Re: Prediction and url

["Michael J. King Sr." <kingpin@primenet.com>]

At 11:57 11/26/98 , damekmo@teleport.com wrote:

>The owners have offered them 52% of
>>revenues.  The players have no capital invested, yet are guaranteed more
>>of the money than the owners.  Additionally, all their travel, meals,
>>etc etc has to be paid by the owners out of their 48% stake.  Plus other
>>expenses and operating costs.  The players have none of the risk, but
>>get 52% of the revenues.  Pretty damn good deal.  Think GM will agree to
>>a contract like that?
>
>I don't know....but if GM had just spent the past decade marketing the guy
>at the spot welder and he was the product instead of cars I think we'd have
>a better analogy.
>
>>Besides, the majority of the players will not benefit from the issues
>>that are being fought over now, the Larry Bird exeception and free
>>agency rules.  I suspect that the majority of the players are deferring
>>to MJ etc, and are not really behind what is going on.  If they are,
>>they are misinformed.
>
>Maybe they just believe that they've conceded enough to a framework and now
>it's time for the owners to concede on the figures and at the end of the
>day control their revenues.

#1 What have the players conceded to?  #2  Would you be so generous if you
were the business owner?  I program sports for some sports bars here in the
desert southwest and from listening to and talking with many patrons IMO
while they hate the lockout overall most are blaming the Players at this
time for both their attitude and seeming  ineptitude in simple
negotiations. Last night after hearing about Saturdays negotiations being
postponed because Mr. Hunter misunderstood what had  been already agreed
upon,well I don't blame them. Just my thoughts and YMMV. Later.Mike