I just wanted to clarify what I see as the problem and it isn't tats.
The NBPA is a ****ing **** show. What in "god"'s name is a union even for if the players can't even put a vote to an offer?
Players tweets post decertification threats:
Austin Daye: ppl do ur research understand both sides then express ur opinion!! Are jobs are only as secure as are youth remember that!
JaVale McGee: Groupies know we don't have a job ... Now we can't use "I play in the nBA" as a pick up line
DeMar DeRozan: It's crazy how ppl say we're greedy. Y'all have no idea or understand its not us that's the problem
Brandon Rush: Why didn't I play baseball.
Greg Monroe: Dammit!!!
Marshon Brooks: Sad sad day
I agree. This was absolutely an offer that the players needed to review and vote on. They seem to be more invested in appeasing the elite players than the other 400 mid-level and minimum salary guys. I think this probably would have been passed if there had been a vote. It's too bad. Guys like Ronnie Price probably won't see an NBA floor again. Guys like Kobe and Garnett are throwing away the twilight of their primes. Tim Duncan's knees won't last. Al Jefferson will put on weight. Steve Nash is DONE! All because All-Stars want to play exactly where they want to play, and want multiple teams having bidding wars on their services.
"I don't want to make any assumptions," union VP Keyon Dooling said. "I believe we'll continue to try to get a deal done or let this process play out. I don't know what to expect from this process."
Your posts are so idiotic. There are hundreds of other professions that require individuals to move or to live in cities that they don't necessarily want to live in. Why should the NBA be any different? And here's the real kicker, just like in other professions, if a player doesn't like his "current working conditions" he can quit and either go work for somebody else (see Williams, Deron) or look for a new profession (see - in a few months - plenty of current NBA players).
I don't know how this works, maybe I'm wrong, but isn't the D-league part of the NBA which is in lockout. Which means no basketball regardless.D-League players, College free agents, anybody who wants to try out and play. I don't care. I am done with these players. I hope their contracts are voided and they all can go play in timbuktu for all I care.
I don't know how this works, maybe I'm wrong, but isn't the D-league part of the NBA which is in lockout. Which means no basketball regardless.
All of this was inevitable. These guys are total imbeciles. And they're being led by a moron (Hunter) and a preening dickhead (Fisher).
As Jazz Fans, we all know too well that Derek Fisher feels he should be able to play where he wants, and when he wants. Too bad he's pushing this agenda onto the rest of the players union.
I thought I heard that the NBA can't get any kind of replacement players or have any kind of league games because they locked out the players. This isn't a strikeDleague is separate so they could still play.
The question I have is can the rank and file players still force this to a vote? Why should they have to abide by the union's decision not to let them vote? Somebody has to start a movement on this.
Your posts are so idiotic. There are hundreds of other professions that require individuals to move or to live in cities that they don't necessarily want to live in. Why should the NBA be any different?