Re: The whole truth

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

And further, the players will be making more than 1/2 of the income,
without having to share in paying the overhead.  That is a pretty good
deal no matter how you cut it.  

Cecil Wright wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Hurst <gh18@juno.com>
> To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: The whole truth
> 
> >Jim,
> >
> >That was a good article from the globe!!!!!!!!
> >I think that the financial facts of the owners should be made public,
> >because the players salaries are public.  We hear how  the union is
> >greedy and Hunter is stupid etc..  Well, I disagree.   I have stated from
> >the beginning that I side with the players and the union.  Pay the
> >players and the season will start!!!!!!
> 
> **Seems to me that the players are making a great living as it is.  So much
> so that they are in positions to make millions from other avenues such as
> commercials and sneaker deals etc.  If you are hinting that they players
> deserve to be paid according to what the owners make, I think you are way
> off base.  The owners are in the business to make money since they are the
> ones who accept the risk that their team could very well lose money with the
> onset of any season.  If you mean that Kevin Garnettesque contracts should
> be doled out because the union wants them to be, then I hope you like
> watching hockey, the CBA and the NCAA.
> 
> Cecil

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