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Wade wants paid
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Maybe the Peace Corp next should be paid more. Its ridiculous these people dont get paid more for doing something for their country. $135 a month to live in China?

I am guess Wade wont take on that battle will he?

And as stated, they get to stay in a 5 star hotel and eat 5 star dining. Roughing it for sure.
Nobody has said they're roughing it. Just that they should get what they deserve. Why should the IOC, USOC, NBC, and it's sponsors all get rich on the Olympics, but the athletes (not just the basketball players) get very little of that money?

And who do you think pays for those 5 star hotels?
The Olympic committee pays for it.

Everything in life does not have a price tag on it. But everything in life DOES have a choice attached to it.

These guys get more money from their shoe contracts for playing in the Olympics. Isn't that really enough?

Listen, I have always looked at Wade as a whiney douche off and on the floor. He just continues to cement my opinions.

If i am asked to do something, just as every other American is, I have a choice if i want to do it or not. As stated numerous times, if you think you need to be paid, then dont do it.But whining abouit it is going to give you this backlash.
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
If Wade would have addressed the system, as opposed to his individual sport, then I don't think there would have been much of an issue.
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

Exactly. All the basketball players are paid; maybe not directly, but they up their net worth by participating.

The kayak team on the other hand...
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

Exactly. All the basketball players are paid; maybe not directly, but they up their net worth by participating.

The kayak team on the other hand...
Which Dwayne Wade could give two craps for
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

It's not that they aren't compensated, it's how much. It's the same situation as the NCAA. Why do the athletes get so little of the pie? They certainly deserve it every bit as much as some executive working at NBC.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

It's not that they aren't compensated, it's how much. It's the same situation as the NCAA. Why do the athletes get so little of the pie? They certainly deserve it every bit as much as some executive working at NBC.
LOL @ "how much"

And guess what. The NCAA players DONT HAVE TO PLAY EITHER.
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

It's not that they aren't compensated, it's how much. It's the same situation as the NCAA. Why do the athletes get so little of the pie? They certainly deserve it every bit as much as some executive working at NBC.
College players get paid too. I've done two hundred tax returns this year with people paying student loans that wish they were athletes.

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How much is a very important issue. The Olympics aren't a charity, it's a multi-billion dollar operation. I think the athletes deserve more than they are currently receiving for what they do.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

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hearing how much when discussing a multi million dollar athlete is humorous. Even from you
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And Olympic participation is absolutely not on the country's dime.
You are right and I wasn't aware of that. Don't think it changes the fact that these guys still don't pay for anything to participate.
I just don't understand why they should be expected to do their jobs for free. Yes, they are wildly overpaid for playing a game, but when they play that game in the Olympics, there are a lot of people lining their pockets w money because of their successes.

And I don't think this is just an NBA player issue, I think a lot of Olympic athletes deserve more than they're getting. The Olympics are big business, and you have a lot of athletes struggling. Why shouldn't the athletes get a part of that big money?
It's not their job. It's volunteer. That's the whole point.
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I don't think he was whining about it at all. He was asked a question and answered it. But as always, people blew it out of proportion and attacked him.
LOL. Sure he wasn't
You know that athletes have been fighting this battle for decades? It shouldn't matter whether a rich person or a poor person talks about the issue. There is still a major problem w the system and how all Olympuc athletes are compensated.
HE IS COMPENSATED FOR IT.

And olympians are paid. Not a lot. Peace Corp type money. But they are.

Once again, you have choices. Just dont play. But i am assuming he KNOWS that there would be a backlash if he didnt. which means appearance money, ad money, etc. Which is why i assume that his agent got on the phone immediately telling him this. Which leads to the 180 he did.

It's not that they aren't compensated, it's how much. It's the same situation as the NCAA. Why do the athletes get so little of the pie? They certainly deserve it every bit as much as some executive working at NBC.
College players get paid too. I've done two hundred tax returns this year with people paying student loans that wish they were athletes.

And I think the athletic departments properly compensate their athletes. Food, housing, clothes, stipend, and the education.

The NCAA on the other hand gives nothing and continues to cash in on their billion dollar TV deals that are secured by the athletes that they use.
“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves."

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