Greedy Owners

No matter how much money the owners make from their teams, not all of them are willing to give back to their teams. I found this article pretty intriguing because I didn't think that owners treated their teams like this.

Also many owners use their money to buy the most expensive players, like Steinbrenner, and are looked down upon because they are abusing the fact that there is no salary cap. Owners can also be called greedy for not refurnishing their arenas, or building new ones. Fans are also outraged by their owners dis-interest in their team. By this I mean talking down about their teams, not attending games, etc. 

Also Receiving Votes:

•   Bill Bidwell (Arizona Cardinals)
  
• George Shinn (New Orleans Saints)
• Bud Adams ( Tennesse Titans)
• Michael Brown (Cincinnati Bengals)
• Dan Snyder (Washington Redskins)

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/readers/greedy/owners.html

"For these team owners, it’s more than a game"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22190481

In today's sports world, many of the owners of the teams are running their teams through endevours that involve more than just sports. This article talks about owners like Jerry Jones selling real estate to help pay for the new stadium, or Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban selling a website in order to gain the money necessary to purchase the team. I remember hearing on espnradio.com the other day that now a days, many of the sports owners have "side-jobs." Ways in which they earn their money outside of the arenas and stadiums have allowed owners to do more for their teams than those who just rely on their teams sales as their means of income. 

Russian soccer team owner Roman Abramovich was able to buy Chelsea, the English soccer giant. Knowing that the British are very hostile when it comes to their soccer teams, he quickly won over the fans by using his own money to buy "better" players that were more known. The worth of teams alone is collateral when it comes to the expenses that these owners are putting forth, therefore give the owners ample reason to go out and spend to make their players, and fans more importantly, happy.

Marbury's Troubles

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3733907
I cannot believe how terribly the Knicks organization is handling this situation. I don't see the point of them keeping Stephan Marbury with the team, when he is a cancer to the team. The owner, James Dolan is not giving his team and good publicity by keeping him around, and everything coming the way of the Knicks right now is very negative. They need to get rid of him, and bring in someone else who will help fill the seats.