Lalit Modi
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Yes. The combination of T20 of a new format of the game and a new league that is run with a different business model.
Yes. The combination of T20 of a new format of the game and a new league that is run with a different business model.
Well, now after totally uncovering the IPL story, I think there were enough unique end-of-one dynamics about cricket, the BCCI, T20 coming in, and just sort of the state of the primordial soup when IPL was formed that do make it difficult to replicate directly.
Well, now after totally uncovering the IPL story, I think there were enough unique end-of-one dynamics about cricket, the BCCI, T20 coming in, and just sort of the state of the primordial soup when IPL was formed that do make it difficult to replicate directly.
probably the biggest of which being the BCCI's overarching control of the sport within India and the coordinated resource of the players and being able to ban them from playing in other leagues. That obviously doesn't exist in the U.S. I think what is a total analogy is MLB, and there's some potential risk of early signs of the NBA, too, are going in a direction that long-term will not be good.
probably the biggest of which being the BCCI's overarching control of the sport within India and the coordinated resource of the players and being able to ban them from playing in other leagues. That obviously doesn't exist in the U.S. I think what is a total analogy is MLB, and there's some potential risk of early signs of the NBA, too, are going in a direction that long-term will not be good.
Huge, huge problem in the NBA. Now, the NBA is in a better position than MLB because they have a soft salary cap. So not as good as the NFL, but better than no salary cap in the MLB. And they have now moved to mostly a centralized revenue sharing media rights deal.
Huge, huge problem in the NBA. Now, the NBA is in a better position than MLB because they have a soft salary cap. So not as good as the NFL, but better than no salary cap in the MLB. And they have now moved to mostly a centralized revenue sharing media rights deal.
Yeah. So, you know, armchair quarterback, armchair GM right now, you know, I think I would diagnose the NBA as fine and in some sense doing better than ever. But some early red flags that in the long run, if they don't manage the game well.
Yeah. So, you know, armchair quarterback, armchair GM right now, you know, I think I would diagnose the NBA as fine and in some sense doing better than ever. But some early red flags that in the long run, if they don't manage the game well.
Yep. MLB, I don't know that it's a this commissioner problem, but they're farther along the decline curve.
Yep. MLB, I don't know that it's a this commissioner problem, but they're farther along the decline curve.
The rubber is going to hit the road for MLB once enough generational shift happens that there's just no longer enough supply of players and fans. But all that said, there is one thing really, really going for MLB, which is international. Baseball is an international game, and... It would be devastating to the sport if American interest continues to decline, both in terms of players and fans.
The rubber is going to hit the road for MLB once enough generational shift happens that there's just no longer enough supply of players and fans. But all that said, there is one thing really, really going for MLB, which is international. Baseball is an international game, and... It would be devastating to the sport if American interest continues to decline, both in terms of players and fans.
But it's still very, very strong and vibrant in Japan and South Korea. Yeah, but that doesn't help the MLB. Well, it helps them on the player front. And it does help them on the audience front, too. I mean, man, Shohei is a very valuable commodity, both in terms of playing on the field and the market that he generates in Japan. Yep. Anyway, all that to say, baseball is the obvious.
But it's still very, very strong and vibrant in Japan and South Korea. Yeah, but that doesn't help the MLB. Well, it helps them on the player front. And it does help them on the audience front, too. I mean, man, Shohei is a very valuable commodity, both in terms of playing on the field and the market that he generates in Japan. Yep. Anyway, all that to say, baseball is the obvious.
And I think you have the first example with the Savannah Bananas. I don't think the Savannah Bananas are going to become the IPL per se.
And I think you have the first example with the Savannah Bananas. I don't think the Savannah Bananas are going to become the IPL per se.