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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:41 pm    Post subject:

AH- How is your cynical answer any different than what I suggested just two weeks ago when the "player reps" turned down the take-it-or-leave-it deal? Hunter played the player reps then by not telling them to take it to vote. Now two weeks later, he gets basically the same deal and gives them the "ok" to take it to vote..?

As was the case from the get-go, it was all about Hunter's ego, Stern's ego, the players' ego, and the owners' ego. Everyone wanted to win. Hunter just played his cards accordingly.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:30 pm    Post subject:

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Perhaps, but it gives a buffer of an extra $10 mil or so, b/c the punitive measures don't kick in.


You can look at it that way, but the soft cap really isn't a "cap" at all. It's just a threshold after which a team loses the unrestricted right to sign players. Instead, the team has to use "exceptions." I wouldn't call that a buffer.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:35 pm    Post subject:

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So long as NBA players are earning millions playing basketball, they will never, ever, ever go on strike.

Think about it - these NBA players barely had the political will to stand up to a LOCKOUT. Do you seriously think they'll have the political will to initiate a STRIKE?


No, but I can imagine the union opting out of the new CBA in six years and forcing another lockout. I think the owners will opt out first, though.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:38 pm    Post subject:

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If that occurs, the re-formed union would then begin discussions with the NBA on the remaining items that were not addressed in Saturday's agreement, including several of the so-called "B List" issues that need to be answered.


Considering the significance of some of the B list issues, that's a bit troubling. The league had some pretty major demands on the B list.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:43 pm    Post subject:

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AH- How is your cynical answer any different than what I suggested just two weeks ago when the "player reps" turned down the take-it-or-leave-it deal?


Do you seriously think I remember some post you wrote two weeks ago? Anyway, I've been cynical about Billy Hunter for a lot longer than two weeks.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:04 am    Post subject:

How does revenue sharing(which apparently is different from the luxury tax) work? What determines who pays and who receives?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:17 am    Post subject:

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Can someone explain the 6-month rule when doing an extend and trade? I heard a writer discussing it on radio, and supposedly it will prevent players from demanding a trade to a certain team if his existing team doesn't like the deal.


It's something the owners have asked for, which is still to be negotiated.

Right now, a player can sign an extension and immediately be traded (as what happened with Carmelo Anthony).

The owners want a 6-month buffer. If a player signs an extension with his current team, he can't be traded to another team for six months. If a player is traded, he can't sign an extension with his new team for six months.

It would stop platers from forcing a trade to a team at the same time they sign a maximum contract extension.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:22 am    Post subject:

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How does revenue sharing(which apparently is different from the luxury tax) work? What determines who pays and who receives?


There is supposedly an agreement among the owners on this, but it is not yet public information.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:14 am    Post subject:

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Can someone explain the 6-month rule when doing an extend and trade? I heard a writer discussing it on radio, and supposedly it will prevent players from demanding a trade to a certain team if his existing team doesn't like the deal.


It's something the owners have asked for, which is still to be negotiated.

Right now, a player can sign an extension and immediately be traded (as what happened with Carmelo Anthony).

The owners want a 6-month buffer. If a player signs an extension with his current team, he can't be traded to another team for six months. If a player is traded, he can't sign an extension with his new team for six months.

It would stop platers from forcing a trade to a team at the same time they sign a maximum contract extension.


That's a pretty good idea, though I'd extend it to a year. But maybe the players objected to that.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:25 am    Post subject:

Talk about no leverage, anything negotiated after the lawsuit is dismissed is probably in the bag for owners.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:54 am    Post subject:

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Talk about no leverage, anything negotiated after the lawsuit is dismissed is probably in the bag for owners.


Really neither side has any leverage at this point. Still, I'm not counting the settlement as a done deal until those B list issues are resolved. The owners still have the ability to make a mess of things.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:56 am    Post subject:

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Talk about no leverage, anything negotiated after the lawsuit is dismissed is probably in the bag for owners.


Really neither side has any leverage at this point. Still, I'm not counting the settlement as a done deal until those B list issues are resolved. The owners still have the ability to make a mess of things.


How can the lawsuit remain in force after the players reform the union?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:16 am    Post subject:

Marc Stein:
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NBPA tells players and agents it needs 260 signed union authorization cards by Thursday night or it can't keep working on new CBA w/league

Story link coming shortly, but NBPA fears w/out 260 signed union authorization cards turned in by Thursday night, new CBA could be delayed
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:18 am    Post subject:

Zach Lowe's latest:
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The NBA and the players who served as plaintiffs in a landmark antitrust case against the league struck a deal late Tuesday night to settle the lawsuit, pending the re-formation of the players’ union and the writing of a new collective bargaining agreement, according to sources close to the talks.


http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2011/11/30/sources-players-settle-lawsuit-against-league/
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:21 am    Post subject:

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Can someone explain the 6-month rule when doing an extend and trade? I heard a writer discussing it on radio, and supposedly it will prevent players from demanding a trade to a certain team if his existing team doesn't like the deal.


It's something the owners have asked for, which is still to be negotiated.

Right now, a player can sign an extension and immediately be traded (as what happened with Carmelo Anthony).

The owners want a 6-month buffer. If a player signs an extension with his current team, he can't be traded to another team for six months. If a player is traded, he can't sign an extension with his new team for six months.

It would stop platers from forcing a trade to a team at the same time they sign a maximum contract extension.


That's a pretty good idea, though I'd extend it to a year. But maybe the players objected to that.



The players haven't agreed to the 6-month buffer yet. This is one of several important B issues that still need to be negotiated. The players, of course, would prefer a buffer of no kind because it limits player movement.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:25 am    Post subject:

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Talk about no leverage, anything negotiated after the lawsuit is dismissed is probably in the bag for owners.


Really neither side has any leverage at this point. Still, I'm not counting the settlement as a done deal until those B list issues are resolved. The owners still have the ability to make a mess of things.


How can the lawsuit remain in force after the players reform the union?



The reformation of the union is necessary to conduct the official settlement talks. If the talks don't reach an agreement, the union can disclaim again and the lawsuit can go forward. I don't know if that would require the lawsuit to be re-filed, but either way that would be a minor technical matter. For all practical purposes, the lawsuit is in force until a settlement is reached.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:13 pm    Post subject:

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Talk about no leverage, anything negotiated after the lawsuit is dismissed is probably in the bag for owners.


The lawsuit hasn't been dismissed. The purpose of the settlement talks is to end the lawsuit. If the union and league don't reach agreement on the B issues, or if the players don't agree approve the CBA, the lawsuit would go forward.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:04 pm    Post subject:

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So long as NBA players are earning millions playing basketball, they will never, ever, ever go on strike.

Think about it - these NBA players barely had the political will to stand up to a LOCKOUT. Do you seriously think they'll have the political will to initiate a STRIKE?


No, but I can imagine the union opting out of the new CBA in six years and forcing another lockout. I think the owners will opt out first, though.


The union will never opt out. If the union opts out, they risk getting a worse deal from the owners. Again, what's their leverage vs the owners? Both sides know the union won't strike.

If the NBA's revenues are up, and the owners are making a massive windfall from this deal compared w/ the previous one, guess what? So are the players! Their 51% kicks in, and since overall revenues are up, their take-home is much higher. They'll be ecstatic. A strike will be the farthest thing on their mind.

C'mon AH. If there's one thing this lockout should've taught you, is that tall black men making millions of dollars playing basketball for a short career don't have much stomach for a prolonged labor dispute.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:22 pm    Post subject:

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So long as NBA players are earning millions playing basketball, they will never, ever, ever go on strike.

Think about it - these NBA players barely had the political will to stand up to a LOCKOUT. Do you seriously think they'll have the political will to initiate a STRIKE?


No, but I can imagine the union opting out of the new CBA in six years and forcing another lockout. I think the owners will opt out first, though.


The union will never opt out. If the union opts out, they risk getting a worse deal from the owners. Again, what's their leverage vs the owners? Both sides know the union won't strike.

If the NBA's revenues are up, and the owners are making a massive windfall from this deal compared w/ the previous one, guess what? So are the players! Their 51% kicks in, and since overall revenues are up, their take-home is much higher. They'll be ecstatic. A strike will be the farthest thing on their mind.

C'mon AH. If there's one thing this lockout should've taught you, is that tall black men making millions of dollars playing basketball for a short career don't have much stomach for a prolonged labor dispute.


What about the white players?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:12 pm    Post subject:

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C'mon AH. If there's one thing this lockout should've taught you, is that tall black men making millions of dollars playing basketball for a short career don't have much stomach for a prolonged labor dispute.


Just wow.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:02 pm    Post subject:

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Can someone explain the 6-month rule when doing an extend and trade? I heard a writer discussing it on radio, and supposedly it will prevent players from demanding a trade to a certain team if his existing team doesn't like the deal.


It's something the owners have asked for, which is still to be negotiated.

Right now, a player can sign an extension and immediately be traded (as what happened with Carmelo Anthony).

The owners want a 6-month buffer. If a player signs an extension with his current team, he can't be traded to another team for six months. If a player is traded, he can't sign an extension with his new team for six months.

It would stop platers from forcing a trade to a team at the same time they sign a maximum contract extension.


Thanks, I did find a reference to it. It looks like an alternative extend and trade option is to sign an extension limited to two years with only 4.5% raises, and being able to be traded immediately.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:34 pm    Post subject:

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How can the lawsuit remain in force after the players reform the union?


In theory, the lawsuit could proceed all the way to judgment, though it would be limited to damages suffered during the period between decertification and recertification. Of course, the owners are insisting that the lawsuit be resolved as part of the deal, but the union isn't a plaintiff and has no power to settle the lawsuit without the consent of the named players. You may recall that there were some issues with the named plaintiffs in the NFL lawsuit.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:42 pm    Post subject:

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So long as NBA players are earning millions playing basketball, they will never, ever, ever go on strike.

Think about it - these NBA players barely had the political will to stand up to a LOCKOUT. Do you seriously think they'll have the political will to initiate a STRIKE?


No, but I can imagine the union opting out of the new CBA in six years and forcing another lockout. I think the owners will opt out first, though.


The union will never opt out. If the union opts out, they risk getting a worse deal from the owners. Again, what's their leverage vs the owners? Both sides know the union won't strike.

If the NBA's revenues are up, and the owners are making a massive windfall from this deal compared w/ the previous one, guess what? So are the players! Their 51% kicks in, and since overall revenues are up, their take-home is much higher. They'll be ecstatic. A strike will be the farthest thing on their mind.

C'mon AH. If there's one thing this lockout should've taught you, is that tall black men making millions of dollars playing basketball for a short career don't have much stomach for a prolonged labor dispute.


Oh, you're probably right, but I can imagine circumstances arising that would cause the NBPA to opt out. That's different from going on strike. I don't dispute that it's highly unlikely to happen. I expect the owners to opt out, and I expect the players to go straight to decertification next time. We'll talk about it in 2017.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:28 pm    Post subject:

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I am listening to the Stephen A Smith show on 710 ESPN. Smith says he has a high ranking source that says a deal will be done in about 1 1/2 weeks.


Chris Sheridan is a source now?


I don't know. He didn't say who is source was. It's kind of interesting that 1 1/2 weeks is right around 11/25 which would give the league 30 days and xmas day games could still be played.



I was thinking that today. The owners will give on the system issues in time for the NBA to open its season on Christmas day. Would make a lot of sense and be a great day to kick off the season.

A Christmas present to the fans.



Looks like that Christmas present is getting closer!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:10 am    Post subject:

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An important sidebar to the reauthorization of the union as the players' bargaining representative is a push from about a dozen agents to have executive director Billy Hunter re-installed only on an interim basis. The agents, essentially the group that was behind the push for decertification during the bargaining talks, are dissatisfied with Hunter's leadership and want the players to have a say in who will lead the union going forward rather than have Hunter return to power with a new contract. "Players aren't saying it, but they're [angry]," one of the agents said Wednesday "And on top of that, they lost 20 percent of their money for a deal that could've been done two months ago."


http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/16299009/postups-free-agency-signing-days-away-but-frenzy-exists

I consider this to be good news. I was worried that the agents might be quietly organizing a movement to reject the deal. None of them have made any public comments about the deal, after all. Instead, it appears that they're focused on getting rid of Billy Hunter. The last passage from the excerpt quoted above is the painful truth for the players.
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