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Does anyone care about the NBA lockout?
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Post by
Atik
When a player can't get the money he wants, he must reduce his asking price.
Or whine and complain and lead to the NBA lockout...
Post by
EnigmaPunch
Not exactly, I mean after all, the players were prepared to drop their percentage of the TV rights. It was just how much they were going to lose that became on of the sticking points.
Post by
baradiel
I don't care, honestly. The NBA is screwing itself over, might as well let them.
Totally agree with you.
Post by
Artinz
The only way for the system to be fixed at all is for the max player salary to be lowered.If the oweners agree that players are getting too much, they have the power to drive down salaries, by simply refusing to sign contracts at too high a value.
Once again, a player is only worth, what an owner is willing to pay...
The problem is that if one owner doesn't agree, another that has more money to offer will.
Post by
Artinz
I don't care, honestly. The NBA is screwing itself over, might as well let them.
Totally agree with you.
I, for one, actually want to see some basketball, because this is the last year that my beloved Celtics have any playoff shot at all.
Post by
Monday
Meh. College basketball > NBA, imo. So I still really don't care.
Post by
deathbyte
Meh. College basketball > NBA, imo. So I still really don't care.
I agree, in all sports i think college is better. You have something you are playing for. Mostly rivalry bragging rights, it makes the games worth watching for me.
Post by
Murrdurr
NBA lockout is pretty much over, they shouldve accepted the last deal, they lose about 3 paychecks instead of 1 with the old proposal, they miss out on 10 extra games, the are not going to get as much of the basketball related income thats split between players and owners at the end of the season, least amount will be 49% max will be 51% down from the previous 53%. And the owners slipped in some things to the system they didnt and wouldnt have had to agree to with the past proposal. So pretty much the players decided to not listen to their agents and the union and just sign the deal so they dont go a year without pay, im sure a big majority of the players are kicking themselves in the ass passing up a better deal only to have to settle with a worse now. Their dumb fault though.
Post by
deathbyte
NBA lockout is pretty much over, they shouldve accepted the last deal, they lose about 3 paychecks instead of 1 with the old proposal, they miss out on 10 extra games, the are not going to get as much of the basketball related income thats split between players and owners at the end of the season, least amount will be 49% max will be 51% down from the previous 53%. And the owners slipped in some things to the system they didnt and wouldnt have had to agree to with the past proposal. So pretty much the players decided to not listen to their agents and the union and just sign the deal so they dont go a year without pay, im sure a big majority of the players are kicking themselves in the ass passing up a better deal only to have to settle with a worse now. Their dumb fault though.
Im pretty sure the newer of the deals is better, the previous offer wasn't 53% and never has been. That 53% is what the players said the would go down to, owners wanted 47-48% to go to the players. They got a better deal in this offer, even though they still got the short end.
Post by
EnigmaPunch
The only way for the system to be fixed at all is for the max player salary to be lowered.If the oweners agree that players are getting too much, they have the power to drive down salaries, by simply refusing to sign contracts at too high a value.
Once again, a player is only worth, what an owner is willing to pay...
The problem is that if one owner doesn't agree, another that has more money to offer will.
Thats my point exactly.
Post by
gnomerdon
i dont care about the NBA anymore.
this is why monopolies are bad. when they have internal problems and cant provide services that we need, we have no outlet.
european basketball? ummmm no.
Post by
EnigmaPunch
i dont care about the NBA anymore.
this is why monopolies are bad. when they have internal problems and cant provide services that we need, we have no outlet.
european basketball? ummmm no.
Monopoly? Ummm No!
Post by
Murrdurr
Im pretty sure the newer of the deals is better, the previous offer wasn't 53% and never has been. That 53% is what the players said the would go down to, owners wanted 47-48% to go to the players. They got a better deal in this offer, even though they still got the short end.
Pretty sure the 47% and stuff was the offer they were going to give the players after they smacked that Anti-Trust lawsuit down in courts, players knew they werent going to win that battle and the results was this 15hr meeting where the players basically gave in, this deal isnt far off from the one they rejected. But a hell of a lot better than the one they wouldve had to sign later next year.
Post by
gnomerdon
i dont care about the NBA anymore.
this is why monopolies are bad. when they have internal problems and cant provide services that we need, we have no outlet.
european basketball? ummmm no.
Monopoly? Ummm No!
who is the other basketball competitor then?
Post by
EnigmaPunch
i dont care about the NBA anymore.
this is why monopolies are bad. when they have internal problems and cant provide services that we need, we have no outlet.
european basketball? ummmm no.
Monopoly? Ummm No!
who is the other basketball competitor then?
How about every other country that plays the game? College basketball has been mentioned at least a dozen times in this thread...
Post by
gnomerdon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUV8BOVAFBY&feature=feedu
latest update
Post by
EnigmaPunch
Youtube is broken at work - does it say anything exciting?
Post by
gnomerdon
Youtube is broken at work - does it say anything exciting?
hmmm, both sounds dont sound happy abuot the deal, but they made a compromise, and the games will presume on the birth of jesus
Post by
EnigmaPunch
Excellent...so half a season wiped out, so everyone can be unhappy with the end result...sounds like a fair deal
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