The Official S2 NBA Lockout Thread!

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  1. Denny Crane

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    Broussard........

    Owners back to offering 49-51 band of BRI, where players get at least 49% & max of 51% based on league revenue, sources say.....
     
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    Players rejected 49-51 band 2 weeks ago...
     
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    Players rejected 49-51 band 2 weeks ago & countered w/51-53 band...owners also opening to $5 mill midlevel, tho no agreement reached....
     
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    So owners are moving and offering different things, and players standing firm. Who is supposedly negotiating in bad faith again?
     
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    Bill Simmons lashing out. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7123705/arms-nhl

     
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    Simmons wouldn't be so quick to talk about contraction if the Celtics were involved
     
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    Why the hell would the Celtics be involved?

    It would be teams that are not drawing any revenue to the NBA like CHA, NOH, MIN, etc.
     
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    It wouldn't be the Celtics. That's my point. Simmons is a huge Celtics fan, but if he were say a huge fan of the Hornets instead, he wouldn't be so quick to throw the term contraction around
     
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    Source: Cuban Helps Sides Move on BRI

    In fact, a source briefed on the talks told NBA.com’s David Aldridge that there won’t be a problem on the split. Dallas owner Mark Cuban reportedly was helpful in moving the owners and the players — each of whom had wanted 53 percent of BRI (the old split favored the players 57/43) — toward the middle.
     
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    Hopefully it was a simple 51-53 split. The players start at 51 with the ability to make 53 depending on revenue.

    The cap issue is what the biggest issue is according to a lot of the media there. Players are totally against any sort of hard cap, and owners trying to get something like one
     
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    Woj keeps on trashing the high caliber players who are out getting paid from other sources during the lockout, while still clamoring for all the mid and low paid players to hold strong.

    What he is apparently forgetting is that the reason why the owners are so adamant about their stance is because the mid-low tier players are getting way overpaid.
     
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    Woj is right. The high dollar players are doing nothing to help the union by these games they have planned
     
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    It doesn't really invalidate the point though does it?
     
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    It's a 2-hotel day on the NBA stakeout beat. First up, Board of Governors meeting, where Stern is expected to speak soon. Then, mediation.
     
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    BOG meeting is adjourning. About to hear from Commissioner Stern. CBA talks with union and mediator George Cohen should start in an hour.
     
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    NBA spokesman said that commish David Stern is sick today and wasn't at the Board of Governors meeting this AM.
     
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