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If you are talking about using common sense to guage these negotiations, then common sense dictates that if the majority thought the deal was a...
Common sense dictates that if the majority of the union really felt that way then we would be watching basketball right now. Common sense seems...
I wasn't aware that Les Alexander built Toyota Center and bought the land that it sits on. I recall us having this vote about using public...
Not an update but nice piece by Aldridge: http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/david_aldridge/11/14/morning-tip-after-rejection/
Basically. Stenr and the NBA are clearly great with the media because everyone feels like the players are oh so wrong.
To them, the big picture is we are giving back tons of money over the course of 10 years, in order to be secure for this one year. And system...
They note that he'll be seeing a specialist in Charlotte is worrisome. That's the home base of Dr. Robert Anderson, noted Lisfranc specialist.
I guess that would explain why the league had record interest and revenues last year then, driven by that superteam in Miami.... :confused:
Don't teams elect union representatives to vote on their behalf? If so, then why is using that process suddenly so bad now?
I think they do see the big picture. As businessmen, they see no need to put $3B back in the owners pockets and also agree to system changes that...
Then how did the league survive in the 80's, 90's and 2000's? Oh, and in Russell's era too?
You still haven't explained how. The players perspective is we gave back more than enough to cover your losses and you also want system...
Thanks for the clarification...on that BS argument. LOL.
Players' new legal leaders speak Excerpt:
Are you arguing that the players have't given back anything when they agreed to go from 57% to 50% of BRI, which equates to $3B over the course of...
What's dumb about it if they feel like they are giving up too much? They feel like giving back $3B and not getting the system breaks they want...
How did they not give up anything if even you say their average pay decreases $2M per season? They were willing to shift $3B back to the owners,...
The players felt like they were getting owned anyway, giving back $3B and agreeing to a bunch of system changes. Just my opinion, but the...
