Re: Hunters stupidity

[bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)]

Jim:

I think the problem with declaring an impasse etc. is that you can't set a
cap then.  You can only do that with a Union.  So, you will have to pay
salaries without the benifit of a CBA.  What will happen is that some owners
will be willing to throw big money on the table and will get a set of
players that will be what?  I think that the problem is the nature of the
game of basketball.  Just having the 5 best players will not give you a
win.  More than any other sport, it requires you to have team chemistry and
personality.  So, I am not sure what will happen with that option.

I received an email from a person in a position to know who states that the
season will occur and that Hunter et al will cave next week.  They then will
declare victory and go on down the road.  What a tremendous loss this all
is.

Jim Hill wrote:

> I find this whole "negotiation" by the Union unbelievable.  I never
> imagined that this leadership was so weak that they couldn't have worked
> out a deal.
>
> The season ticket holders, I know, want the season canceled.  They don't
> want to pay $60-$70 per seat to watch what will be, from a quality of
> basketball standpoint, an exhibition season.
>
> I like the statement by Stern that there will be a NBA next season, but
> maybe with different players, different seat prices and different TV
> revenue.
>
> So cancel the season, release all the players from their contracts,
> install a hard cap of $1mm per player with non-guaranteed contracts,
> hold new tryouts, cut seat, parking and refreshment prices by 2/3's and
> play team basketball again.
>
> These owners built this league once before, they can do it again.  I
> doubt that many players will choose working at MacDonalds over "playing"
> basketball.
>
> In my opinion, this Union management will go down in history for having
> "strangled" the golden goose!
>
> <Jim