OT The NBA Players Union Just Announced It's Ready To Make War On Owners

Well that's easy, put a team option into the deal after the first two years. NBA owners should just do that instead of whining about how stupid they are, and how they need help to not do stupid things

 

Just reading the title, most are not seeing that the players would have to artificially lower the cap in subsequent years to get the cap bumped for 2015. It is good to see the players see how ignorant this proposal is and turned down.

 

Keep in mind that there are only 30 billionaires against 450 millionaires. I think with the current revenue, the players make 60% of the revenue. Or something like that. The owners have to still pay for the stadium, staff and others not tied into the player's Union.

 

Considering what the owners did last time, they deserve to lose.

 

1) For years NBA franchises lost $ each year. The only way to recoup was to sell the franchise, because the it's value did go up. So, owners haven't been "greedy".

2) Without the smoothing, there will be dissension in the ranks. Some stars will take it personally that they are getting paid less than several bench players.

3) Trying to form another league would be the dumbest things the players could do. The media is shelling out HUGE $ to the NBA, they won't have a lot left over for an upstart league. Several times this has been tried in football and not worked. How many of you have even heard of the XFL?

 

Why should the players have to wait to earn their share of the revenues that the owners are already entitled to?

Anyone who thinks a soothing policy is fair - you send me $1,000 now and I'll give you that $1,000 back this time next year.

 

Or a crappy college gym like Thomas and Mack in Vegas. Good enough for tv.

There didn't have to be two leagues. The NBA would have been done if Lebron and Durant and company started a new league.

 

Starting their own league will never work. Players will start backing out soon as they realize they have to start putting up their own money to secure arenas, refs, game day staff, coaches, trainers, front office, day to day staff, etc. Then they will look for a backer... and... OOPS, we have owners again.

Sure you may be able to find a backer (owner) who will let the players keep the majority of the proceeds. But IF that league takes off, soon as the first CBA negotiations come up, it will all start over.

You have to remember, majority of players have a very small window of being able to make good money. They don't have the luxury to wait 5-10 years to see a positive return on their investment of a new league.

The most important part of all this. Owners were billionaires then bought basketball teams. Players are millionaires BECAUSE of the league. If there is no NBA, owners will still be billionaires.

 

In the smoothing proposal, the players are getting a portion of their big money influx a year earlier. Not sure why you think it screws the players over... but whatever.

This lockout may put an end to my NBA fandom. I am quickly loosing sympathy for either side of the argument. The NFL has already driven me away. The NCAA is trying their best to drive me away... and it looks like the NBA is trying to follow suit.

It may be time for me to find a new hobby and mode of entertainment.

 

I thought that's what the bodacious babes thread was for...

 

He also has a Lamborghini Aventador

 

For a little perspective on a Players League, wiki Federal League in pro baseball. Good luck guys.