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KobeBryantCliffordBrown Star Player
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Aeneas Hunter wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Funny thing is that if there is a lockout, the players don't get paid, but the attorney continues to get paid. Just remember that fact. |
Is this a great country or what? |
_________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
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Oliver Reed Star Player
Joined: 28 Sep 2014 Posts: 2626 Location: Globo Gym
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: New NBPA Chief: The Owners Can Be Replaced, the Current CBA is Un-American, and the Owners' Claims of Losses Are Laughable |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: |
My goodness. What a refreshing change from Billy Hunter and D. Fish. She's gonna kill Silver in the next CBA. She better start getting the players to saving their money now for the inevitable lockout though. Homegirl is BOSS. |
I would be surprised if the owners opt out of this CBA. |
Me neither. But the players will strike this time. |
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Aeneas Hunter Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:20 am Post subject: |
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My opinion, for however little it is worth, is that there will be no strike or lockout this time around. I think that both sides will extract some modest concessions on things that are important to them, but that no one is going to want to go to war with this much money rolling in. |
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:27 am Post subject: |
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KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: | Aeneas Hunter wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Funny thing is that if there is a lockout, the players don't get paid, but the attorney continues to get paid. Just remember that fact. |
Is this a great country or what? |
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How about the bills we pay for them doctors.... _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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70sdude Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:33 am Post subject: |
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She's just staking out territory in this usual way, trying to use outrage.
Of course, she's wrong about most of the issues, but it's not her job to be right or even truthful. Her job is represent her clients' joint interests as strongly as possible. This is her version of that. It's business, down and dirty, the way it is every day. |
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marga86 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:00 am Post subject: |
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The NBA is second in popularity after the NFL..
both the owners and the players would be playing with fire if they went on a big lockout.
There should be limits on max contracts in my opinion, but the cap needs some work. |
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Hector the Pup Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:01 am Post subject: |
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yinoma2001 wrote: | Yeah, Hunter/Fisher were easily overwhelmed. She speaks a great game so far, and that's part of the battle. Framing the issue publicly helps but then she has to reach the rank and file and convince them that a lockout (and a possibly prolonged one) is worth it. Otherwise owners have deeper pockets. |
That's what she's doing right now. Hunter and Fisher didn't bother trying until it was too late. If you start with the message 2 years ahead of time, you have a much better chance of the rank and file getting it.
Yes, the owners have more money and can wait longer, but this is really the best chance the players have of trying to undo even a little bit of that reaming they took a few years ago.
I would love to take a look at the new national TV contract. My guess is that it kicks in at the start of the 2016 season. If the players strike, guess what doesn't start? |
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:37 am Post subject: |
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No salary cap... Lakers probably reach the finals 9 out of 10 years. I'm on her side. Go Michele Roberts!! Get rid of the damn cap!! |
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KobeBryantCliffordBrown Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Aeneas Hunter wrote: | My opinion, for however little it is worth, is that there will be no strike or lockout this time around. I think that both sides will extract some modest concessions on things that are important to them, but that no one is going to want to go to war with this much money rolling in. |
Not sure about that. One commentator on ESPN yesterday says that since she had no stake in the game prior to taking on this role, he thinks that for her, everything, from caps to age limits etc are fair game for the players to go after. If she can convince the players that it is in their best interests to follow her, and she is incredibly smart, she might cause major change. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
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KobeBryantCliffordBrown Star Player
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Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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yinoma2001 wrote: | KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: | Aeneas Hunter wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Funny thing is that if there is a lockout, the players don't get paid, but the attorney continues to get paid. Just remember that fact. |
Is this a great country or what? |
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How about the bills we pay for them doctors.... |
You guys probably pay more in taxes than I make. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays |
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Aeneas Hunter Retired Number
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yinoma2001 Retired Number
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: | Aeneas Hunter wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Funny thing is that if there is a lockout, the players don't get paid, but the attorney continues to get paid. Just remember that fact. |
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How about the bills we pay for them doctors.... |
You guys probably pay more in taxes than I make. |
AH probably. Certainly not me (not in private practice anymore). _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Man, I really do feel sorry for those poor NBA players being so horribly exploited. What a wretched life they have to lead, and with nary a choice in their fate. |
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rwongega Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | KobeBryantCliffordBrown wrote: | Aeneas Hunter wrote: | yinoma2001 wrote: | Funny thing is that if there is a lockout, the players don't get paid, but the attorney continues to get paid. Just remember that fact. |
Is this a great country or what? |
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How about the bills we pay for them doctors.... |
You guys probably pay more in taxes than I make. |
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Steve007 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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I was laughing when I read some of that. She is so right. The funniest part to me was the part about the teams losing money. |
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:49 am Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Man, I really do feel sorry for those poor NBA players being so horribly exploited. What a wretched life they have to lead, and with nary a choice in their fate. |
_________________ Hymn for the Red October
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