Is Noah going to get his wish?

["Jim Meninno" <jim_meninno@hotmail.com>]

Taken from ESON.COM....

It was with that grim outlook in mind that the agents' committee 
discussed three remedies:

A series of exhibition games to raise money for the union. Hunter said a 
game this Friday in Houston had already sold out a 10,000-seat arena at 
the University of Houston. Another game with many high-profile players 
was being planned for Las Vegas, perhaps to be televised on 
pay-per-view, and a third game was being planned for Japan.

All players are due to receive $25,000 checks Nov. 15 as part of the 
league's group licensing agreement, and Ewing said many of the 
wealthiest players would forego those checks for one year, with 
lower-salaried players getting an extra $25,000.

Lines of credit have been obtained from two banks, Hunter said, and 
other professional sports unions have pledged loans.

Hunter said there were other options discussed that he did not want to 
disclose, but some agents said a subcommittee would be formed to explore 
the feasibility of starting a new league if the lockout forces the 
cancellation of the entire 1998-99 season.

......I'm intrigued by these exhibition games set up to raise money for 
the player's union.  First, can players under contract participate in 
them, or only free agents?  Second, how well attended will they be if 
fans realize they are a tool to enable the lockout to continue?  Those 
who wish to support the players struggle against untold oppression will 
be running out to buy tickets and sign up for the pay-per-view.  Fans 
who want to see the lockout end, however, might not.  Personally I won't 
be too interested in watching games that promise to have all of the 
competativeness on the all star game.

Jim

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