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dcfaithful said:
One thing is for sure, they're definitely going to swoop in and get my viewing this winter. Even if the NBA comes back for a shortened season, I'm getting bitter enough to just say **** it and not watch.

At this point, the NBA is so far from being "about the game", it's pathetic.
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whish i could nto watch it but i love jazz too much.

wont buy nbalp this year but watch some pirated links since thats not illegal in the netherlands
 
NUMBERICA said:
people have to understand it's their right and their duty to fight for every penny because that's exactly what the owners are doing.
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I have no problem with them trying to get the best deal they can get. What pisses me off is that I think they are overplaying what seems to be a losing hand, due to sheer stubbornness, and I don't believe it's in the best interest of the majority of players.

NUMBERICA said:
let's not forget that the owners locked the players out to begin with .
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The league had the option of extending the current CBA for one year, and chose not to. That is true. Just the same, once the CBA expires, nothing can happen until a new deal is in place. Realistically, all this means is that all this BS we're dealing with now would've just been delayed a year.
 
Won't read through all of this but let me ask this question.






Who is the Players Association nominated 'leader'? Is he honest in the fans eyes (Outside of Los Angeles)?

Does any of this suprise you when you put that into perspective?
 
Bottom line is if you are an owner and you can do it why wouldn't you. It is a business when it is all said and done. I know if my job started to lose money they cut back on just about everything. What is the difference? This economy sucks and could just as easy end up getting worse then the depression. I am not going to watch a sport that continues to turn into the wwe. We have players flying their helicopters to the arenas and others who go off the court in wheelchairs only to come back to play. But some people say their free will has been taken away... Brother. These players value is only as value as what the nba pays them to be. Let them try and find a better solution if they think they are worth more.
 
shadler said:
Bottom line is if you are an owner and you can do it why wouldn't you. It is a business when it is all said and done. I know if my job started to lose money they cut back on just about everything. What is the difference? This economy sucks and could just as easy end up getting worse then the depression. I am not going to watch a sport that continues to turn into the wwe. We have players flying their helicopters to the arenas and others who go off the court in wheelchairs only to come back to play. But some people say their free will has been taken away... Brother. These players value is only as value as what the nba pays them to be. Let them try and find a better solution if they think they are worth more.
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...good points! All of them!
 
https://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7088732/nba-players-need-explain-their-negotiating-position-more-pointedly-now

I normally disagree with Stephen A. Smith, but this article is DEAD-ON. Here's an portion that I really like:

"It is the players who'll need to justify why the potential for $1.5 million in average-salary pay hikes -- with a guarantee of no pay cuts -- for at least the next seven years was not a deal good enough to accept.

The players will also need to explain why it's a problem for owners to want Memphis, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Charlotte and other small-market cities to have a fairer shot at competing economically with New York and Los Angeles if it wouldn't affect the bottom-line dollars the players are actually receiving."
 
Derek Fisher is an attention whore who loves seeing himself at the center of this whole thing on Sportscenter. It's really the only logical explanation.
 
....I thought this article from ESPN made some pretty good points...as well. I normally would back Sterns 100%....but this guy makes the point that this whole mess began and ended on Sterns watch...thus his legacy will take a pretty good hit. However, if he can reduce salaries by half....and rid the NBA of hopper ball....then he's back in the good grace of us basketball purists!

https://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/st...ssioner-david-stern-stuck-one-season-too-long
 
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