NBA Players Mulling Over Latest NBA Proposal
2011-11-13
Once NBA players digest all the details of the owners’ new contract proposal — including a clause that opens a way for more player demotions to the D-League — it’s hard to imagine even those desperate to play would be willing to ratify it, sources told ESPN The Magazine’s Ric Bucher.
I haven’t chosen a side in this dispute, but the way in which the owners have proposed a terrible deal, then sat back and said, “Well, it’s in the players’ hands now” is the most disingenuous, awful thing. That these negotiations are still a PR war makes me angry enough to watch hockey (hockey!).
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. The sportswriters who are blasting the NBAPA for filing a “disclaimer of interest” are completely ignorant of anti-trust law, and contract law. Michael Hunt (seriously, Mike Hunt?), Joe Cowly, Kerry Eggers, Mike Bianchi, and Israel Gutierrez do not realize that the owners have overplayed their hand, and that David Stern is acting like a petulant child who is throwing a tantrum when he can’t get his way. I wonder how they would feel if they were the absolute best sportswriters in the world, the had a guaranteed contracts, and all the… Read more »
I might be missing something here. What is so bad about the owner’s proposal? I just read through it. Other than going from 57% to 50% (57 was too high anyway), the proposal seems actually reasonable and would help the league as a whole.
Well, I guess this means more hockey.