I hate that this could lead to a even shorter season (possibly 50 games), but i agree with what the NBAPA is doing. You have to draw a line in the sand. I think the players should get a higher overall share of the pie and they need to take it to the next level if theyre going to ensure they get that. I hope it works out for them. F the owners.
Again..
Hate the move and what it means for us fans, but i understand.
Of course they have their rights and if I were NBA commissioner right now I would be calling the owners to ask them where else they can move to make the union take their decision back and accept the offer. But that's not happening and personally I'm about to start watching Euroleague/Eurocup... as I many times said, I'm on the owners' side, but right now it's about time to give the players what they want.
This is not "drawing the line in the sand", this is blowing up the whole beach!!! Look the player's Union got to a point in negotiation where they simply lost leverage and this is an attempt at getting some of that leverage back
Billy Hunter and Derrick Fisher was playing hardball back in September and October which is when neither side had an advantage, had they come down to 50/50 then, I assure you the system issues would have been met in the manner they were seeking, they waited til now when all the leverage is with the owners and then saw the owners take a hard stance and now they file this Anti trust claim
Just plain Stupid!!!
Then you have these players who are truly uninformed and are just following suit at this point, they are allowing Billy Hunter and Derrick Fisher to tell them how they think! Keyon Dooling said that the vote was unanimous to not take this deal, this only tells me that the deal was not presented in an unbiased manner!
Mark my words.....NO WAY THE PLAYERS COME OUT OF THIS WITH A BETTER DEAL THAN THE ONE THEY JUST REJECTED!!!!!
This is exactly what The Union is banking on....problem is there are many owners who are not only willing but are hopeful for a season lockout!!!
Time to form the New York Onlines. We'll keep basketball alive.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/POLLSERVER/results/57190.html
Do the players still think the fans are on their side?
NBA can't replace its current players, the IS sports law guy explained why (scroll down, they're talking about that @ 04:05) :
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/11/18/labor-talks-bleak-outlook-ahead/
if the union decert's, my understanding was that all contracts are null n void... so why cant an owner sign lesser players to field a team?