NBA Lockout thread
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This has turned ugly on both sides now...
...you have on side pissed off at an owner that said little nothing and getting fined $500,000. Then you have today's developments:
Hunter's actions in NBA labor talks weaken union - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
...you have on side pissed off at an owner that said little nothing and getting fined $500,000. Then you have today's developments:
Hunter's actions in NBA labor talks weaken union - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
As much as I think it would help for the season to be Canned, I don't think it will happen.
As pointed out mostly by Sandra all along Stern and the owners are in the driver's seat.
Players better understand 50/50 is going to be the best deal that can be had. The longer they hold out out on any possible agreement only increases the very real chance that the 50/50 deal will only decrease as time goes by.
I thin because there is a war within the players going right now. As I posted, the players with the real $$$ want to hold out, though they have MORE to lose in regards to actually money, they think the Fisher has sold them out....siding with Hunter. The other players, though, they know that Fisher has not sold them out...also know Fisher has busted his a$$ to work out the best deal possible. The ALL know that '50-50' is not really that...they also know that the owners have yet to concede ANYTHING while the players...if they go down to 50-50, have given hudreds of milions of dollars in concessions(it is estimated that that for every 1% of BRI, they have given up around $100,000 million...going from 53% to 50%...you do the math)...but with all that said, they know Fisher has done the best that he could considering the pressure he is getting from the high end $$$ players and from everyone else.
So NOW you can throw in the fact that we have two factions in the NBPA and two factions amongst the owners. For the player
Players look like they may be at war with each other very soon...it's already started. This is historically the first sign of a strike/lockout ending.
As I've been saying all along, the players have no leverage here. Some players have grasped the reality of that more quickly than others. More will come around...the only question is 'When'.
Sandra
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Go back and look at the media coverage compared to the NFL . It speaks volumes about the sport.
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Most of the players "need" their paychecks. There are very few who could go without one for an entire season, and the owners know this...
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But isn't this an assumption on most of our ends without knowing certain players spending habits are?
I agree with some of the comments about the players. They need to be protected from themselves when it comes to spending.
LMAO! I suppose you expect anyone making over $10 million not livin' the same way? And how do you know those guys in particular have not invested their money well? I mean are gonna stereotype every NBA player? is THAT the route we're gonna take?
Generally speaking, without diving into the different spending habits of 360 NBA players (which is as impossible as it is silly), a percentage of them will need a paycheck....probably soon.
The question is, at what point will enough of them need a paycheck so that they sway the union in their favor, and away from those who do not need a paycheck soon.
That's the only point.
Sandra
The question is, at what point will enough of them need a paycheck so that they sway the union in their favor, and away from those who do not need a paycheck soon.
That's the only point.
Sandra
