepting money laundering $$ to bring in big names -- the same with Rob, aka "Dion", New did in Quebradillas -- needs to be stamped out immediately. #BSNPR
mima1_20🇵🇷✊🏼💚@dbinkowski ☹️
@fotutmagnet I talk to team owners. The league is not sustainable financially unless you make it deep into the playoffs. Paying players under the table with side contracts is ruining things and taking away opportunities for local players. Unless we get bigger stadiums, the only way the league could be a profitable business venture with these salaries would be to raise ticket prices to keep what is in place or cut salaries to make washed US players play elsewhere.
@dbinkowski Is this what Bayamon is doing?
@fotutmagnet every team has side contracts where they can funnel money from their personal businesses to players. Boogie and Whiteside got paid $100k per month, $5k from their official "league contract", $95k a month on the side.
When Anuel's tour tanked and he was forced to sell the team he almost breached his side contracts. The players were stuck because it's not supposed to be happening. Yet here we are.
I'm all for players getting $ so rather than have this side deal just raise the cap.
@dbinkowski Damn, I had no idea things go down like that!
@fotutmagnet I enjoy learning how things work so I can make my own choices. I think the league has a lot of potential if they upgrade the refereeing and pick a lane on the side contracts/business model. Without a lot to do in the evening that is air conditioned, BSN should have full stadiums imo. Unfortunately historical biases and inequity keep people away.
@fotutmagnet I've been told people don't have money to go to games but that's untrue if you consider Hormigueros to Aguadilla as potential ticket buyers.
Locally? Idk the bars and restaurants here kill. Sounds like an opportunity to lure those folks to a game.