Steve Ballmer thinks tech firms should be as accountable as NBA teams

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Ballmer says that in the NBA salaries are totally transparent. And columnists know everything that the GM does. Teamwork is judged every 24 second. This makes for a level of accountability that tech firms could use. Is he right?